Author: Justin Trottier

Across the Midwest: ‘Draw Muhammad’ Protest Sparks Discussion, Profanity, but No Violence In May, three Center for Inquiry/On Campus-affiliated groups organized activism campaigns in reaction to threats made by RevolutionMuslim.com against South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone. The radical Muslim Web site posted a statement warning the two entertainers that they would likely …

The atheist ad campaign on public-transit buses in Canada was launched to raise much-needed discussion. It may have accomplished that goal even before the first ad-bearing bus left its depot on February 15, 2009. The campaign’s slogan was: “There’s probably no god. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life.” After over $45,000 was raised by …

In the spring of 2007, I attended a banquet at the University of Toronto honoring student and community leaders. A few days previously, I had been physically assaulted on campus while putting up posters for a speech by physicist Victor Stenger, making me something of a local atheist celebrity. So it was no surprise when, …