Tag Archives: Freethought Blogs

Ohai New Readers!

Posted on December 16, 2016 by Nathan Hevenstone

I see I got a couple new subscribers and even a new comment! Just as a reminder, I now blog for Freethought Blogs at, of course, Atheism, Music, and More. That’s why I haven’t updated here, to be honest. Besides… … Continue reading →

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Atheism’s Misogyny Problem

Posted on August 8, 2013 by Nathan Hevenstone

Holy. This has left me numb. I can’t even muster up any anger at this point. I’m just… numb. This has to go back to at least Elevatorgate, but probably earlier. What is coming out, now, however, is that major … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Atheism, Atheist Organizations, Bigotry, Bullying, Center for Inquiry, Education, Feminism, Free Speech, James Randi Educational Foundation, Law, Misogyny, Rape Culture, Secularism, Sexism, Skepticism, Social Justice, Trigger Warning | Tagged Assholes, atheism, Atheist Bigotry, Benjamin Radford, Carrie Poppy, Center for Inquiry, DJ Groethe, Freethought Blogs, James Randi Education Foundation, Karen Stollznow, misogyny, rape culture, sexism, sexual assault, sexual harassment, skepticism | 7 Comments

On Free Speech…

Posted on June 21, 2013 by Nathan Hevenstone

We need to have a sit-down about this whole “free speech” thing. Not because free speech is a fundamentally bad idea… it’s really not. In fact, free speech is not only a great idea, but extremely important in the advancement … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheism+, Bigotry, Bullying, Free Speech, Freethought Blogs, Government, Homophobia, Law, Misanthropy, Misogyny, Secularism, Sexism | Tagged Atheist Bigotry, free speech, Freethought Blogs, Freeze Peach, Glenn Beck, government, Law, Protection | 2 Comments

An Open Letter to the Secular Community and it’s “Leaders”

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Nathan Hevenstone

(For context, read this, then read the responses here, here, here, here, here, and here. And here‘s another great response that you need to read.) It is an amazing time to be part of the secular movement. Look at what’s … Continue reading →

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Timeline of the University College London (UCL) Debate Debacle

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Nathan Hevenstone

I’m setting up this timeline as a reference of sorts for anyone who needs the information collected in one spot. Ophelia Benson started it off, so a huge, huge thanks goes to her. In fact, most of these links will … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Agnosticism, Atheism, Atheism+, Feminism, Freethought Blogs, Islam, Misogyny, Morality, Religion | Tagged atheism, Chris Moos, feminism, Freethought Blogs, Gender Segregation, Hamza Tzortzis, islam, Islamic Education & Research Academy, Lawrence Krauss, misogyny, Ophelia Benson, sexism, Univeristy College London | 13 Comments

Conversation with Joseph Zhang

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Nathan Hevenstone

Note: This post, and the comment thread, is ONLY for Joseph Zhang and myself. I’ve opened a general comment thread where others can post to discuss this if they so choose. If you are not Joseph Zhang, and you comment … Continue reading →

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The Terrifying Pharyngula Commentariat

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Nathan Hevenstone

I don know if you’ve heard, but, apparently, Ed Brayton, the founder of Freethought Blogs, has started a cult. It includes a comment about the Pharyngula Commentariat, made by Ed himself: I tend to bristle at the idea of judging … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Bullying, Feminism, Freethought Blogs, Misogyny, Skepticism | Tagged Ed Brayton, Freethought Blogs, FTBullies, Pharyngula, PZ Myers, The Pharyngula Horde, The Terrifying Pharyngula Commentariat | 4 Comments

Anatomy of a Bully

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Nathan Hevenstone

Have any of y’all ever heard of Wooly Bumblebee? I hadn’t, until I read this post from her called “The Anatomy of a Bully”. I actually agree with her definition. I agree with how she spells it out and everything. … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Atheism+, Bullying, Feminism, Freethought Blogs, Misogyny, Morality, Protection, Trigger Warning | Tagged A+, atheism, Atheist Bigotry, bigotry, bullying, Children, feminism, Freethought Blogs, homophobia, Jennifer McCreight, misogyny, Racism, Victims, Wooly Bumblebee | 3 Comments

What Kind of Person Does This?

Posted on August 11, 2012 by Nathan Hevenstone

In case you hadn’t heard: The Freethoughtblogs network was recently informed that former Freethoughtblogs blogger thunderf00t has been forwarding private emails from the private FTB email list. He has not only been forwarding emails sent during the short time he … Continue reading →