Greta Christina has been writing professionally since 1989, on topics including atheism, sexuality and sex-positivity, LGBT issues, politics, culture, and whatever crosses her mind. She is author of
The Way of the Heathen: Practicing Atheism in Everyday Life, of
Comforting Thoughts About Death That Have Nothing to Do with God, of
Coming Out Atheist: How to Do It, How to Help Each Other, and Why, of
Why Are You Atheists So Angry? 99 Things That Piss Off the Godless, and of
Bending: Dirty Kinky Stories About Pain, Power, Religion, Unicorns, & More, and is editor of
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Everything You Know About God Is Wrong and three volumes of
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I knew it!! Atheist bloggers are friends of terrorists!!
PS – I tried to comment without signing in, and I got a screenfull perl error reports.
That’ll teach you to eat spicy food before going to bed.
Here’s a somewhat relevant and very cool link I’ve found about Islamic reform and reviving the tradition of Islamic intellectualism: http://www.irshadmanji.com/project-ijtihad
I’m slightly irked that they invite non-Muslims to participate but implicitly define this to mean “people of non-Muslim religions” and exclude atheists and agnostics. However, I still think the project overall is an awesome idea.
Irshad Manji is a pretty ardent secularist, so I don’t think she has anything against atheists. She does, however, define herself as a Muslim for reasons that have more to do with wanting to reform her faith community, and I have my doubts as to whether that’s valid reason to call yourself a believer in any religion. Probably because she’s already having a tough enough time reaching a Muslim audience, and defining herself as an “athiest Muslim” like the atheist Jews Christina wrote about the other day would catch her even more flack.
That’s it. “Terrorist Pizza Party” is the name of my new band.
Brilliant! I want to have dreams like that! Also I totally agree with Jack Rawlinson about “Terrorist Pizza Party” being an awesome name for a band.
If anyone actually starts a band called Terrorist Pizza Party, please please please let me know.
Funny blog. The author, illiterate in matters of religion, is trying to look well-informed.