JOIN US SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5
IN WASHINGTON, DC TO PROTEST
TEN COMMANDMENTS
MISINFORMATION CAMPAIGN!

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AMERICAN ATHEISTS invites all Atheists, Freethinkers, Humanists and other state-church separationists to join us in our nation's capital this Sunday, October 5, 2003 at we speak out against the Ten Commandments Misinformation Campaign!

Backers of Alabama Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore are "on the road" from Montgomery to Washington, DC, hoping to build congressional support for legislation that would legalize the display of the Commandments and other sectarian religious monuments on public property. They say that government has the right to "acknowledge God" even if it means preventing judicial review of such unconstitutional acts. The U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld a ruling that Moore's installation of the Commandments in the foyer of the Alabama Judicial Building violated the constitutional separation of church and state. Moore's Commandments Caravan will be hosting a rally at the Capitol Building,

JOIN US IN PEACEFUL PROTEST across the street from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol building, at the Ulysses Grant Memorial, beginning at about 2:45 PM. The pro-commandments contingent from "The Spirit of Montgomery" Caravan will have a permit for a certain portion of this area, and we will stage somewhere next to them and close to the media. Look for the American Atheists signs and banners. Be sure to dress appropriately!

In attendance will be Ellen Johnson, President of American Atheists; Larry Darby, Alabama AA State Director; and Dave Condo, Maryland AA State Director.

Tourism, Lodging, and Transit Information

Announcement: Specific Location of D.C. Protest:

We will meet at the Ulysses Grant Memorial at the Capitol Reflecting Pool, which is directly across from the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol.

Resources:

• Jpeg file map of the Capitol area and a detailed PDF map of DC.
• The Library of Congress has a nice page of links for visitors.
• Metrorail and Metrobus
• Amtrak is convenient to points along the Northeast Corridor from Boston, Mass. to Richmond, Va. and points south with low fares and convenient schedules. Union Station is about a 5-6 minute walk from the Capitol Building, and there is cab service available, too.
• Here is a Mapquest Map.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: David Condo, Maryland State Director, American Atheists, (410-298-6722) or dcondo@atheists.org

See photos from July 28th Roy Moore Protest in Alabama.

AMERICAN ATHEISTS is a nationwide movement that defends civil rights for nonbelievers; works for the total separation of church and state; and addresses issues of First Amendment public policy.

Join these First Amendment activists in endorsing this event, many of whom will be in Washington DC Sunday, Oct 5, 2003
Ellen Johnson President, American Atheists.	Larry Darby State Director, Alabama.
David Condo State Director, Maryland.	Sandra Van Maren State Director, Illinois.
Chad Hetman State Director, New Jersey.	Margie Wait Librarian of the Charles E. Stevens American Atheists Library and Archives
Reginald Finley The Infidel Guy	David Silverman Communications Director, American Atheists
Edwin Kagin State Director, Kentucky	Ed Buckner Council For Secular Humanism
	Eddie Tabash Beverly Hills, California
Dave Anderson Director, Washington State	Liz Burcin Pennsylvania Non-believers

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There are 642 endorsers so far. Current individual endorsers:

Ed Gauci, USA	Mikel Childers, U.S.A.	Dennis Horvitz, USA
John Neal, USA	Conrad Goeringer, USA	Larry Darby, Alabama
August Berkshire, U.S.A.	Robert Blair Scott Jr., USA	Duane C. and Agnes L. Buchholz, USA
Bob & Shelia Schur, USA	George Ricker, USA	David Condo, USA
Joe Zamecki, USA	Luther Setzer, USA	David Northup Miles, USA
William Voettiner, USA	Ken Salter, USA	Linda Massey, usa
V. Carol Moore, USA	Michelle Culp, USA	J. Michael Malec, United States of America
Margie D Wait, USA	C. Pavey, USA	Jeff Lewis, USA
William and Teresa Saenz, USA	John Edward Schwartz, United States of America	Leonard Zanger , US of A
Austin Cline, USA	Charles W., USA	Travis Hardin, USA
Mike & Julia Rivers, USA	Timothy M. Ruppert P.E., USA	HArold E. Hames MD, Morgan
Sally Stapledon, USA	Cindy Swanson, US	David M. Sicora, U.S.A.
Mark Thomas, USA	Naureen Steadman, USA	George T. Butt, U.S.A.
Marvin Straus, USA	David Anderson, USA	Bart Meltzer, USA
Joe Black, U.S.A.	Clyde Baxley, USA	Robert A. Carver, United States
Michael Patterson, USA	Chad Hetman, USA	Randal Thomas Hand, USA
Dick Steele, USA	Jesse L. Spurgeon, USA	Tim Olson, USA
Peter D Van Coutren, USA	Skip Busby, USA	Roger E. Mathews, USA
Chuck Hamilton, USA	Shawn Jeffers, USA	Rex Ray Frost, USA
Adrienne Mowery, USA	Natalie Spencer, USA	Maureen O'Neill, USA
PAUL SWEENEY, USA	Mary Ellen Sikes, U.S.	Larry Mundinger, USA
Ried Crowe, USA	Gary Parker, USA	John A. Baumgartner, USA
Nancy Glista, USA	Frank Wayne, USA	Richard Cotter, USA
Janson Van Dyne, USA	Dennis Paul Himes, U.S.A.	Robert Travis, U.S.
Dawn Rebecca Giordano, USA	Richard Whisenhunt, USA	Bernadette Evangelist, USA
David M. Mandell, USA	Carl Kaufmann, U.S.A.	H.E.Harrison, USA
Mary Starr, United States	Jonathan R Julio, USA	Lauren J Floyd, United States
Bonnie Cline, USA	Michael L. Mestnik, USA	Jim Rawls, USA
Joe Mercado Jr., USA	Edwin Kagin, USA	Rev. Jennifer F. Locke, USA
John C. Miller, USA	Yolanda L. Forry, USA	Deborah Welch, US
Steve Yothment, USA	Barbara J Gavin-Lewellyn, USA	James Vijay, USA
Stephen Burnett, USA	Gillian Altieri, USA	James Darrell Lunsford, USA
Dan Rohlfing, U.S.A.	wilburn w howard, walker	Thomas Oswald, USA
Kerrie A Flanigan, United States	Robert Schwartz, USA	Brian C Blackburn, USA
Dennis Lafont, USA	Lowell Skelton, USA	George Michael, united States
Alessandro Artini, Outside U.S.A.	Benjamin David Hughes, United States	John C. Searight, USA
Brenda O'Prisko, USA	Robert E. Patterson, USA	Jonathan Billington, united kingdom
Ric Schmeelk, USA	Ralph Williams, USA	Brenda Germain, USA
Dave Urwin, United Kingdom	Karl R. Wolf, USA	Janice Rael, USA
Greg Hart, USA	Landon Elswick, USA	Rev. Hank Shiver, USA
Melanie Chansky, USA	Brian Chansky, USA	Linda Snyder, USA
David Winningham, USA	Walter A. Mostek M.D., USA	Dan Kuehling, USA
Dorian Cosmedy, USA	William E. Wallace, USA	Justin Cera, USA
rozmarija Grauds-Lieb, USA	Joseph Beck, US	John E Shane, USA
Lance H. Jencks, USA	Joseph Gurner, USA	Dianna Narciso, USA
Ken Ganzer, USA	Vaylor Trucks, USA	Jim Pennington, USA
Kathy Meidell, Canada	Charles Trantham, USA	Chris Meidell, Canada
Angela Dimou, Canada	Dale Heatherington, US	Robert L. Blackett, USA
Ramon Casha, Malta	Lisa Piquette, USA	Harry Greenberger, USA
C. R. Sondhi, Canada	Kimberly Mavilla, USA	Rossi Pasagui, USA
Terri Fryberger, USA	Mike Kidd, USA	Mike Umbras, USA
Joyce Sogg, USA	Tom Stavros, USA	Kevin E. Ford, USA
James K. White II, USA	Erica Dunlap, United States of America	william w bishop, usa
Leif Saul, USA	Mark Nutter, US	Linda Sharlow, USA
Diane M. Hays, USA	George H Greer, USA	George R. Maurer, USA
Billye C Greer, USA	Lenka Hlavenka, Canada	John Hattan, USA
Robert R. Morgan, USA	Robert B. Scott Sr., USA	William Broderick, Canada
Kathleen Lyons, USA	Larry Bucher, USA	Eddward Thomas Frisby, U.S.A.
James M. Wendler, USA	Jessyka L. A. Allyn, USA	David Jones, USA
Richard Carroll, USA	Lauren Fine, USA	Nadia Fomin, usa
Brian Lallatin, USA	Patrick Wallace Duggan, USA	Peter Hughes, UK
Pearl Volkov, Canada	Sam Bailey, USA	Gary Padula, United States
george mccaffery, USA	Reginald V. Finley Sr., USA - IG	Timothy Silliman, USA
Scott Kelley, USA - IG	William Snedden Jr., U.S.A.	Joel D. Walker, USA
Vincent Lundgren, USA	Rev. Ray Dubuque LiberalsLikeChrist.Org/ChurchState, USA	Clarissa Ann Grayson, USA - IG
Jared Sommers, United States of America	Ryan Harvey, USA	Charles Baker, United States
Amber R. Finley, USA - IG	Matthew Davis, USA-IG	Danny Balodimas, USA - IG -
John Draak, Canada	James Underdown, US	Michael R. Grayson, USA - IG
herbert a. masters III, USA	Mike Ohrum, USA	Patrick Ridgely, USA
lawrence broderick kurschner, usa	Ryan Baker, US	Steve Blattner, USA
Travis Gafford, USA - IG	Emilio Rene Ortiz, USA	Wayne Aiken, USA
Helen Friesen, Canada	CF Sabourin, USA	Steve Voelkel, U.S.A.
Debra Denison, USA	Cheryl Curry, USA	Carletta Sims, USA
Andrew Writer, USA	Trevor Agnitti, USA - IG	Jordan T. Smith, USA -IG
ROBIN SHECK, USA	NELVIN VELAZQUEZ, USA	Sara D. Brown, USA
Benjamin John Pobjie, Australia	Robert Gaida, USA	John B. Hodges, USA
John S. Wilson, USA	Vincent Villarreal, United States	Derek Kleier, USA
St. Clair Mellard III, USA	Lane R Taylor, USA	Douglas Ray Bartlett, U.S.A.
Chris Denison, USA	Melanie Harris, USA - IG	J. Eric Harrington, USA
Kathleen Sayeg, USA	Ketan Raturi, USA	Joanne F. Schneider, USA
Patrick Russell Bonin: Senior Airman. US Air Force, USA _ IG	Thomas F Parrish Jr, USA	W. Douglas Cramer, USA
Miep van Raalte, Canada	Don Matlack, USA	Wesley R. Pipe, U.S.A.
George Balan, U.S.A	Jesse Peterson, United States	Tim Mitchell, USA
Derek Watters, Canada	David Strickland, USA	Roy Simon, USA
Mark Persuitte, USA	John Wall, USA	Julius Adolphus Howlett, USA
Leslie Allison, USA	Drew Beck, USA	William R. Dowling, USA
Tyla Robi Noyes, U.S.A.	Tracie Harris, USA	Keith Trombley, USA
Eric Lewan, USA	Geoffrey McNally, USA	Robert F. Benz, USA
Paige Saye, USA	Karen and Matthew Johnson, USA	Michael W. Bardallis, USA
Mona D'Astarte, US	John Gordon Mills, USA	Eric Litton, USA
Edward M. Buckner , USA	Bobbie Kirkhart, USA	Christopher E. Wilkins, USA
Brandon Alexander, USA	Darrell Kilner, usa	Russell Allen Myers, USA - IG
Edward J. Bridge, USA	Leslie A Arms, USA	Steven O Pottorff, USA - IG
Sybren Bonnema, The Netherlands	Gordon Free, USA - IG	Jeff Jorgensen, USA
Cecil Muldrew, Canada	Jill Traynor, U.S.A.	Thomas Jones, USA
Dave Goggin, USA	Vern Richardson, USA - IG	Anthony Lealand, New Zealand
Steve Clement, USA	Timothy Campbell, Canada - IG	Debra M. Simpson, USA
Tim Ahrentløv, Denmark	Mike Smith, United states	Gregory Maus, USA-IG
Tim Hale, USA	Dr. Victor Rivera-Jimenez, Puerto Rico (USA)	Dr. Massimo A. Casalegno, Germany
Rev. Eric Rush, USA	Mary F. Player, USA- IG	jeff davis, USA - IG
John R. Brackin, USA	Joshua W. Jones, USA - IG	Daryl L. L. Houston, USA - IG
Chris Ryan, USA	Bruce Lewis, USA -IG	Becky Richardson, USA
Bishop Wilkins, USA	Nathaneal R. Byrnes, USA - IG	Ben Burgdorf, USA - IG
Kurt Sjolander Sr, USA	Gerard Priori, USA - IG	Nicholas Bean, USA
Dave Kong, USA	Daniel Steven Coes, USA - IG	Sharon L. Oddi, USA
William Roha, USA	Sean Adams, USA -IG	Alison Randall, USA
Electa Tripp, usa	Helen Kagin, USA	Peter Badore, USA
Jeremy Wohl, USA -IG	Eddie E Hicks, United States	Jacob Stanley, USA - IG
Max Pappas, USA	GUS F. BIGELOW, U.S.	benny hicks, usa
Meredith Williams, USA	Maria Walker, USA	Jon P. Quinn , u.s.a.
Stu Tanquist, USA	Frances Parker, US - IG	Mathew Goldstein, USA
Mark Sternberg, USA - IG	Patti Bennett, USA	Stephen Thursby, USA
Mark A. Plus, USA	Paul J. Markowski, USA	SarahW Holt, USA
Donald Brawley, USA -IG	Steve Griffith, USA	Ned Zacharias, usa IG
Ned Zacharias, usa IG	"Fish" (David B. Trout), US	Brian Humphrey, USA
Steve Davis, USA -IG	Leo Tokarski, USA	Carl D. Rody, USA
LCDR Harry W. Sutton USN ret, USA	Matt Edwards, U.S.	Robin Dinnes Kloos, USA
Allison Basye, USA	Howard King, Canada	Ken Clark, USA
Bobbie Mroch, USA	Theresa Stafford, USA	Dennis Hendrix, USA - IG
Robert Alan Cook, USA	Jay Gould, U.S.A.	Reynold Hall, Canada
Albert J. Hoch Jr., USA	Bruce Ives, usa	Anthony E Ray, USA - IG
Leslie Dyer-Wallace, USA	R. Craig Rapp, USA	marsha mandel, usa
Charles Lyons, USA	Rachael Coplin, USA	Richard E. Bamford Jr., USA
Patrick Elmore, USA	Anthony Kaminski, U.S.A.	Brian Grosch, USA
Jillian Tidwell, USA	Paul J. Morris, USA	Wesley Schwarzenstein, USA
Jim Runkel, USA-IG	Mario DeOliveira, USA	Shirley Oaks, USA
William Shehan, USA	Andrew C. Jones, U.S.A.	Heather Ream, USA
Joe. N, Canada - IG	Patricia R Nellis, US	Ken McKnight, USA
Nicholas Gabrielsen, USA - IG	Diane R. Freeman, USA	David Dunn, USA
Jack Lee Parsons, USA	Jim Bowling, USA	Ron Fleischer, USA
Paul Scotti, USA	David Manifold, USA IG	Christopher Jourdain, USA
Sarah J. Pepper, USA	Adam Cicco, USA - IG	Raymond Kulhanek, USA
Stephen Charchuk, Canada	Naomi Sherer, USA	Kim Dryden, USA
Daniel J Sitzmann, USA	Timothy P. Noonan, USA - IG	Thomas Howard, USA
Jacobo García Arias, Spain	richjard e kauff, usa	Jenny Dowding, USA - IG
James Wyndham Evans, USA	Margaret Aguilar, USA	Brian F. Futterman, US
Loren McCumber, USA	Kate Bastedo, usa	Eugene Burgin, USA
Oliver Thomas Cutsforth Ashton, England - IG	Ian Patrick, USA	Douglas Burt, USA
Kevin B. Walker, USA	Matthew Diamante, USA	John Torrico, USA
Patrick Kay, UK - IG	John W. Hillman, US - IG	John C. Soiset, USA - IG
Charles Denby, USA-IG	Ryan Bergner, United States of America	Kevin James, US
Michele Gabrielle, USA	delbert martin, usa	Theodore H Peterson, USA
Monty L. Gaither, USA	Monty L. Gaither JR, USA	Susan Hoegel, USA
Gianetta Post, US	Randy Ausmus, U.S.	Ryan Ellis, USA - IG
Kari Tapio Piukka, Finland - IG	Hal Platt, USA - IG	Victor Stiles, America Damn it!
Larry HIcok, USA	Randall D. Bosin, US	Keith Ryder, USA
Jeffrey Johnathan Quillinan, USA	Nicholas Yelverton, USA	Megan Green, USA
Pavla Decoteau, USA	Harold Haile, USA	Theodore Rybicki, USA
Anne Lincoln, USA	Lucas Nguyen, USA	Colin F. Sewards., U.S.A.
Russ Campbell, USA	Corbin Hicks, USA - IG	John Leacox, United States
Gerog Schoen, Germany	Seth Irwin, USA	Scott J. Patrick, United Kingdom - IG
Emily Dietle, USA	Cole Wever, USA	Tim Tyni, USA
Gwen Foss, USA	Garth Patterson, USA	Lynn Phillips, USA
Ingrid Neilson, USA	Jessica Fadness, U.S.A.	David Crutchlow, USA
Kees Ruigrok, philippines	K. M. Taff, U.S.A.	Brian Post, USA
Warren F. Watson, USA	Karen Hotchkiss, USA	Marlene T. Miller, U.S (IG)
Douglas C Franklin, USA	Juliana Williamson-Page, USA	David Walker, USA
David Frier, USA	Carlos Calderon, USA	Tiffani Martin, USA
Allison Schmitt, US	Sandra Van Maren, USA	Troy Kelly, United States
Steven J. Downing, USA	Edward Bourdon, USA	Dan Birtcher, USA
Latasha Pollard, USA	Steven Batson, USA	Tony Morosco, USA
Duane A. Kuzara, USA -IG	Tony Bellizzi, USA	Kristin Poole, USA
casey w thompson, usa	Mike Metcalfe, USA	James Hill, US of A
keith wright, usa	keith wright, usa	Brian Moore, Canada
Graham Manning, Australia	Marc H. Jarett, USA	John Obst, USA
John Heritage Jr., USA	David Brian Patterson, Cobb	Melanie Obst, USA
Charles E. Schmidt, U.S.A.	eric scoles, usa	Katheryn Kenyon, USA
Cora Wheeler, USA	Edward Thomas Medalis, USA	Michael E. Palmer, USA
James Edmonds, USA - IG	Karen Weese, USA	Bruce Allen, USA
William Hickman, USA	Linnea & Sean Williams, USA	Brad Andrews, USA
Lucy Siragusa, USA	Jeff Swenson, USA	Meria L. Hopkins, USA
Philip J. Trelatsky, USA	Steve Yothment, USA-IG	Lacie Petitto, USA
Rachel Weaver, USA - IG	Freya Harris, USA	Michele McWaters, USA
Roger Williams, Trinidad - IG	Lance M. Wilhelm, United States	Eoghan Ryan, Ireland
Scott Hunsucker, USA (IG)	Jeremy Patton, Laurel	jennifer wiedeman, usa
Carol Mcgrath, Windham	Rev. Dr. Edwin C. Quiggle Jr., USA - IG	Joel Marshall Smith , USA -IG
William Quarters, USA	Brian Crook, USA	Christian L. Ambrose, USA
Ross Colebrook, USA	Cherie Thomson, USA	Michael Allen, USA
Jon Erik Wertman, USA - IG	Thomas D. Smith, USA	karl meisenbach, usa
Tom Torborg, USA IG	Amanda Rose Spaid, USA	Karlen Keto, USA
Michael Wanamaker, U.S.A.	Wendy Britton, USA	landis ragon, usa
Bill Gerdes, USA	Danielle Peacock, United States	Lenny Stone, USA
Ryan Herbrechtsmeier, USA	B. Howard, USA	Curt Hauta, Canada--IG
David Hall, U.S.A.	Jeffory M. Harrington, USA	Jeremy Hebert, USA
Amanda Trammell, USA	Chelsae Hackney, USA	Thomas Stephen Verenna, USA - IG
Joshua Fella, USA	Joseph E. Frierson, USA	Mark Wienants, USA
derek, Canada	David Penn, USA	Jonathon Popphan, USA
Charles E. Lance Ph.D., USA	Ruth L. Capella, USA	paul marr, England
Melinda Arnold, US	Brian Thomas, Canada	Edith Pescador, US
Damon Maikell, USA - IG	Jamie Barton, USA	Åge E. Vinje, Norway
Lauren Alex Scott, USA	Chris R Potter, USA	Victoria Elizabeth Perea, United States
Richard Wilson, USA	Nesa Simon David, UAE	James Marvin, USA
Heidi Marie Johnson, USA	Michael Bastedo, usa	Thomas G. Mundar, USA - IG
Mel D. Beeson, United States	Nathan James, USA	William J. Porter, USA
Bryan Tayefeh, USA	Kristin Perry, USA	Bethany Ellis, USA
Aaron Daniel Brown, United States	Clyde Larsen, USA	carol archuleta, United States
Greg Anglin, USA	Andrew Gibbs, United States	Andrew Carmichael, USA
Andy Poremba, USA	Semjon Tsyrlin, USA	Marvin M. Lindroth, USA
James Rosso, Canada - IG	Alexandra Louise Brock, Rutherford	Jennifer Dulin, USA
Justin Mueller, USA	Scott Murray, USA	Shane Letizia, U.S.A
Paul Neuwirth, USA	Ti-Chen Feng, USA	Joseph Malone, United States
Barrie Webster, Canada	Michael Grethen, USA	Matthew Cropp, USA
nelson puntenney, usa	Kathleen Johnson, Germany	chort vozmite, usa
Michael Gabalski, USA - IG	Mark Livingstone, Canada - IG	Jennifer Gordon, USA
Hung Kang, US	Mary Jo Bednar, USA	Jackelyn Van Buren, USA
Dennis Jackson, USA	Jordan Sampson, USA	Tony Peslin, Canada
dk scalf, usa	erik byle, USA	Carleen Roberson, United States
Kimberly D'Anna, United States	Dan Holland, USA	Deborah Thompson, USA
Jay Gelnett, USA	Prajesh Adhikari, USA	Darren Rawlings, United States
joe jirka, USA	Jason Corbin, USA	Grover Syck, usa
Jenifer Petersen, USA	Ronald Williams, USA	Eugene Flanagin, USA
jeff hultgren, canada	Kevin Kauffman, USA - IG	Frank A. Kamosa, USA
Adam Giles, USA	Gregory Killian, Livonia	Gabriel Madrid, USA
Michael Fons, USA	Tristan Flumerfelt, Canada	Chuck Palahnuik, USA

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