Atheists Are Scary!!!

Yes. We are scary.  At least that's what so many religious individuals think in today's society.  We see evidence of this fear manifest in the world of politics, entertainment, and education.  I saw a poll of sorts the other day referencing some of the most positive and negative traits a presidential candidate could have and guess what was listed as the most negative? Yep non-belief.  This should come as no surprise though because the level of ignorance we seem to see everyday is astounding. 

I can hear the religious-right as we speak... "We can't have somebody run our country who doesn't love god, Jesus, guns, and....Jesus"!

It hurts my grey matter to think that lacking belief could be the most negative trait a presidential candidate could have.  Usually, although not always, having a lack of belief brings with it logic, and reason, and critical thinking skills that are applied to all aspects of life.  I don't know about you but I would damn sure want somebody running this country who had those characteristics.

The world of entertainment is no better at the moment. We have seen a flood (pun intended) of religious movies and television shows this year.  I can't even list them all because I would probably miss some.  Most can be found with a simple Google search.  I can't remember a time when so many religious themed programs have been released in such a short period of time.  This, to me, shows that religion is losing its grip on society and is a manifestation of religion's last ditch effort to keep people from leaving their beliefs.

State education systems seem to be just as afraid of non-belief.  There has been a big push to "put the bible back in school" across the country.  The loudest screams of this nonsense seem to come from many of the southern states but it's everywhere.  It turns my stomach when I see an elected official stand in front of a group of people and say phrases like that.  Its a slap in the face to the validity of the public education system.  There is no room in the public school system of any state for myth. Zero.

So let them be afraid.  They should be.  Not afraid of us as people because generally non-believers seem to be rather decent individuals but because we have a voice that's getting louder and we are cemented in our stance that in order for we as a society to move forward the myth needs to be left behind.

-Zombie

Its Been a Few...

It seems like it's been forever since I've posted anything new.  I've been so focused lately on the podcast and the new website that it seems like I've forgotten about the blog.  This is not the case my friends.  I have several things I've been wanting to write about and the topic number continues to go up.

So this is just a quick note to say that there's a lot of topics I will be writing about in the near future and to say that in the mean time check out my podcast The Heathen Half Hour podcast on spreaker.com and on iTunes and stop by my website ZombieAtheist.com where you can hear the latest podcast episode, get the latest news on whats coming up next with the show, links to other great websites, and you can even pick up a Zombie Atheist t-shirt or two.

Thank you for visiting and check back often you heathens.

-Zombie

Upcoming Guests on The Heathen Half Hour

Pay attention you godless heathens.  Coming up on The Heathen Half Hour podcast with yours truly, The Zombie Atheist:

May 5th: @MamaAtheist and I sit down and chat about child indoctrination.
May 12th: Joey Kirkman and I discuss his new book "Bedtime Bible Stories"
May 19th: Sorry no show this day as we will be attending a lecture by Neil deGrasse Tyson (jealous?)

Also coming up but has yet to be scheduled is a discussion on atheism/secularism in the nursing profession with myself, my lovely bride, and @heartbreakRN.  I have also been asked to be a guest on the The Angry Atheist podcast but that too has yet to be scheduled but I will let you know as soon as I do.

I really look forward to all these upcoming episodes and as always if you have suggestions on topics you want to hear or if you want to be a guest on the show feel free to email me at fortheheathens@gmail.com, message me on twitter @heathenhalfhour @ZombieAtheist42, or visit my website at zombieatheist.com and send me a message using the contact form.

The website is where you can find links to this blog, the podcast, and tons of extras.

Thank you all for listening/reading/following.

-Zombie