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Calendar:

American Atheists Con: http://atheists.org/convention2015

NECSS: http://necss.org/

ReasonCon: http://reasonnc.com/

QED: https://qedcon.org/

Imagine No Religion: http://imaginenoreligion.ca/

TAM: http://www.amazingmeeting.com/

FFRF Con: http://ffrf.org/outreach/convention/future-conventions

Atheist Alliance Con: http://atheistallianceamerica.org/conference/ 

Australian Skeptics Con: https://www.facebook.com/events/1439980929557778/?fref=ts

Pastahcon: http://atheistpa.org/

Apostocon: http://www.apostacon.org/

Headlines:

NBC endorses prayer-based medicine: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/religion/power-prayer-miracle-priest-rises-wheelchair-walks-n273366

Bachmann says more dumb shit: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/12/michelle-bachmann-obama-is-supporting-islamic-jihad-and-laughed-at-me-at-a-holiday-party/

Alabama judge faults city for allowing “non-Christian” prayers: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/12/bible-thumping-alabama-chief-justice-attacks-foolish-city-for-allowing-non-christian-prayers/

Ayatollah scolds racist cops on Twitter: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/12/irans-supreme-leader-uses-blacklivesmatter-in-tweet-blasting-us-race-relations/

Egypt bans Ridley Scott’s Exodus for “historical inaccuracies” http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/dec/26/egypt-bans-hollywood-exodus-christian-bale

Jewish werewolf god son of Argentina: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2014/12/28/argentinian-president-adopts-seventh-son-of-jewish-family-in-order-to-counteract-werewolf-curse/

David Barton: Founding Fathers pre-futed evolution: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2014/12/24/christian-pseudohistorian-david-barton-the-founding-fathers-debunked-evolution-long-before-darwin-existed/

Sarah Palin: “Governor Christie is a fat bastard, and Pope Francis is too liberal.”

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/12/sarah-palin-chris-christie_n_4261905.html <<AND>> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/18/bill-maher-sarah-palin-pope-francis_n_4297866.html

Mark Driscoll launches post-”resigned in disgrace” website: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/27/mark-driscoll-website_n_6374898.html?utm_hp_ref=religion

Gays quietly recruiting really gay student army: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2014/12/26/right-winger-gay-kids-are-recruiting-vulnerable-christian-kids-to-lgbt-clubs-and-ruining-their-lives/

This Week in Misogyny:

Men asked to draw vaginas fail miserably: http://mic.com/articles/106974/we-asked-men-to-draw-vaginas-to-prove-an-important-point

Saudi woman stands up to driving ban, faces charges: http://thinkprogress.org/world/2014/12/26/3606993/saudi-women-to-be-tried-in-terrorism-court-after-defying-driving-ban/

Tony Abbott repealed the carbon tax… for the ladies: http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/12/22/3606346/tony-abbott-names-himself-minister-of-women-says-carbon-repeal-is-for-them/

Resources for “How Bullshit is it?”

http://www.acuwatch.org/hx/basser.shtml

http://skepdic.com/acupuncture.html

http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/puncturing-the-acupuncture-myth/

War on Christmas:

Survey: http://www.pewforum.org/2014/12/15/most-say-religious-holiday-displays-should-be-allowed-on-public-property/

NDT Pisses people off with Christmas Tweet: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/12/neil-degrasse-tysons-christmas-morning-jokes-ignite-pious-furor-on-twitter/ and http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/12/neil-degrasse-tyson-explains-his-epic-christmas-day-tweets-it-was-pro-newton-not-anti-christian/

Man booted from plane after getting pissy over being wished “Merry Christmas” http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2014/12/26/this-guy-had-a-meltdown-and-got-booted-from-a-flight-because-he-couldnt-handle-being-told-merry-christmas/

Indiana State Senator proposes bill to protect Christmas from the forces of Sauron: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2014/12/25/indiana-state-senator-wants-to-pass-useless-bill-to-protect-christmas-from-well-no-one/

Atheist banner torn down in front of GA courthouse: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2014/12/24/atheist-banner-in-front-of-georgia-courthouse-gets-torn-down/

Crazy “Catholic Warrior” Lady steals satanic display in Florida: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2014/12/24/theres-now-footage-of-the-catholic-warrior-walking-off-with-the-satanic-temples-display-in-the-florida-capitol/

Baby Jesus replaced by severed pig-head in Massachusetts: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/dec/26/massachusetts-baby-jesus-pigs-head-nativity

Topless Femen protester takes Baby Jesus from St. Peter’s Square: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/12/topless-femen-activist-grabs-baby-jesus-in-st-peters-square/

Ohio town livid over zombie nativity scene: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/12/ohio-town-bureaucrats-issue-order-to-remove-zombie-nativity-scene/

Fat man squashes donkey: http://freethinker.co.uk/2014/12/19/nativity-scene-outrages-in-spain/