Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Thank You Atheism Subreddit!

Yesterday over 40,000 people visited this blog to see my suggested Atheist billboards, more than the traffic on all previous days combined. I enjoyed reading the lively debate in the comments, and learned a few things myself. Apparently the facts surrounding the cult of Mithras are a bit murky, so my first billboard may be in error. I guess I'll have to choose another "born of a virgin" religious figure next time. Maybe Horus? For the record, I don't hate Christians and I don't hate Christmas. These billboards were intended to be entertaining to an Atheist audience in a "I'll really give you something to be outraged about" sort of way, and I can't imagine that any of them would ever be posted. Thank you again, and have a merry xmas!

Monday, December 15, 2008

Some Atheist Billboards I'd Like to see...[Holiday Edition]

All the hoopla over the relatively tame Atheist advertising this holiday season has got me thinking. If fairly weak statements like "Reason's Greetings" and "Imagine no Religion" generate this much press for the atheist movement, why not just ridicule the ridiculous and open up some real debate in America? To further that goal, here are a few Atheist billboards that I'd like to see [click pics to enlarge]:




Anyone else have any suggestions?

Atheist X-Mas Cookies


Like most Atheists, we celebrate the secular gift-giving holiday centered around the winter solstice, so yesterday my boys (aged 9 and 5) baked and decorated some cookies. I thought people might want to see what Atheist X-Mas cookies look like.