Supporting Civil Rights for Atheists and the Separation of Church and State

July 2011

Jul

2011

FOX News Facebook Page on 9/11 Cross Generates Death Threats Against Atheists

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FOX News readers on Facebook started going off after Blair Scott, Communications Director for American Atheists, appeared on America Live with Megyn Kelly. Blair reports that when he returned home from his local FOX station for the interview that his voice mail was full of messages and his inbox had almost 200 hateful messages. "I can always tell when someone from American Atheists is on FOX news, because my Inbox explodes with hate email," said Blair. Read more about FOX News Facebook Page on 9/11 Cross Generates Death Threats Against Atheists→

Jul

2011

On the Cross Case

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The Suit has been filed, the news has hit, and reactions are coming in. Now that everything has started in this unfortunate but necessary case, I thought I'd take a moment to reflect on some of the feedback we've gotten and the progress we have ALREADY made.

For the most part, the feedback is what we'd expected - religious people hate us, but seculars understand and support it. I am very pleased at the breadth of the secular support for this important suit, and as usual I don't care much about what the theists think. Read more about On the Cross Case→

Jul

2011

From Our New Military Director, Justin Griffith

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Jul

2011

SGT Justin Griffith appointed as American Atheists' Military Director

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American Atheists is pleased to announce the appointment of Army Sergeant Justin Griffith as American Atheists’ Military Director. Sergeant Griffith replaces First Sergeant (Retired) Kathleen Johnson, who stepped down in order to focus on her duties as American Atheists’ Vice President. SGT Griffith is the founder of the Military Atheists and Secular Humanists (MASH) at Fort Bragg, NC and is the creator and sponsor of the upcoming Rock Beyond Belief event planned for next spring at that location. Read more about SGT Justin Griffith appointed as American Atheists' Military Director→

Jul

2011

Gotta Love Hate Mail!

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Every now and then we'll post a small snippet of hate mail we get on our Facebook page. Quite a few of our Facebook fans have asked that we post some more. So we figured... why not!

Hate Email #1: All this love from a "very religious man." If it turns out that the Christians are right, we think this "very religious man" will be sitting next to us in Hell.

Dear F*ckers

Jul

2011

World Trade Center Belongs to All Americans

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For the record, yes, we will oppose (as we always have) the inclusion of the WTC Cross in the WTC memorial in NYC. As you may remember, the buildings were made from girders crossing each other, and in the rubble some Christians found a pair of girders still welded that closely (not exactly, but closely enough) resemble a Christian Roman Cross. Read more about World Trade Center Belongs to All Americans→

Jul

2011

On Governor Perry's Prayerfest

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Here's what I didn't get to say on FOX this morning.

Governor Perry is selfishly making things better for himself and worse for Texas. Their budget is a shambles, their education is at or near the worst in the country, and Perry has no clue how to fix it. Facing the clear limit of his abilities, he should step down.

But instead he has dismissed the needs of his state and his constituents and executed a plan to stay in office. Like many politicians in similar situations, he has gotten in bed with a religious organization. Read more about On Governor Perry's Prayerfest →

Jul

2011

Aerial Banner Photos: Keep 'Em Coming!

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Aerial Banners? Read here for details.

Photos of the aerial banners are starting to come in! American Atheists paid for the banners in 26 states on July 4th. As of writing this, it is 4:00 p.m. EST and there are still a few aerial banners yet to fly, so keep sending those photos in! You can send your photos to bscott at atheists dot org.

If we post your photo here, you'll get a free American Atheists Convention t-shirt! Read more about Aerial Banner Photos: Keep 'Em Coming!→

Jul

2011

Atheists Dominate Famous Humanitarians

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We all have a humanitarian side whether it is writing a check to our favorite charity or volunteering our time to worthy causes. Then there are those who take humanitarianism to a whole new level. Whether by selfless acts or billion dollar checks that can change the course of entire nations, it is daunting to think of what the world would be like if there were no people who took it upon themselves to make a difference.

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