Frederick Olmstead, Author at The Atheist Activist

Weird Gender Ideology In The Bible

By Frederick OlmsteadPosted on May 11, 2024Posted in Christian Nationalism, Education, MemeTagged Christian Schrock, education, Eve, gender, Iowa, LGBTQ, womenNo Comments

What few seem to have stopped to consider is the theological foundation from which Christian Nationalists accuse LGBTQ Americans of having strange gender ideology.

Demonic Conspiracy Theories Can Be A Form Of Political Abuse

By Frederick OlmsteadPosted on May 5, 2024Posted in Christian Nationalism, PoliticsTagged abuse, demoncrat, demons, exorcism, power, psychologyNo Comments

In the United States, it’s becoming commonplace to hear right wing Christian Nationalists accuse Democratic Party leaders, and even rank-and-file Democratic voters, of being controlled by demons. There’s even a shorthand for this idea, the label Demoncrat. In 2022, a team of psychotherapists warned in a paper in the Journal of Child Sexual Abuse that […]

Podcast Talks Options for Atheist Activism

By Frederick OlmsteadPosted on May 4, 2024Posted in ActivismTagged Devon Graham, Florida, podcast, Texas, Wil JeudyNo Comments

The Unreasonable podcast describes itself as the initiation of a movement aimed at counteracting the relentless ascent of religious extremism that has infiltrated our governance and personal spheres.

Actor Brian Cox Slams Bible

By Frederick OlmsteadPosted on May 3, 2024Posted in AtheismTagged Bible, Brian Cox, interview, podcastNo Comments

“The Bible is one of the worst books ever, for me, from my point of view,” says actor Brian Cox.

May 4 Is National Day Of Reason In The USA

By Frederick OlmsteadPosted on May 2, 2024Posted in PoliticsTagged Congress, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Hank Johnson, House of Representatives, Jamie Raskin, Jared Huffman, legislation, Mark Pocan, Mike Johnson, Pramila Jayapal, reasonNo Comments

because, apparently, the use of reason is offensive to Christian Nationalists.

The Oddity of Iowa’s Christian Nationalists

By Frederick OlmsteadPosted on May 1, 2024Posted in Christian NationalismTagged antisemitism, bondage, David Pautsch, dogs, Iowa, Iowa Faith Leader Coalition, Kelley McAtee, Kris Ranney, Kristi Noem, libraries, Moms For Liberty, Steve Freeman, Taylor SwiftNo Comments

Christian Nationalists often assert themselves as the epitome of “normal America.” The truth is, they’re just plain weird.

Georgia Deprives Community Schools To Prop Up Christian Church Schools

By Frederick OlmsteadPosted on April 29, 2024Posted in EducationTagged Brian Kemp, Georgia, legislation, schools, separation of church and stateNo Comments

Vouchers only help failing religious schools that lack the ability to survive on their own.

Lay Down Your Head, Tom Sooter

By Frederick OlmsteadPosted on April 27, 2024Posted in Christian NationalismTagged Armageddon, Bible, Book of Joel, Book of Revelation, demons, Donald Trump, Iowa, Iowa Faith Leader Coalition, prophecy, Revelation, Tom Sooter, violence, warNo Comments

It’s chilling to think that these are the foreign policy ideas that are going into the ears of Donald Trump, and that Trump is currently the frontrunner in the 2024 presidential election.

Easter is about Jesus? What a joke.

By Frederick OlmsteadPosted on March 31, 2024Posted in MemeTagged Easter, estrous, flowers, holiday, Ishtar, Jesus, sexualityNo Comments

Tell me again the one about how Easter is about Jesus rising from the grave like a zombie. I love that joke. Easter… Ishtar… estrous… No, it couldn’t possibly be a holiday of female fertility rituals stolen by Roman Empire Christians. That would be crazy, right? I mean who could link flowers and baby animals […]