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« July 2005 | HOME | September 2005 » August 2005 Bat Boy: The Musical For those who wondered what the hell happened to the Bat Boy: The Musical official site a few weeks ago, the truth is, I don't really know the details. Apparently the previous owners (the producers of the Off-Broadway show) let... August 31, 2005 This is a test Hey God, You’re a dick. Do me a favor and give The Raving Atheist the most painful, lingering form of ass cancer imaginable and let me watch as he suffers and wastes away. You fucking asshole. Explanation.... August 31, 2005 On the radio Tuesday night I'll be on the John Ziegler Show tonight on the Los Angeles radio station KFI. The details: Tuesday, August 30 9 pm PT KFI-AM 640... August 30, 2005 Participatory Culture contest winner Participatory Culture has announced the winner of its design contest. And the winner is...me! Actually, the winner is Miguel Gomes Correia. But he heard about the contest from this here blog, so I get a $200 referral prize myself. I'm... August 30, 2005 Robert M. Price on Infidel Guy Radio Show Reggie Finley, aka The Infidel Guy, keeps on improving his radio show (iTunes podcast link). Now there is a regular weekly segment with the always fascinating Robert M. Price, who appears in The God Who Wasn't There. Infidelguy.com: Dr. Robert... August 30, 2005 Left behind The Old Broad writes with something I didn't know: The Red Cross does not allow people to bring their pets with them due to the fact that food is served in the Red Cross shelters. As a result, many people... August 29, 2005 1-800-HELP NOW DailyKos on helping out New Orleans: The best way to help the folks destined to lose everything is to give to the Red Cross, and to give cash. Unlike the tsunami, there's no question as to what organization is best... August 28, 2005 Email of the week Actually, a LOT to choose from this week, but this one just came in to two different addresses related to The God Who Wasn't There: I suppose you are not willing to believe there is no satan either? No evil... August 28, 2005 "The God Who Wasn't There" on Netflix Rent The God Who Wasn't There on Netflix starting Sept. 6. Queue it now--they have a limited number of copies.... August 26, 2005 "The God Who Wasn't There" It's been an interesting week for The God Who Wasn't There. Conventional wisdom would have it that interest in going to theatrical screenings of the movie would wane with the availability of the movie on DVD (direct on our site... August 25, 2005 A couple links The Raving Atheist on those wishy-washy agnostics. Internet Infidels board: Borrow-an-activist-program.... August 25, 2005 "Christianity in Question" in Kentucky Reminder: Tomorrow (Tuesday) evening is the "Christianity In Question" event. A screening of The God Who Wasn't There, followed by a panel discussion featuring me as a pincushion for an audience of Southern Baptists. Update: From the "Staff Picks" section... August 22, 2005 Los Angeles Times feature story on "The God Who Wasn't There" Pat Biederman writes about The God Who Wasn't There in today's L.A. Times (reg. req'd): Wielding his own camera, Flemming interviews believers outside a Billy Graham event and talks with academics who argue that the Jesus of the Gospels did... August 20, 2005 Richard Carrier speaks Saturday in Santa Barbara Richard Carrier, who appears in The God Who Wasn't There and has compelling things to say both in the movie and on the special features of the DVD, speaks at a showing of the movie this Saturday in Santa Barbara:... August 18, 2005 This weekend in L.A. and Orange County I'll be appearing this weekend at two events sponsored by the Center for Inquiry in Hollywood and Costa Mesa, CA: The God Who Wasn’t There Film Showing and DiscussionSunday, August 21 11 a.m. in Hollywood 4:30 p.m. in Costa Mesa... August 18, 2005 Hmm... I sure would like to do this with The God Who Wasn't There. If you have a kajillion dollars for the project, let me know.... August 16, 2005 "My Beautiful Loss of Faith Story" That's Julia Sweeney's new book. An interview about it in the San Francisco Chronicle: With conservative Christians calling the shots in Washington, creationism crawling back into the nation's schools and even normally decadent Hollywood hopping onto the spiritual bandwagon, it's... August 16, 2005 Panera Bread: Bad citizen of the internet Panera Bread just can't stop getting into trouble. The company offers free wifi at its restaurants, which would seem to indicate a sort of getting-it-ness with regard to the internet. But the company has also engaged in two practices abhorrent... August 15, 2005 Kentucky screening of "The God Who Wasn't There" The Universist Movement has set up what may be one of the most compelling screening/discussion-panel events yet: Evangelical Christianity, which depends on the literal veracity of the Bible, has become a critical element in today's most important public policy issues.... August 11, 2005 Jesus Dress Up Christmas edition.... August 11, 2005 DTV player for Mac OS X The Participatory Culture folks write: This is a big day for us-- we just released a Beta of DTV for Mac OS X. You can download it now at http://participatoryculture.org/. It's totally free and open-source. The Windows version and full... August 09, 2005 I get letters You know how I made a movie called The God Who Wasn't There? Well, I stand corrected: Just to let you know...God still exists and your movie sucks...and when you are dead...God will still be alive...just ask everyone who has... August 09, 2005 The God Who Wasn't There survives The God Who Wasn't There has survived the attempt to delete it from Wikipedia. Thanks to all who contributed, and to the Wikipedia editors, who were virtually unanimous in repelling one misguided user's attempt to kill the entry.... August 05, 2005 "Creation" at the Crystal Cathedral Hilarious OC Weekly cover story about the intersection of theater, money and religious insanity at the Crystal Cathedral: That would be Creation, the $12-or-so-million, two-act, multimedia, mixed-message theatrical extravaganza, conceived, written, produced and directed by Carol Schuller Milner, daughter of... August 05, 2005 Intelligent Design Email from the Center for Inquiry: Take Action: Bush Supports Teaching Intelligent Design: TELL PRESIDENT BUSH TO SUPPORT SCIENCE EDUCATION AND OPPOSE INTELLIGENT DESIGN!On Monday, August 1, in response to a query from a Texas reporter, President Bush said that... August 05, 2005 How Bush thinks Which is to say, he doesn't: In 2001, for instance, Bush met with Russian President Vladimir V. Putin, and the two hit it off. As Bush later told Peggy Noonan, Putin recounted to him a story involving a cross given... August 05, 2005 On the radio Short notice, but: This morning (Thursday) at 8AM Eastern/5 AM Pacific, Universist Movement General Counsel Sterling DeRamus, Ford Vox and myself will be guests on a popular Alabama talk show, Russ and Dee in the Morning (warning: wingnuts ahead). We'll... August 04, 2005 The politics of ignorance Just in! Sam Harris is now a HuffPo contributor. UPDATE: Richard Dawkins posted to the comments: Congratulations to Sam Harris on a characteristically brilliant broadside. His book, 'The End of Faith' is one of those books that deserves to replace... August 03, 2005 Cool Beans Coffee House As you know, a faithless group called the Universists were once happily meeting at a Birmingham-area coffeehouse called Cool Beans. That is, until the Christian owner found out they were...godless! Suddenly, they weren't welcome anymore. As the owner explained to... August 02, 2005 Echo Chamber Project Kent Bye sends an email about the Echo Chamber Project: I think you might be interested in watching the first episode of The Echo Chamber Project Vlog that uses new media technology to criticize and improve upon the old media:... August 02, 2005 USNews.com: Atheists claim discrimination Cool Beans feels the heat. USNews.com: Atheists claim discrimination: For their part, the Universists are charging that owner Anderson has changed her story to avoid a discrimination lawsuit and is in violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. They... August 02, 2005 Church of Reality The Church of Reality has a new slogan: Brian Flemming's Weblog endorses reality.... August 01, 2005 "Open Shoot" Recently got an email from Nicolas Morel in Brussels, who is starting this initiative in open-source cinema. Get in on the ground floor.... August 01, 2005

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