Maggie Ardiente
Posts by Maggie Ardiente (page 5)
God Now Owns a Town in Alabama. Will He Fix All the Potholes?
As reported by The Raw Story and Friendly Atheist, the mayor of Winfield, Alabama, and the Winfield City Council have declared the town a... Read More
Congress Moves to Defeat DC Marijuana Law
After 70 percent of District of Columbia residents passed a semi-legal marijuana bill, allowing individuals to possess up to two ounces and cultivate a... Read More
How the Anti-Choice Personhood Amendment in Colorado Was Defeated
It was the anti-choice movement’s third attempt to curtail women’s reproductive rights in Colorado: Amendment 67, on the ballot in the recent midterm elections,... Read More
Deny Your Atheism or Cancel Your Charity Event?
When Typhoon Yolanda struck the Philippines, humanists responded quickly and generously. Members of the American Humanist Association (AHA) donated over $30,000 to Humanist Charities,... Read More
Religiously Unaffiliated Members of Congress: Are They Atheists?
Last week on The Colbert Report, Rep. Jared Huffman, who has identified in the past as a Roman Catholic, alluded to Stephen Colbert that... Read More
How Watching Football is Like Going to Church (But Better)
Last Saturday history was made: Michael Sam, a defensive end from the University of Missouri, became the first openly gay football player to be... Read More
Federal Judge Stops Sectarian Prayers, County Official Invokes Jesus Christ Anyway
Yesterday Judge William D. Quarels, Jr. of the U.S. District Court of Maryland issued the preliminary injunction today to stop sectarian prayers held before... Read More