Mississippi Baptists Hold "Blessing of the Hunt"
on Nov 16, 2009 in Religion The Coshocton Tribune is reporting that the Goss Baptist Church (Columbia) is hoping for a record turnout for Thursday's annual "Blessing of the Hunt." I've never heard of this tradition, but it they evidently do this every year in Mississippi right...

Atheist Billboards Sparking Controversy Throughout U.S.
on Nov 14, 2009 in Perspectives Image by Ken Lund via Flickr If "controversy" is what is needed to spark thought, then I suppose this bit of news should be good to see. I fail to understand why the existence of atheists is so threatening to some, but I have no doubt that it is. Wel...

Atheists Serving Our Country
on Nov 12, 2009 in Perspectives The recent Ft. Hood murders committed by Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, arguably motivated by religious and political extremism, has led to some very interesting tangents revealing important information regarding the world views of the men and women in...

Shelters Opening for Ida
on Nov 9, 2009I just heard that the University of Southern Mississippi's Gulf Coast campus will be closing in advance of Tropical Storm Ida and that shelters are being opened for coast residents. It sounds like a state of emergency has been declared for coastal ar...

Hurricane Ida Coming
on Nov 8, 2009I know that it is technically still hurricane season, but it seems awfully late in the year to have to worry about this sort of thing. As I trust you have heard by now, Hurricane Ida is currently a strong Category 1 hurricane expected to strengthen t...

Allahu Akbar - In God We Trust
on Nov 6, 2009Judaism, Christianity, and Islam (and every off-shoot, sect, denomination, etc.) are each and all founded upon the same ideological mind trap clothed within a commonly asserted divine authority that is beyond contention by virtue of costume, incense,...

Before You Give to the United Way
on Nov 4, 2009 in Church and State Image via WikipediaShould a state agency encourage its employees to make charitable donations and disseminate information about doing so through payroll deductions? What if the charitable organization being promoted funds agencies known to engage in...

Everybody Okay?
on Nov 1, 2009 in Religion It is the day after Halloween, and I hope everyone is okay. It appears that there may have been a problem with not just some but most of the Halloween candy available this year. Evidently, it was prayed over by witches. You'll see what I'm talking ab...

Happy Halloween (Jesus was a Zombie)
on Oct 31, 2009 in Perspectives Technically, I suppose that Easter is Zombie Jesus Day. Still, Halloween always seems like a good excuse to remember that Christians believe in ghosts, think that angels and demons are battling for their "souls," and insist that they have "a personal...

Secular Life Revisited
on Oct 29, 2009After reading the recent post here at Mississippi Atheists, I've been extremely impressed by the recent public outreach efforts of Secular Life in Nashville, TN.The results have been astounding. I recently received an email from Thaddeus that within...