Freethought 
There’s no God in Porky’s pledge(0)
A Porky Pig cartoon from 1939 has Porky Pig learning to recite the Pledge of Allegiance, but where’s the “under God” phrase? It isn’t there, because “under God” wasn’t added to the pledge until 1954.
An Alternative (Humanist) Invocation
A few weeks ago, after it was learned that Barack Obama had chosen mega-church pastor, schlocky self-help guru and homophobic bigot Rick Warren to give the Inaugural Invocation, many of us liberal types were shocked and outraged. Obama had run a campaign based on hope. Hope for change, hope for a better world. Yet he [...]
Robert M. Price phone interview
Jake Doelling from Freethought Fort Wayne’s The Enlightenment Show interviews biblical scholar and acclaimed author Robert M. Price. In this special annotated audio episode, Price talks about his new book Top Secret: The Truth Behind Today’s Pop Mysticisms. Extremely critical of the various pop mysticisms touted by Oprah and other celebrities such as Rhonda Byrne (The Secret) or Deepak Chopra, Price puts them in historical perspective and even has some kind words to say about Eckhart Tolle (The Power of Now). Video after the fold.
Freethought Fort Wayne meets tomorrow (July 9th)
It’s movie night! Sure, we’re not exactly sure what we’ll be watching but you can be sure it’ll interesting. In any case, meet-up with us Fort Wayne freethinkers and skeptics at the Allen County Public Library, Meeting Room B from 7PM to 9PM. First up on the agenda will be a brief business segment, and [...]