That’s right, Brian, the talking dog from Family Guy, is an atheist and he reads Dawkins (nice product placement). The best part was this this was not some major revelation, but a side note. A by the way. A topic for another day. He, however, did use the A-word to find a hot lady friend (also an Atheist).Yes. We are in your families, your neighborhoods, and even your churches. Now, it appears, we’re in your cartoons.
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Yeah, that was a good episode.
Hello!
I`m a norwegian student, writing a masterdegree on atheism in America. It is said that America is the western country were it is most difficult to be an atheist, so therefor I want to study atheism in America. Right now I`m reading American history and sociology, and this is were I need some help. I need to find serious and good books about American history that gives an alternative to all that is written form a religious point of view.
I have a couple of books that I ordered from ?American Atheists?, but I need some more. So can anyone help me with that?
My englisch writing is not so good as my english reading, but I hope you understand it anyway!
I think long-time fans already suspected he was. Most dogs tend to be atheists, anyway, so it’s not that surprising.
My dogs are both atheists, unless you count them thinking my wife and I are gods, in which case they’re still faithless (as we provide evidence of our godliness), but polytheistic.
YES! All Dogs go to Heaven my ass!
In Dog we trust.
From Courics interview of Palin:
So. Sarah. How old were you when you made that choice? Do you recall the pros and cons of the decision? What ultimately tipped the scale for you?
What if dog was one of us?
Just a stray pup on the bus.
Trying to make it’s way home.
A dog thinks: Hey, these people I live with feed me, love me, provide me with a nice warm, dry house, pet me, and take good care of me. They must be gods!
A cat thinks: Hey, these people I live with feed me, love me, provide me with a nice warm, dry house, pet me, and take good care of me…I must be a god!
I’m a quarter Norwegian
But I’m also a Canadian so I can’t really help out at all with your report on Americans.
Ha! Too funny! I’m watching Family Guy right now just as I found this blog!
Jeff
It’ll give you an idea of how Christianity is pushed on Americans and how hard it is for some people to break free: Christian No More, amazon.com/dp/0981631304
p.s. To decibelrebel — I’m a bit biased but I recommend my book
How utterly and amazingly coincidental:
The name of the book is: “Christian No More: On Leaving Christianity, Debunking Christianity, and Embracing Atheism and Freethinking” written by Jeffrey Mark.
Hmmmm. Freethinking? Now why does that ring a bell? Neowolfe, is that you?
Brian is *currently* an atheist. In the episode where Stewie meets his future self, and goes to the future with him, Brian, now deceased after having eaten some chocolate, is seen up in heaven chatting with Kurt Cobain, I believe, and some other dead guy. God is not there, however, so he may still will be an atheist (hope I got my temporal tense grammar correct). I do think his viewpoint may change once he confirms the existence of an afterlife.
What episode was that one in?
Ive seen a lot of family guy but not this one.
It was in the newest one.
Family guy is filled with things that are far more ridiculous than anything anyone in our world should believe in the possibility of in our world, including a god. Jesus turned water into funk, the super devil is seen carrying around his jar of marmalade that makes people commit adultery. Whether or not he’s an atheist doesn’t matter, what’s important is that the the creators of the series are against organized religion.
godless sodomite–
That is my favorite cat quote!!
decibelrebel–
Velkommen to the blog! My family and I visited Norway 2 years ago and we really loved it. We were in Bergen and drove down to Stavanger. My husband took a side trip to Oslo and then up to Tromso to be north of the Arctic Circle and see the midnight sun.
Everyone in Norway was so friendly. I wanted to practice the few phrases of Norwegian I learned, but everyone spoke English there!! Adj?
What
Thank you, will check out the book you mentioned!
Pixel:
Thank you for the welcome. Bergen is a wonderful city, and I bet youre husband enjoed travelling up north to see the midnight sun, that is amazing!
Still need some books about history of religion in America, history of atheism in America, religious discrimination of atheists, resources on American Atheists. Please send e-mail to lbremnes@gmail.com if something comes to youre mind.
Thanks.