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Take Action: Speak Out on "Conscience Clauses"

Ebonmuse — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:17:10 +0000

The other day, I got this action alert from FFRF that I thought was worth passing along:

As you may know, on August 1st, 2011, the Internal Revenue Service, Department of Labor, and Department of Health and Human Services jointly announced new guidelines for access to preventative care. The new regulations greatly expand access to preventative care under the new health care ... [visit site to read more]

Help the Filipino Freethinkers

Ebonmuse — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 21:40:44 +0000

I'm no PZ Myers, but I've been known to crash a poll now and then. And today, you can do it for a good cause: helping the Filipino Freethinkers win the Globe Tatt Award, which recognizes innovative use of social media and comes with a cash prize. Here's the e-mail I got from FF member Jeiel Aranal:

The Filipino Freethinkers is currently in the running for two categories in the Globe Tatt Awards, a local social media award. The ... [visit site to read more]

Take Action: Tell Montreal Police to Investigate Threats Against Atheists

Ebonmuse — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 02:25:36 +0000

If you've been around the atheist blogosphere for very long, you're probably acquainted with Dennis Markuze, a notorious net kook who's been spamming atheist blogs, forums, bulletin boards, wikis, social networking sites, and every other website he finds out about with insane, nonsensical rants about Nostradamus, 9/11 and his various other obsessions. He's been at this literally for decades, and ... [visit site to read more]

Atheist Action Items

Ebonmuse — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:36:41 +0000

• We've all been following the news about the massive earthquake and tsunami that's devastated Japan, and I won't waste your time rehashing the details. Help on an international scale is urgently needed, and the Foundation Beyond Belief has stepped in and is raising funds for the Japanese Red Cross. They've already collected almost $10,000, but that's just a drop in the bucket compared to what's needed. Visit their visit site to read more]

Help Bring Freethought to Prisoners

Ebonmuse — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 01:50:38 +0000

The United States of America is the prison capital of the world, incarcerating far more people than any other nation (including China, which has over four times our population and is a repressive dictatorship). And most atheists already know that Christian proselytizing is rampant in prisons, with programs that both skirt the Constitution and ... [visit site to read more]

An Appeal for Haiti

Ebonmuse — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 02:19:20 +0000

We now interrupt your regularly scheduled flame war for this important announcement.

As everyone has no doubt heard, Haiti was hit by a colossal earthquake last night; the city of Port-au-Prince is in ruins, and tens of thousands of people may be dead. If you're able to help, please consider making a donation to the Red Cross or visit site to read more]

Take Action: Help Free Kareem Amer

Ebonmuse — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:48:25 +0000

Since I wrote about the Center for Inquiry's Blasphemy Day last week, this is a fitting followup. By participating in events like those, we demonstrate our commitment to defending the right of free speech. But we can also show that commitment in a more tangible way: by taking action on behalf of the prisoners of conscience around the world who've been imprisoned and punished for exercising that ... [visit site to read more]

Take Action: Defend Marriage Equality in Maine

Ebonmuse — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:39:43 +0000

The last few months have been a rollercoaster ride for advocates of marriage equality in the United States. There was the bitter disappointment of Prop 8 passing in California in the 2008 elections, but soon after, it was assuaged in part by victories for marriage equality in Iowa and Vermont. Soon thereafter, Maine and New Hampshire joined the ranks of the states that offer full civil marriage rights to same-sex ... [visit site to read more]

Take Action: Tell Obama to Prosecute Bush's Torturers

Ebonmuse — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 00:52:20 +0000

Under pressure from the ACLU, the Obama administration has finally released a set of four Bush-era memos from the White House Office of Legal Counsel. Written by assistant attorney general Jay Bybee and acting assistant attorney general Steven Bradbury, these memos detailed the torture techniques which the Bush administration believed could be ... [visit site to read more]

Atheist Action Items

Ebonmuse — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 20:24:19 +0000

If we're going to create a world more friendly to reason, we need to raise our voices and speak out for the atheist viewpoint. This week, there are several ways in which you can help:

• Two Texas state legislators have been courageously fighting back against creationism by proposing legislation to increase oversight and disclosure of the creationist-dominated State Board of Education. Take a moment to visit site to read more]

Take Action: Support Atheism in Washington State

Ebonmuse — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 03:35:06 +0000

Last week, in "Getting Our Message Out", I wrote about the winter solstice sign that the FFRF posted in Washington state's capitol building. The sign was put up after the state had legally obliged itself to create an open forum by allowing the placement of other privately sponsored displays carrying specifically Christian-themed messages, including a nativity scene. The FFRF's sign bears the following ... [visit site to read more]

Help a Fellow Atheist

Ebonmuse — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 02:55:45 +0000

I've written in the past that atheists and freethinkers, if we ever want to truly compete with religion on its own terms, have to create a secular community that offers the same kind of social support network which believers are accustomed to finding in church. I hope we can put that principle into action tonight.

The atheist blogger Possummomma, happily married and mother of four children, is going through a difficult time due to health ... [visit site to read more]