By Bjorn Watland On Friday, August 7, 300 atheists descended onto the Creation Museum in Petersberg, Kentucky. The Creation Museum, an Answers in Genesis project, is designed as a more traditional science museum than some carnival ride (as other “creation museums” have been). It presents evidence to support their pre-drawn Read more
By George Kane With his health insurance reform initiative bogging down in the face of declining public support, President Obama is calling on religious leaders to turn it into a moral crusade. On one day in August he held two teleconferences to this end. In the morning he asked about Read more
By Crystal Dervetski On May 17, 2009, Chuck Samuelson, the Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota (ACLU MN) spoke at the Minnesota Atheists monthly meeting on the ACLU MN’s current lawsuit against a charter school in Apple Valley known as TiZA. Mr. Samuelson also engaged the Read more
By Vic Tanner On July 9, the Republic of Ireland passed a law against material that is “abusive or insulting in relation to matters held sacred by any religion”. Why would the government of an enlightened secular country choose to enact a blasphemy law at this point in history? Though Read more
By Crystal Dervetski Recently, Minnesota Atheists sent out a survey to gauge interests and opinions of our membership. The response was absolutely overwhelming, mostly in a good way. There appear to be many questions regarding what Minnesota Atheists as an organization actually does, what we offer, and who we are Read more