BAHACON 2026

Happy Darwin Day from one of our favorite Melanies!

www.instagram.com/reel/DUq4Nbg...

We at BAHACON love Dr Josh so much he has presented at BAHACON multiple times. However we are equally enamored with Dr Kip and Maya Adkisson who are just as fantastic.
Have a watch because it is important.

A screenshot of two tweets from a crazy racist MAGA nut named Laura Loomer who is complaining that "Not a single white person or English translation at the Super Bowl" and "LA Mayor Karen Bass thinks zero English and no white people is what 'America truly looks like.'” Above those in the screenshot, AndrewLSeidel is dunking on those tweets, pointing out: "No white people and zero English"?! So in it's original form, Bad Bunny's halftime show was just like the Bible? Cool. She's big mad, but also not very likeable. Or smart. Or...she's got a sort of the-spite-is-eating-me-alive-from-the-inside thing going on.

I thought these people were all about being biblical?

The "He Gets Us" campaign has a PR problem no Super Bowl ad can solve You can’t rebrand Jesus while ignoring the damage done by modern Christianity

A Christian ministry spent $16 million on a Super Bowl ad (and nearly $700 million total so far) trying to rebrand Jesus.

It’s still not working.

Because the problem isn't the marketing. It's the Christians.

www.friendlyatheist.com/p/the-he-get...

We love David. ❤️

Alice Walker, author of "The Color Purple," turns 82 today. She is also a freethinker and a self-described womanist. Have you read any Alice Walker?

#ffrf #alicewalker #bhm #blackhistorymonth

American Empathy Project

This is fantastic: The @americanhumanist.bsky.social is giving away $100,000 in grants to spread compassion.

They’re calling it the “American Empathy Project.”

www.americanempathyproject.org

New Hampshire Republicans want to change their constitution so it favors Christianity A proposed amendment would undo decades of church–state separation and make non-Christians second-class citizens

New Hampshire Republicans want to amend the state constitution to elevate Christianity above all other religions.

The change would also let towns *elect* public school teachers, presumably based on faith.

This is what theocracy looks like.

www.friendlyatheist.com/p/new-hampsh...

There is no evidence gay parents harm kids.

There is plenty of evidence religious stigma does.

Church/state groups file motion to help block proposed Christian charter school in Tennessee Wilberforce Academy would be a taxpayer-funded Christian charter school. Church/state separation groups now want to be directly involved in the legal battle.

A proposed charter school in Tennessee freely admits its mission isn’t educating kids; it's converting them.

But they still want access to tax dollars.

Now, secular groups are intervening in court to stop it.

www.friendlyatheist.com/p/churchstat...

We at BAHACON love Melanie.

www.instagram.com/reel/DUIuFmb...

New BAHACON poster for August 21-23rd 2026 in Sarnia Ontario Canada. Early Bird tickets April 1st done in shades of Blue www.bahacon.com Speakers listed are Andrew Seidel, Seth Andrews, Dan Barker, Sassan Sanei, David Fitzgerald, Erica (Gutsick Gibbon), Eugenie Scott, Forrest Valkai, Melanie Trecek-King, Noah Lugeons, Timmy Gibson. Booking at Four Points by Sheraton Point Edward, Ontario 1-888-212-2252. Featuring dynamic presentations, approachable speakers, VIP dinner, Book signings, fabulous meals, after party and Sunday River cruise. Bluewater Atheists, Humanists and Agnostics.

BAHACON 2026 Lineup. Early bird tickets go on sale April 1st, 2026.

Slate Crossword: Get Under Someone’s Skin? (Seven Letters) Ready for some wordplay? Sharpen your skills with Slate’s puzzle for Jan. 23, 2026.

Today's @slate.com crossword is mine, with a nod to a popular show and a synonym/antonym (?) of the same show at 1-Across.

Do it!

slate.com/life/2026/01...

Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)

046: Sex, Purity Culture, and Christian Nationalism with Erica Smith Listen to One Nation, Indivisible with Andrew Seidel on RedCircle

"Purity Culture" has devastated Americans for decades but Erica Smith helps people shed the shame and disinformation around sex and purity. Andrew and Erica discuss on One Nation, Indivisible:
https://redcircle.com/shows/60d1cb9d-d556-4e1b-9717-ab0011d14ca2/ep/2b0d3399-8b74-4f45-88cf-81aedc1bd3f2

"Discover how evolution, genetics, ecology, and cell and organismal biology deepen our knowledge of every living thing: including ourselves."

sbee.link/my9c4ad78v

EVENTS | The Thinking Atheist Here's a list of some atheist and freethought events happening across the United States.

Lots of good stuff coming up!

sbee.link/ewfmk9ayxn

Deconversion Stories Featuring Trevor Poelman Of Belief It Or Not! YouTube video by Neil The 604 Atheist

Tonight at 5 pm PST, @mikeyfamine.bsky.social & I are chatting with Trevor Poelman of @beliefitornot.bsky.social about his trek from belief to non-belief! Hope you can join us!

youtube.com/live/0bQSpxv...

Much things on the horizon! sbee.link/hcwx8t6a3m

a happy new year greeting card with gold numbers 2026 Alt: a happy new year greeting card with gold numbers 2026, gold sparkles up the side and colorful stars falling.

Happy New Year! Wishing you all the best and hope to see you at BAHACON 2026.

'For small creatures such as we, the vastness is bearable only through love. Carl Sagan. Cosmologist and humanist.

Surviving the Third Information Crisis Writer Naomi Alderman gives us tips and tricks on how to stay sane in a maddening world

Don't burn anyone at the stake today - and other lessons from history about living through an information crisis

'There is no hope but us. There is no mercy but us. There is no justice. There is just us... All things that are, are ours. Bot we must care. For it we do not care, we do not exist.' Terry Pratchett. Author and humanist.

It's not yet 2026, and we're approaching half sold out. Gonna be big fun in Tulsa March 7th! 😀

DETAILS: sbee.link/98x6j4vtbu

Die Hard is the best Christmas movie...

Hans down!

Text-only graphic stating that out of 2,099 psychic predictions for 2025, none accurately predicted the year’s major events, according to the GWUP Forecast Check.

Psychics made 2,099 predictions for 2025.
Most were wrong.
Many were untestable.
The big events were missed entirely.

King Kong was predicted again, though.

gwup | die skeptiker ran the numbers. Reality won: https://ow.ly/IymW50XO3xW

Ugly Christmas sweater design with the lettering Happy Holidays from BAHA! Done in shades of blue with stars and ornaments.

Happy Holiday from all of us at BAHA/BAHACON. Light and joy to you and yours this holiday season. Cannot wait to see you all in 2026. 🧡

Tiny twinkles of light in the dark Janet Ellis on the power of lights in winter time

An ode to the joy of fairylights, and the tiny sparkles of light we leave for each other

What kind of world do humanists want? Humanists believe responsibility for building a better and fairer world falls on human beings alone. 1 One Life, One Planet Wrongs won’t be put right in another life after this one, so we need to work for justice and happiness for all in the here and now. 2 Democracy, human rights, freedom, equality, and education provide the best means to support human beings to live full and flourishing lives. 3 Humanists UK humanists.uk

YouTube video by Godless Engineer Beating A Dead Savior | Dr. Richard Carrier vs. Dr. Bart Ehrman

Live in an hour. :-)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTq5...