About Me

My name is Reed and I’m a former Christian living in Roanoke, the “Star City” of Virginia.

I came out as gay in 2004 and Atheist in 2006.  Since then, I have been published in American Atheist Journal and The Austin Atheist.  I have been featured on the podcasts Dogma Free America, The Reason Driven Podcast and Apologia.

I wrote the blog Unorthodox Atheism from 2006 to 2008 and I co-host the podcast Two Smokin’ Hot Freethinkers with my friend Katie.

I’m legally ordained through Rev. Paul McMaster’s First Church of Atheism.

Praise for Reed Braden

“Talking to Reed is like punching a brick wall, except it occasionally hits back.”

- Trey Jackson

“I’m going to the restroom. Follow me.”

- Christopher Hitchens at AAI, Sep. 2007, to Reed
(It’s not as sinister as it sounds… honestly.)

“[M]ore importantly Reed is a delusional moronic dogmatic dipshit who worships someone dogmatically (just like a theist) he’s no better[...] still a fucking idiot[...] a delusional one[...] fix the kid[...] he’s gonna fuck the world up.”

- Brian “Sapient” Cutler

“Reed, sometimes I can’t tell if you’re delightful or insufferable.”

- Josh S.

Contact Me

Leave a comment on this page (fill in the email address form with a working address) or email me at reedbraden@gmail.com.

You can also contact me on AIM (reedbraden), Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger (reedbraden@gmail.com), Yahoo! Messenger (reed.braden) or Skype (reedbraden).

8 Comments

  • Sarah Trachtenberg
    13 May 2008 at 9:50 am

    Dear Reed,
    Hello! My name is Sarah Trachtenberg and I am currently writing a book proposal about the personal experiences of atheists. I am wondering if the book is published (Darwin willing) if you might be able to mention it (not necessarily plug it) on your site. I plan on launching a site to promote the book and will naturally reciprocate. Please let me know.
    Thanks,
    Sarah

  • me
    11 June 2008 at 5:18 pm

    Dear Reed,

    I’m a Heteroflexible Maybitheist (or should that be Mebbetheist? or Maybe-bi-theist? Need to consult my handbook on scientific naming…) and I enjoy your humor. The world definitely needs more Doubting Thomases. Keep up the good work.

    Jasmine

  • Rev. Reed Braden
    11 June 2008 at 6:23 pm

    Hmmm… Heteroflexible Bi-curiest?

  • Rev. Reed Braden
    11 June 2008 at 6:23 pm

    But that takes the “atheist” almost entirely out of the word.

  • me
    11 June 2008 at 6:59 pm

    how about Heteroflexible Hey!theist? As in Hey! You!

  • nearlynormalized
    3 July 2008 at 4:35 pm

    My Mom always said, “Prove it to me, prove to me there is a GOD. Nobody has proven to me there is, so therefore be queer and proud, I am. (I use the word dyke and faggot–makes me stronger.)

  • Rev. Reed Braden
    3 July 2008 at 5:48 pm

    My mum always said, “God is real. He’s all around us, in us, and works through us.” As of recently, I’ve said, “Prove it.” I also use the words fag, faggot, dyke, etc.

    They’re funny-sounding words.

  • Rev. Reed Braden
    3 July 2008 at 5:49 pm

    Uh oh! The dyke is leaking! Do we have something to block it up? We have a faggot. Great! Plug up the dyke with that faggot!

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