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Bill Nye says he hopes that the Ark Encounter goes bankrupt and closes before it is completed

Bill Nye the Science Guy paid a visit to Ken Ham's Ark Encounter and he wasn't impressed.

Aftermath: Protesting the Ark Encounter

The protest was a huge success, and I mean that. More than 100 activists turned out, including some from Planned Parenthood to stand with us and let those getting off the freeway to the Ark Encounter know that the park they were about to visit was being paid for with their tax dollars, and a few signs that let children in those cars know, they were about to enter fantasy land.

Watch these creationists get humiliated at Ark Encounter protest

Well-known atheist Aron Ra took on creationist Eric Hovind and his cohort Jake at the Reason Rally protest Thursday afternoon.

Atheist group warns public schools against visiting the Ark Encounter

The Freedom From Religion Foundation announced Wednesday that they have reached out to over 1,300 school districts and reminded them they are not legally permitted to make field trips to both the new Ark Encounter or the Creation Museum.

Why I am going to Kentucky to protest the Ark Encounter

This Wednesday, I am boarding a plane and headed to Kentucky (thanks to so many amazing supporters) to meet up with the Tri-State Freethinkers, American Atheist president, David Silverman, Aron Ra, David Smalley, and many other wonderful atheist and secular activists to hold a protest on the opening day of Ken Ham's Ark Encounter.

A secular parent’s promise

Instead of making such silly promises to my own children, I’d like to offer what I can, and I would hope others could as well, promise to them.

Personal experience doesn’t prove an afterlife

Washington Post recently published an article about the common shared experiences of people who have gone through NDEs, or Near Death Experiences.

Let’s all enter the Ark Encounter giveaway and stop a family from subjecting their kids to nonsense

Ken Ham's Ark Encounter is having a massive giveaway. The adults who will be entering the contest will likely do so for the sake of bringing their families to the park.

Stacey Dash calls Jesse Williams a ‘Hollywood plantation slave’ after his BET Awards speech

Z-list actress and fellow Patheos blogger Stacey Dash had a bit of a meltdown over Jesse Williams BET Awards speech last week.

In an act of uselessness, Tim Tebow rushes to pray for a man having a medical emergency

Tim Tebow is not a hero. You wouldn't know that from some recent headlines this week after he "rushed to the aid" of a man having what looked like a heart attack on a recent flight. That is according to CNN.