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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 our United States military.
Judaism, 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, bell ringing and lots of repetitive chanting.
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Should 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 religious discrimination and bigotry? Unfortunately, some of [...]
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 relationship" with a 2,000 [...] 
After 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.
As much of our recent attention seems caught up in the heavier side of the ongoing socio-political "culture wars" between freethinking non-believers in religious claims and the assorted bible belt Christians here in the deep south of our wonderful state of Mississippi, I thought it would [...] 
In conjunction with a similar blog over at Atheist Revolution regarding the Vatican, here is a related development:
I just wanted to take this opportunity to get the word out regarding Dale McGowan's latest effort:At the heart of secular humanism is the knowledge that we are responsible for our own world. No amount of prayer will feed the hungry, heal the environment, or alleviate' [...] 
Yesterday our atheist and humanist group, The Great Southern Humanist Society, again participated in the Mississippi Coastal Cleanup effort.Our daughter, Erin, the recently elected president of the 7th grade Builder's Club from Biloxi Jr. High, helped her group along side members of The Great Southern' [...]
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Mississippi State University is having the investiture of their new president, Mark E. Keenum, today. According to the schedule of events posted on their web site, the ceremony started this morning with a "prayer service." I mention this because Mississippi [...]
PUBLIC LECTURE
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Yes, there really are atheists in Mississippi. In fact, we live all over the state. So why does it often seem like you are the only one? As I'm sure you've realized, being open about one's lack of religious belief is' [...]
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The following is a press release from the Secular Coalition for America:
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I was happy to read PZ Myers' (Pharyngula) recent post calling attention to the plight of atheists in Alabama. As hard as it is to be an atheist in the deep South, he's absolutely right to point out [...]
Many people are suffering due to the recent Tsunami in and around Samoa and we feel it is our obligation to do what we can to help out as soon as possible.
Even though there are more atheist-related events and meetups occurring in Mississippi than many of us realize, there are still many Mississippi atheists who live a distance from such activities. For those of you who fall into this category, I'd just like to remind you that' [...] 
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While perusing Friendly Atheist this morning, I see that the Memphis City Council's practice of allowing a “Chaplain of the Day” to open their sessions with sectarian prayer has been noticed by the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF). I [...]
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One of the things I've been wondering about our state recently is the root of the hostility to education. I don't mean the politics involved or even the reluctance to properly fund it - these are problems in [...]
Eight years ago, an extremist, hate-filled anarchy swept through our world as religious terrorists motivated by the dark depths of a barbaric anti-humanistic dogma murdered loving families, men, women and children and caused unquantifiable suffering to scores more.
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I'm sure you've heard by now that Louisiana Governor Piyush "Bobby" Jindal has been traveling to several churches throughout his state by helicopter and asking taxpayers to pick up the bill, $45,000 so far. According to The Advocate,In [...]
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Those of you in the Hattiesburg area who have been wondering why all the action seems to be in Jackson or on the coast finally have a reason to celebrate. There will be a Freethinkers forum at [...]
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I wish Ruth Morris (AFP) had found a different title for her recent article, Atheists on the march in America. Marching has a militaristic connotation to me, and this seems to be one of the last things of which most [...]
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This one is from Mims, and it will make you proud of him and sick with rage at the same time (or maybe that's just me).
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The Great Southern Humanist Society is holding a heart walk to benefit the American Heart Association on October 3, 2009, at the Gulfport VA. They have set up a donation page, and more information about [...]
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A friend of mine sent me an e-mail telling me about a Creationism seminar being taught by Dr. Brad Harrub, PhD to be held at the Collierville Church of Christ in Collierville, TN. (I'm sorry, but this story' [...]
Remember the excellent photos userjack6880 shared with us from the teabagging in Biloxi? Someone else liked them too and beat me to using them to more fully illustrate what the teabagger movement has become. Check out this post at Bay of Fundy, and you'll' [...] 
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Atheists within driving distance of the Memphis area may be interested to know that a Creation vs. Evolution seminar will be held August 14-16 at Collierville Church of Christ in Collierville, TN (east of Memphis). The Memphis [...]
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Forget the debate over President Obama's health care plan for a moment and ask yourself a more general question: Should we have universal health care of some sort? That is, should every American be able to count on [...]
