Atheist Revolution

Pressure in the Workplace to Donate to Religious Charities

Published on 2012-02-21 06:44:00

Austin Cline (About.com) has a great post up about how atheists are often pressured to donate to religious charities at work. This is something of a pet peeve of mine, so I wanted to chime in on the subject.Solicitations From Co-WorkersIn the United States, it is simply a fact of life that one will be hit up by one's co-workers to donate to all manner of charities. Other than the annoyance factor of each co-worker thinking that his or her preferred charity is the one you should support, the prob

Culture War 2.0 or Same Old War?

Published on 2012-02-19 09:50:00

"Contraceptives, religious freedom: Are we in a new culture war?" was the title of a recent article on CNN.com by Brianna Kellar and Eric Marrapodi. The argument appears to be that abortion and gay marriage have been set aside by the right and replaced with contraceptives and talk of a "war on religion." They go so far as to refer to "culture wars 2.0." But this is all part of the same culture war, one that has been waged by the Christian right for some time now. It is a religiously-motivated wa

The Christian Right's War on Education

Published on 2012-02-18 10:15:00

Many Christians value a strong system of secular public education. They are not interested in having their children taught religion in schools; they would prefer to do that at home or in their churches. They would like for their children to grow up being able to compete in the modern world, and they recognize that reality-based education is a vital part of the preparation their children require. These Christians have much in common with atheists, and we should welcome their involvement in defend