#the friendly atheist

[lenbryant]

Freedom of (and from) religion is so American.

[evanderlfragoso]

Listening to The Friendly Atheist podcast, trying out this Viking Berry Monster drink, and having Hershey's (with Almonds) while I work on custom buttons for my website.

[atheostic]

Atheist YouTube Masterpost (Update 3)

In English

Apostate Aladdin - A look at Islam from an atheist perspective by a former Muslim.

Aron Ra - Mostly posts of his speeches at atheist conferences, responses to religious nonsense, and educational content relating to where the Bible gets science wrong as well as an awesome breakdown of major taxonomic sections.

Atheist Experience - A call-in show where anyone can call in to discuss religion. They prefer theist callers, but atheists who need advice on issues regarding being atheist (e.g. family conflict because of one’s atheism, how/if to come out, etc) are welcome to call in too.

Atheist Lowdown - Atheist Lowdown is a weekly secular news aggregate vlog intended for busy freethinkers, humanists, atheists, agnostics, and any combination thereof who want the latest coverage of religious violence and oppression, the efforts of likeminded nonbelievers, and other related stories. 

Cosmic Skeptic - A place for the discussion of philosophical topics ranging from the crucially important to the trivially interesting.

Dallas Wade – A channel with mostly video essays and reaction videos regarding Christianity.

Dan McClellan - He's said before that he's not an atheist, but he is a Bible scholar and does not flinch away from the immoral passages in the Bible. He also has a podcast called Data Over Dogma.

Forrest Valkai – A channel by an evolutionary biologist where he talks about evolution and science as well as reacts to creationist videos. He’s very funny and friendly and his explanations are very approachable for laypeople of all levels.

Friendly Atheist - The YouTube channel of Hemant Mehta, a former member of the board of directors for Foundation Beyond Belief. He mostly discusses news and has a playlist where he discusses “Everything Wrong In Genesis in the Bible”. He also runs a website, friendlyatheist.com in case you prefer reading to viewing or listening.

Fundie to Frei - An ex-Jewish channel on "advice and awareness about growing up with religious fundamentalism and coping in the "afterlife" transition."

Genetically Modified Skeptic - An atheist look at various issues relating to religion.

Godless Bitches - The Godless Bitches is a podcast focusing on atheist issues from a feminist perspective featuring Vi La Bianca, Jenna Belk, Jen Aldrich, & guests. The show streams every 2nd & 4th Sundays of the month at 6pm directly after The Atheist Experience.

Godless Engineer - Focuses on response to religious videos. Also has a “Bible Study” series.

Godless Granny – “Atheist commentary on the Bible, women’s issues, LGBTQ issues, legal/ political and other current events. Intent is to invite discussion leading to critical thinking about religion and it’s effects on people.” If you’re interested in hearing from an older atheist who deconverted later in life,this is the channel for you.

Gutsick Gibbon – She’s a PhD student in Biological Anthropology, so her main area of interest is human evolution and debunking creationist misinformation. According to her, in her channel you can find content  “concerning primates, general zoology, paleontology, anthropology, and evolutionary biology.”

Holy Koolaid - A channel by Thomas Westbrook (a former Jehovah’s Witness) that features news, discussions about the Bible, discussions about the historicity of events in the Bible, and more. He has a playlist for “Nothing Fails Like Bible History” and also often looks at religious cults.

JaclynGlenn -  An atheist who talks about a variety of topics.

JeGaysus – I’m not really sure if he’s atheist (sometimes I think he might be, other times I’m not sure), but his gay Jesus persona is too funny not to share.

Jimmy Snow - A show with a mix of subject material, typically dealing with atheism and LGBT+-related stuff.

John Cedars - A range of videos aimed at dissecting the various teachings of Jehovah's Witnesses, as well as new developments in the religion. In particular, he tries to keep on top of the latest propaganda released by Watchtower by way of video rebuttals as much as possible.

Kristi Burke - An ex-Evangelical who discusses religion and atheism (mainly focuses on Christianity when talking about religion).

The Line - A call-in show similar to Atheist Experience started by Jimmy Snow.

Logicked – “Entertaining responses to bad arguments, with a focus on atheism and debunking religion.”

Matt Dillahunty - Matt Dillahunty’s personal YT channel.

Non-Prophets - The Non-Prophets focuses on atheism and the separation of church and state.

NonStampCollector - Lots of fantastic little animations regarding atheism.

Parenting Beyond Belief - Parenting Beyond Belief is a live call-in show every 2nd and 4th Saturday at 1pm Central dedicated to peer support and guidance for secular parents and those wanting to learn more about non-religious families.

Paulogia -  A former Christian takes a look at the claims of Christians, wherever science is being denied in the name of ancient books.

Professor Stick - Mostly does reply videos to debunk pseudoscience on the internet.

Prophet of Zod - Everything from satirical atheist cartoons to a guy with a static head and no discernible facial features talking about atheism-related stuff. His most popular section is a series on “Dumb Things People Say to Atheists”, where he very calmly and respectfully explains why what the thing is dumb and how best to respond.

Rachel Oates - A channel which deals with a variety of sujects, from poetry to atheist news to book reviews of religious books and more. 

Secular Sexuality -  Secular Sexuality is a weekly call-in show live from Austin, Texas every Thursday at 7pm CT where they talk about sex from a secular perspective.

Shannon Q - An atheist who talks about a variety of topics.

Secular Spirit - An ex-Muslim who talks about religion and atheism.

Sir Sic – A reaction video channel where the host is a cartoon knight.

Skeptics & Scoundrels – A very new channel by an atheist ex-JW. I personally like him already. Before talking about why he disagrees with the paster he’s responding to, he makes a point of finding something nice to say about the person (“Your beard is cool – baby birds could nest in that thing!”), which I think it’s a neat and unique approach. He doesn’t have a lot of videos yet but give it time. :)

The SkepTick – A pretty fun channel of mostly reaction vids reacting to religious videos.

Sound of Science – Mostly a reaction video blog regarding unscientific beliefs.

Suris the Skeptic - He tackle issues of religion, morality, philosophy, and a touch of science.

Talk Heathen - Talk Heathen is a weekly call-in television show in Austin, Texas geared toward long-form and on-going dialogue with theists & atheists about religion, theism, & secularism.

Telltale - Typically looks at cults and religion-related news.

The Thinking Atheist – Typically video essays and the visual version of a podcast by the same name. The host’s voice sounds exactly like an old-timey radio announcer. lol

TMM – A channel mostly featuring reactions to Christian content.

Truth Wanted - A show similar to Atheist Experience and Talk Heathen, it focuses on how and why people believe what they believe, and how you can talk about beliefs in more effective ways.

Viced Rhino - Response videos to pseudo-scientific nonsense on YouTube.

Em português

Antônio Miranda - Teologia Reversa - Videos sobre contradições Bíblicas, mentiras contadas sobre a Bíblia, origem dos mitos cristãos, etc.

Canal do Pirulla - Um canal brasileiro sobre ateismo, ciências, e evolução.

David Ribeiro - Canal focado em Filosofia da Religião. Ele não produz tantos vídeos, infelizmente, mas ainda pode ser interessante.

Prazer, Karnal - Canal de um professor de história social da USP. Ele tende a concentrar em discutir filosofia mas também tem videos sobre religião.

Prof. Daniel Gontijo - O canal é bem focado em psicologia - em especial psicologia da religião.

[atheostic]

Viced Rhino from YouTube was doing that with his daughter as a podcast and it was a riot. The Friendly Atheist YT channel is also doing something similar (he has playlists for different books in the Bible).

I personally really enjoy listeningto people's reactions to religious texts. :)

What if I streamed me reading the Bible with my own commentary on it. Like “yeah this passage in Matthew makes no sense why is he mad at the money changers”

[thatstormygeek]

When it comes to just about any measure of basic human decency, the Pew Survey shows that Americans with less religiosity tend to have the more morally defensible beliefs. Just consider some of today’s most hot-button issues. Is social acceptance of transgender people a good thing? 58% of religiously unaffiliated Americans say yes (as do 76% of atheists) compared to only 29% of Christians. Is it good to have more women in the workforce? The less religious you are, the more likely you are to say yes. Is immigration a core value that defines who we are as Americans? Again, the less religious you are, the more open you are to people from all over the world coming into the United States. Do you think racial and ethnic diversity is a good thing? If you’re very religious, you are less likely to believe that compared to non-religious Americans… which makes you wonder what the hell they’re teaching everyone in church. Finally, should we protect the planet by having stricter environmental laws and regulations? 87% of atheists say yes, they’re worth the cost… but only 54% of Christians agree.

[batri-jopa]

Warmest Wishes to YOU ALL:

above all - to believe that there is always more good than evil in this world. The world is a bit like a cat: sometimes behaves incomprehensibly, but we can still be sure that we are loved❤️

May we manage to spend this special time together in a warm and friendly atmosphere without unnecessary quarrels and tensions, Let's try to forget about what divides us and rediscover everything that connects us.

Everything that seems so ordinary that we no longer value it - turns out to be priceless the moment we lose it.

So let's hope that we can learn already to enjoy every little thing, every tiniest joyful moment and each and every person around us❤️

[joe-england]

Florida district rejects school chaplains (for now) after Satanists pledge to participate

[chemicalarospec]

I spent a lot of time thinking about religion 5-6 years ago because I was trying to figure out what I did(n't) believe in, and then after I settled on fully atheist (but a higher power could exist but I think it's far too unlikely for me to call myself agnostic), I spent like 4 years barely thinking about religion, occasionally using it for imagery in fanfic but very content with my own religious situation. very peaceful years. I enjoyed living like that.

Anyways religion (in real life)/atheism has been on my mind a lot lately, and well. it's definitely not an internal drive to return to thinking about it lol. There's not one big reason why, but I have noticed many small factors building up. so message to the world at large: stop assuming 1. i'm religious 2. if i'm not religious, i'm evil 3. if i'm not religious, I don't matter (I don't need community, it doesn't matter if you act like i'm invisible, etc) or else! I'm going to have to get louder about my atheism!! :)

[billysjoel]

So I’m a left wing Jew with left wing progressive family in Israel who routinely protest against the government there & help Palestinians and I’m also pro Ukraine…. I feel so depressed by world events lately and can’t find anything that isn’t biased or sensationalist online. I’m pro Palestine, I’m pro Ukraine, pro a better Israel but I’m pro human rights too?

yeah i mean obviously there are horrible things going on in the world right now and it's easy to feel disheartened, depressed, discouraged, etc. when every day seems to bring a new horror to our attention. and i know it can be so hard to remember this, but there is also so much good in the world. beautiful things happen everyday. people are unfathomably kind to perfect strangers. even little gestures can have big impacts. i think all we can do as just average, everyday people is try our best to make the world a better place. there are so many ways to do that and it doesn't have to mean huge, spectacular gestures, especially if that's outside your means. i certainly don't have all the answers -- hardly any of them tbh -- but it costs nothing to be a good person, to be kind, to love one another. and the more people that make that part of their lives, the better the world can become. it doesn't stop war or genocide or hate crimes, but it's a start.

[fauvester]

stuck between my senior resident (the most beautiful woman known to man) and my fellow (most beautiful man created by a loving god)

[jaxyscreams]

blessed be to the friendly helpful retail workers

I love all of you

[some-teeth-in-a-trench-coat]

note to self: checking the notes of a post that says "please don't add anything anti-theistic" to block everyone proving they either can't or won't follow that simple instruction, as well as any Christians who can't help proselytizing when reminded atheists exist, is not a good and encouraging way to start your day

[puppyluver256]

[Image Description: Two screenshots of an article from friendlyatheist.com.

The first image is the header of the article. The headline reads "WV prison finally releases atheist inmate denied parole for refusing to profess Christianity." The subheader reads "It's a massive victory for an atheist prisoner taking on the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation." Smaller text lists the author as Hemant Mehta and the article's posting date of November 15, 2023. A small picture of Mehta is placed beside his name and the date, showing he is a man with brown skin and short black hair, wearing a blue plaid button-up and giving the camera a friendly smile.

The second image is a paragraph from the article reading as follows: "In an incredible victory for (non-)religious freedom, a prisoner who was forced to participate in religious activities in order to be eligible for parole has won his case and been released from jail. Even better, the prison has changed its policies so no future inmate is placed in a similar situation."

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Source

This should never have been a thing

[planetofsnarfs]

— Alabama schools could lose funding if they don't mandate daily Christian prayers. (0:22)

— Oklahoma lawmaker: I don't want "pink-haired" atheists teaching the Bible in schools. (11:56)

— Oklahoma lawmakers shoot down slew of Christian Nationalist bills. (21:48)

— Tim Barton: We "arrest students that break the Ten Commandments," so we should put the list up in schools. (42:15)

— Australia will keep screwing up the religion question in its 2026 Census. (49:15)

— Survey finds low levels of "Religious Nationalism" in America. Why doesn't it feel that way? (1:07:35)

[diabolicflame93]

God's Protection (of Trump)

The message of Trump's divine protection and appointment seemed to be dotted throughout the RNC conference. This post discusses some of that religious fervor and religious language around Trump.

It’s been a wild ride these past few weeks. Part of that craziness has been watching evangelicals further drift towards Christian nationalism. The attempted assignation of Donald Trump has brough the religious language out even further. Within hours I saw posts claiming God’s divine protection of Trump. Expressing the idea that god has personally chosen this man and has placed a mantel of…

[lenbryant]

Kim Davis, county clerk from Kentucky, is back in the news.