Category Archives: Catholicism

We Are Not Allies

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Nathan Hevenstone

I was 21 when I first realized I was an atheist, and the same age when I told my mom and brother. I told my dad only a few months later, but after I turned 22. During this period, it … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion, Activism, Anti-Choice, Atheism, Bigotry, Bullying, Catholicism, Christianity, Feminism, Free Speech, Government, Homophobia, Islam, Judaism, Law, Misogyny, Politics, Pro-Choice, Racism, Rape Culture, Religion, Secularism, Sexism, Skepticism, Social Justice | Tagged Allies, Atheist Bigotry, bullying, feminism, Misandry, misogyny, religion, Social Justice | 23 Comments

SUPERMAN IS JESUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Nathan Hevenstone

Okay. I’ve been keeping myself to a policy of not reading any reviews or anything about “Man of Steel” until I see it. But then this came up in my feed and I *had* to read it: Superman: Flying to … Continue reading →

Posted in Agnosticism, Atheism, Catholicism, Christianity, Cosmology, Creation vs Evolution, Movies, Religion | Tagged catholicism, christianity, creationism, evolution, Man of Steel, Movies, Superman | Leave a comment

Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Nathan Hevenstone

I’m not going to go into a huge spiel about this documentary. You need to see it for yourself. I don’t care how; find it on HBO, buy the DVD (if there is one), look for it on Netflix, torrent … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Autonomy, Boycott, Bullying, Catholicism, Christianity, Government, Law, Morality, Movies, Privacy, Protection, Religion, Trigger Warning | Tagged Autonomy, catholicism, Corruption, Cover-Ups, Crime, Criminals, death, Pain, Pedophilia, rape, religion, TRIGGER WARNING | Leave a comment

Savita Halappanavar

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Nathan Hevenstone

Lupus in Flight – HEARTBEAT BBC News Europe – Woman dies after abortion request ‘refused’ at Galway hospital Freethought Blogs: Pharyngula – It’s Time to Abort the Catholic Church Butterflies & Wheels – Over 140 Medical Professionals, Ireland Speaks Up, … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion, Activism, Anti-Choice, Atheism, Autonomy, Bullying, Catholicism, Christianity, Feminism, Law, Misogyny, Morality, Privacy, Pro-Choice, Protection, Religion, Science, Trigger Warning | Tagged abortion, Anti-Choice, Catholic Church, catholicism, feminism, Ireland, misogyny, Murder, Pro-Choice, religion, Savita Halappanavar | Leave a comment

Religion, Faitheists, and Racism… Three of My Least-Favorite Things

Posted on November 3, 2012 by Nathan Hevenstone

Not sure if you’ve been following the next little dust-up over at Ophelia Benson’s blog, but… She posted a guest post by Bruce Gorton going on about why he hates Faitheists. A faitheist is essentially an atheist who argues for … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheism, Catholicism, Christianity, Morality, Religion, Skepticism | Tagged atheism, Atheists, christianity, Faitheists, islam, judaism, religion, Stupidity, theism, Theists | Leave a comment

Atheist Blogger Leah Libresco Becomes a Catholic

Posted on June 23, 2012 by Nathan Hevenstone

Warning: this is another long post. Apologies, but I have a lot to say on this. Not sure if y’all heard, but the atheist blogger behind Unequally Yoked is now Catholic. Here’s a whole bunch of stories and reactions for … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheism, Catholicism, Homophobia, Morality, Religion, Skepticism | Tagged atheism, catholicism, condoms, homosexuality, Leah Libresco, morality, pedophile priests, skepticism, the Catholic Catechism, the Pope, Unequally Yoked | 21 Comments

A world under atheist siege? Um… no.

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Nathan Hevenstone

Anyone ever heard of Gulf Daily News? I haven’t, so I really don’t know much about it. So if the crap I’m about to respond to is standard fair, well… warn me, so I know for the future. Anyways… Check … Continue reading →