Sometimes, when you put it all on a graph, it makes total sense!

Continue reading Finally, some solid data on god. →

Edit the Pledge of Allegiance to remove the phrase “Under God”

The Pledge of Allegiance is said every day in schools across America. It is a government sanctioned speech, and should remain neutral in matters of religion. In its current state, it supports the existence of God, which goes against several religions, and supports others. This bias should not be supported by the country according to the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.

There’s a petition you can sign. Here.

The extreme anti-choice members of Congress have launched yet another all-out attack on Planned Parenthood.

This time, Congressman Cliff Stearns, as Chairman of the House oversight committee, has initiated a massive investigation into the activities of Planned Parenthood and its affiliates based on the blatantly incorrect assertion by rightwing activists that Planned Parenthood misuses federal funds to pay for abortion services

Go here and sign the damn petition!

Apparently the original bill has been watered down a bit, but not enough, and it shouldn’t exist anyway.

The bill provides for charnging women who have miscarriages due to “intentional or knowing acts.” The previous version of the bill included reckless acts along with willing acts. So, being a poor driver and getting into an accident and your unborn fetus being killed would make you a criminal. The new bill still would allow that to happen, of course, if vehicular homicide is a crime, this would presumably be as well.

But, the details are complex and rather nuanced. I recommend this piece at alternet.

Hat Tip Betsy McCall

SCIcon 2011 will be held in New Orleans. Details here.

Slutwalk is coming to Minneapolis (soon!) Details here.

Deadline for the MNAtheist Book Project is NOW GET TO WORK ONT IT!!!!! OK, it’s the 30th of September. Details here.

NCSE’s Genie Scott in Scotland:
Continue reading Denialists of a feather stick together →

I don’t have the same circle Google Girl has but I do have a Circle of Shame. You want to stay out of there.

Donations needed for SlutWalk Minneapolis- ALMOST THERE! 🙂

We really need your help.

We have $1,742 in donations right now, and that means we have paid the permit for the Park Board. YES!

We have an additional invoice of $402 for the rentals for the road barriers for the Walk. The total is $2,137. We are only $395 away from paying for the Walk. So close, we can hardly stand it!

Please help. Your donations are tax deductible. We have over 600 Walkers signed up. If each of you donated just $5, we’d have the permit paid, any other extra fees, including the rental for the PA system and the road barriers, and money left over for donations to MN NOW and Alexandra House.

We know you’re Walking because this is really important to you. You’re a survivor or you are supportive of a survivor or you feel that the Rape Culture needs to be changed and sexual violence against people is never OK.

Please donate, ask your friends to donate, link this to your social media sites, tweet it….get the word out.
Other SlutWalks had to raise their funds as well, and they were successful. We know that the Twin Cities and all of Minnesota can do this.

Our donate button is just below. Please donate. Please ask others. Remember, you’re doing this for yourself, for someone you love and care about, for someone you don’t even know who appreciates your support and care. Thanks for donating!

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