American Atheists Media: BARBARA WALTERS — THE ELLEN JOHNSON INTERVIEW ON ABC SPECIAL — TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2005 — “HEAVEN…” ELLEN JOHNSON, President of American Atheists will be among the guests interviewed by veteran news and features journalist Barbara Walters this coming Tuesday, December 20, 2005 on an ABC special documentary, “Heaven — Where Is It? How Do We Get There?” The program airs on the ABC television network from 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM ET — check local listings. The Barbara Walters special explores the meaning of “heaven and the afterlife” with religious leaders, believers, and non-believers. Along with Johnson, other guests include: Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, Archbishop of Washington; Rabbi Neil Gillman, Jewish Theological Seminary; Rev. Calvin Butts, Abyssinian Baptist Church, Harlem, NY; The Dali Lama; Pastor Tim Haggard, president, National Association of Evangelicals; Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, American Society for Muslim Advancement;Dean Hamer, author of “The God Gene”; Susan Blackmore, psychologist and skeptic; Maria Shriver; Jihad Jarrar, Islamic Jihad. There will be a preview of the “Heaven” program on “20/20″ this Friday on ABC at 10:00 PM ET. ELLEN JOHNSON is President of American Atheists, Executive Director of the Godless Americans Political Action Committee (GAMPAC) and a frequent guest on news and public affairs programs. WHO & WHAT: Ellen Johnson on a Barbara Walters/ABC Television Network special, “Heaven — Where Is It? How Do We Get There?” WHEN: Tuesday, December 20, 2005, 9:00 – 11:00 PM ET (check local listings) WHERE: ABC stations MORE INFO: http://abcnews.go.com/International/print?id=1374010 * Bring Ellen Johnson to your next Atheist/Freethought/Secularist gathering! Check out the American Atheists Speakers Bureau at http://www.atheists.org/speakers . (AMERICAN ATHEISTS is a nationwide movement that defends civil rights for Atheists; works for the total separation of church and state; and addresses issues of First Amendment public policy.)

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