October 2001 By Annie Laurie Gaylor I couldn’t help taking great delight in Jerry Falwell’s shoot-himself-in-the-foot remarks over the September 11 terrorist attacks on our nation. “I really believe,” Falwell …
Day: October 12, 2001
Atheist Chic at the Movies? (March 2001)
March 2001 “Chocolat,” a sleeper hit based on a fable set in a small French village in 1959, proudly boasts an atheist heroine. The audience in the packed theater in …
Calidas, Yoga and the Getting of Wisdom by Annie Laurie Gaylor (March 2001)
March 2001 By Annie Laurie Gaylor This business of “the getting of wisdom” has been a slow process for me. As one “for-instance,” I have to admit it’s taken me–a …
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The Facts vs. The O’Reilly Factor by Annie Laurie Gaylor (December 2000)
December 2000 “Giving Blondes a Bad Name” By Annie Laurie Gaylor The day after Joseph Lieberman’s now-infamous remarks on religion to a black congregation in Detroit, I got a call …
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The Contender a Secular Parable by Annie Laurie Gaylor (November 2000)
November 2000 By Annie Laurie Gaylor The last movie to show a woman admitting unbelief before a Congressional hearing was “Contact,” which realistically depicted the shock wave attending a revelation …
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In Defense of Godlessness by Annie Laurie Gaylor (August 2000)
Freethinkers are often treated as second-class citizens, particularly when they speak up for their rights or bring legal challenges to uphold separation of state and church. Even those who merely …
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Shakespeare’s Sonnets and the Mystique of the Sheikh by Annie Laurie Gaylor (August 2000)
By Annie Laurie Gaylor Originally published in the newsletter of the Feminist Caucus of the American Humanist Association in 2000. Several years ago, biding time in a bookstore, I idly …
FFRF Asks Bush To Apologize For Proclaiming “Jesus Day”
Is Every Day “Jesus Day” In Texas? How About An Atheist Day? On behalf of its Texas membership, the national Freedom From Religion Foundation, a state/church separation watchdog group, asked …
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The Origin and Meaning of the Pledge of Allegiance (May 1999)
By Ken Lynn Each day in America’s public and parochial schools, teachers and over 60 million students recite the Pledge of Allegiance along with thousands of citizens at meetings of …
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