Media

News articles, useful web pages, and videos from past talks.

News

The Society of Non-Theists and its members in the news.

Non-theists, you are not alone on this campus
By Jen McCreight
10/18/2009
Guest column, The Exponent
"I grew up in Indiana, but coming to Purdue was a culture shock for me..."

Non-Theists attend religious services to benefit food bank
By Katy Adams
10/18/2009
The Exponent
"'Save a soul, put food in a bowl' and 'Donate to charity and spare our souls' are two slogans..."

PU student group cleans up neighborhood (includes video)
By Adam Hall
10/18/2009
WLFI
"A Purdue University student group spent the morning cleaning up the New Chauncey neighborhood in West Lafayette. The Purdue Society of Non-Theists..."

Non-Theist counters 'Brother Jed' accusations
By Shawn Miller
10/07/2009
The Exponent
"In response to the remarks regarding Purdue’s Society of Non-Theists. First and foremost..."

Federal funds should stay out of religion
By Julie Lada
10/07/2009
The Exponent
"To Steven Chapla, I am always amazed by hypocrisy of those who tell others what to do and how to act, while condemning that very thing with their next breath..."

Learn before you jump to 'childish name-calling'
By Monya Anderson
10/06/2009
The Exponent
"This is in response to Josh Phillips’ editorial “Seem like little more than a club of whiny brats” which appeared Sept. 28..."

PSUB’s ‘Porn and Popcorn’ slandered non-Christians
By Jen McCreight
09/22/2009
The Exponent
"Last time I checked, PSUB’s purpose is to 'Present programs designed to meet current entertainment, cultural, recreational, social, and educational needs of students.'..."

Non-theist group demonstrates against religion
By Bridget Johnston
09/21/2009
The Exponent
"A band of swashbuckling pirates occupied campus on Friday, but not to loot and pillage..."

Pirates hold non-theist demonstration (includes video)
By Adam Hall and Erin Coduti
09/21/2009
WLFI
"People walking through Purdue's campus on Friday may have been caught off guard by what looked like a band of pirates..."

Our national motto changed over time
By Julie Lada
01/21/2009
Journal and Courier
"In response to a letter on Jan. 12, he seems to be operating under a common misconception. One that I see perpetuated too much and too often these days..."

Non-theist organization proves community can exist without God
By Jennifer McCreight
11/13/2008
The Exponent
"I really have to restrain myself to not reply to every wacky religious letter that is published in the Exponent..."

Group shares experiences as non-theists
By Chris Reily
02/27/2008
The Exponent
"The Society of Non-Theists promoted tolerance of atheism and agnosticism Tuesday night..."

Free Hugs and Kisses
By Brittany
02/14/2008
"Video slideshow of our Free Hugs and Kisses event on Valentine's day..."

Harry Potterism is the one undeniable truth
By Jennifer McCreight
11/19/2007
The Exponent
"It is obvious that the majority of this campus is misguided. It is Harry Potterism, not Christianity, that is the undeniable truth..."

Calling evolution a theory is completely accurate
By Jennifer McCreight
10/10/2007
The Exponent
"I am sick of people who go around pushing creationism and intelligent design as "scientific" ideas comparable to evolution..."

Web Resources

Pages that caught our eye.

English Wikipedia Entry for "Nontheism" [United States]
A general overview of non-theism. Gives a rough history of the term.

"No Ghosts: One More Symbol For Atheism"
Shows and describes various symbols that have been used for atheism. Writer also proposes his own suggestion.

Event Videos

Our events, recorded.

Greta Christina on Atheism and Sexuality
02/15/10, Purdue University
The sexual morality of traditional religion tends to be based, not on solid ethical principles, but on a set of taboos about what kinds of sex God does and doesn't want people to have. And while the sex-positive community offers a more thoughtful view of sexual morality, it still often frames sexuality as positive by seeing it as a spiritual experience. What are some atheist alternatives to these views? How can atheists view sexual ethics without a belief in God? And how can atheists view sexual transcendence without a belief in the supernatural?

PZ Myers: A Few Things I've Learned from Creationists
11/12/09, Purdue University
A biting and entertaining survey of tactics from those who oppose evolution.

When Dinosaurs Walk with God
11/12/09, Purdue University
Jennifer McCreight, President of the Society of Non-Theists and senior majoring in Genetics and Evolution at Purdue University recaps her visit to the Creation Museum, a multi-million dollar enterprise by Answers in Genesis to spread the gospel of literal Biblical Creation. The museum teaches that the Earth is only 6,000 years old, evolution is a lie, and human reason and science are dangerous. Its child friendly environment complete with animatronic dinosaurs and a petting zoo is worrisome, to say the least.