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An Earnest Plea to Christians: Please Stop Thanking God Publicly. Thank You.
Dear Christians I’ll begin by saying I acknowledge that we are on opposite sides of the religious debate which most likely disqualifies me from any serious consideration of what I have to say. I get...
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Our Sign Is Up!
Great news! Our Durango Skeptics and Atheists “Adopt a Highway” sign is finally up. We are very excited about this and hope that if you are driving up to Coal Bank Pass, you will check it out and let...
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What We Didn’t Learn Today
When horrific events like the one in Connecticut today take place, people from all sides of the political spectrum rush in to try to puke their world view all over the situation. Liberals will...
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Spiritual But Not Religious
What does it mean? Could be a few things. The easiest answer is that the person who claims this all too trendy idea has rejected organized religion but still believes there is some sort of higher...
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What I’m Glad I Didn’t Do
I like to tell my de-conversion story about how a rude atheist actually prompted me to question my beliefs, engage in some critical thinking, and eventually discard my religion. I will probably never...
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Welcome!
If you are at this blog site, there is a good chance that you have read the article about our group in the Durango Herald that was published on Feb 4. We are glad you are interested in learning more...
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Co-Exist
Or not. I hate to admit it, but I get a little annoyed when I see a Prius with a COEXIST bumper sticker on it. I appreciate the sentiment behind it, and I do indeed wish that there were more of the...
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Living Deeper Without God
Living Deeper Without God Thanks to Dugald Owen for delivering this engaging lecture. And thanks to Larry Bollinger for working so hard to capture it on video. Here is a link to the video on YouTube.
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Atheist Celebrities
I don’t normally follow what celebrities do unless they are among the ranks of people who truly deserve to be celebrated. But here are a few celebrities that are not shy about their atheism. Next...
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Atheists Raising Children
Tonight at our monthly meeting, we will be talking about raising kids in secular households. In our religiously blanketed culture, this can sometimes be a challenge. I’m curious to hear how members...
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Atheism and Skepticism
That sometimes gray area between skepticism and atheism revealed itself at our last monthly meeting, held this past Wednesday at the Irish Embassy. The meeting began with a question by Member Clayton...
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Miracle Alert
My wife and I happened to listen to a press conference with the individuals involved in the “Amber Alert” case involving Hannah Anderson, a 16 year old girl from California who was recently kidnapped...
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What is the World Coming To???
So Kathleen sent me a link to a post from one of her Christian friends on the topic of “What Is the World Coming To?“. I’m sure the author of this post (Titus) is a thoughtful, well-meaning individual...
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Living Deeper With God
Last night of few of us from the group attended a talk entitled “Living Deeper With God” given by Dr. Justin McBrayer, a Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Fort Lewis College. His talk was...
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September 2013 Newsletter
Thanks to Larry B. for working on this! Why I am an Atheist I have faith in The Human Spirit…and …I know that the future of human-kind is our responsibility… …Therefore, I cherish my friends...
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A Letter to Oprah From an Atheist
Dear Oprah, I heard your interview with Diana Nyad, a self-proclaimed atheist, the other day. As someone who has respected and admired you for all the accomplishments you’ve achieved in your life, I...
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The New Cool
Quick post here… Our friend Jess just moved to Boise and texted us this picture with the tagline: “Boise just got a lot cooler!” I agree Jess. Knowing that you are in the midst of people committed to...
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Choose ye this day…
So somehow Sarah Palin thinks that a television network putting a show on hiatus is an abridgment of 1st Amendment rights. Because everyone has a right to their own TV show. Especially if they are...
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Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow…….
As most of our members know, we are losing our faithless leader, Clayton, as well as our good friend, Jana. This is a HUGE bummer for everyone who knows Clayton and Jana. Despite our sadness, we are...
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PSYCHIC PREDICTIONS FROM 2013…….REVISITED
I thought it would be fun to revisit some of the predictions that were made by psychics for 2013. At least for a good laugh. Does anybody ever go back and call these people out?? Anyway, enjoy the...
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