Comments on: New Convention Attendees announced http://atheists.org/blog/2009/01/04/new-convention-attendees-announced A Blog of Atheist Thought Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:23:32 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Digium Astricon 2009 Date, Place Set http://atheists.org/blog/2009/01/04/new-convention-attendees-announced/comment-page-1#comment-97196 Digium Astricon 2009 Date, Place Set Sun, 22 Mar 2009 09:23:05 +0000 #comment-97196 [...] American Atheists | Welcome [...] [...] American Atheists | Welcome [...]

]]> By: neowolfe http://atheists.org/blog/2009/01/04/new-convention-attendees-announced/comment-page-1#comment-93390 neowolfe Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-93390 Dawkins is an idol of mine, every word he says sounds so intelligent and interconnected, logical. I would love to get a chance to ask him a couple of questions.<br /> <br /> The rest of the featured speakers sound great too, I wish I could go. But, reality has no vacations in it any time soon. It's going to be tough enough to survive at home. Good luck with your convention, I hope it achieves everything you hope for.<br /> <br /> NeoWolfe Dawkins is an idol of mine, every word he says sounds so intelligent and interconnected, logical. I would love to get a chance to ask him a couple of questions.

The rest of the featured speakers sound great too, I wish I could go. But, reality has no vacations in it any time soon. It’s going to be tough enough to survive at home. Good luck with your convention, I hope it achieves everything you hope for.

NeoWolfe

]]> By: neowolfe http://atheists.org/blog/2009/01/04/new-convention-attendees-announced/comment-page-1#comment-93392 neowolfe Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-93392 PS It would be great to get a chance to to meet you in person as well. The way you put a face to a name, I could put a handshake to your face! Ow! LOL! Seriously, it would be great to talk shop if we ever get a chance. PS It would be great to get a chance to to meet you in person as well. The way you put a face to a name, I could put a handshake to your face! Ow! LOL! Seriously, it would be great to talk shop if we ever get a chance.

]]> By: dsilverman http://atheists.org/blog/2009/01/04/new-convention-attendees-announced/comment-page-1#comment-93394 dsilverman Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-93394 <p>That's the best part of these events -- faces to e-names!</p> That’s the best part of these events — faces to e-names!

]]> By: jordanswiener http://atheists.org/blog/2009/01/04/new-convention-attendees-announced/comment-page-1#comment-93395 jordanswiener Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-93395 Do I have to get tickets or do I just waltz right in?<br /> Do I have to get tickets or do I just waltz right in?

]]> By: joe zamecki http://atheists.org/blog/2009/01/04/new-convention-attendees-announced/comment-page-1#comment-93396 joe zamecki Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-93396 A mass-de-baptism ceremony! Yesss! It's about time too! AA conventions are always so much fun, and this will add a lot to it. <br /> <br /> Our de-baptism here in Austin went very well. Got it all on video too. <br /> <br /> Rock on!<br /> Joe Zamecki<br /> Austin, Texas A mass-de-baptism ceremony! Yesss! It’s about time too! AA conventions are always so much fun, and this will add a lot to it.

Our de-baptism here in Austin went very well. Got it all on video too.

Rock on!
Joe Zamecki
Austin, Texas

]]> By: charlie http://atheists.org/blog/2009/01/04/new-convention-attendees-announced/comment-page-1#comment-93412 charlie Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-93412 Man I wish I could attend....religious people are annoying the hell back into me right now....<br /> <br /> Does anyone else find the process of posting here cumbersome....My typing seems to disappear in the right margin....<br /> <br /> and Dave, if I had the pleasure...I would introduce myself to you as Charlie or Chuck....most likely Charlie though Man I wish I could attend….religious people are annoying the hell back into me right now….

Does anyone else find the process of posting here cumbersome….My typing seems to disappear in the right margin….

and Dave, if I had the pleasure…I would introduce myself to you as Charlie or Chuck….most likely Charlie though

]]> By: phreedm http://atheists.org/blog/2009/01/04/new-convention-attendees-announced/comment-page-1#comment-93415 phreedm Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-93415 Wow...everyone must be celebrating the 12 days of Christmas...<br /> <br /> Dave...if AA is attempting to pride itself on knowledge and science, why would you allow your national "party" become a circus (although at midnight they might appear to be the same thing) with a "de-baptism"?<br /> <br /> Or was this Mr. Ed's idea...?<br /> <br /> How about offering the Smalkowskis' some honorary tickets. You could take some of your winnings from the Oklahoma case and buy their plane tickets...<br /> <br /> <br /> Wow…everyone must be celebrating the 12 days of Christmas…

Dave…if AA is attempting to pride itself on knowledge and science, why would you allow your national “party” become a circus (although at midnight they might appear to be the same thing) with a “de-baptism”?

Or was this Mr. Ed’s idea…?

How about offering the Smalkowskis’ some honorary tickets. You could take some of your winnings from the Oklahoma case and buy their plane tickets…

]]> By: justme http://atheists.org/blog/2009/01/04/new-convention-attendees-announced/comment-page-1#comment-93422 justme Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-93422 OFF Topic:<br /> <blockquote>SHELBYVILLE, Ky. -- A Shelbyville pastor is jailed, charged with sodomy and sexual abuse of a child less than 16 years old.</blockquote><br /> http://www.wlky.com/news/18401793/detail.html<br /> <br /> Isn't Kentucky the state protected by gawd? OFF Topic:

SHELBYVILLE, Ky. — A Shelbyville pastor is jailed, charged with sodomy and sexual abuse of a child less than 16 years old.

http://www.wlky.com/news/18401793/detail.html

Isn’t Kentucky the state protected by gawd?

]]> By: joe zamecki http://atheists.org/blog/2009/01/04/new-convention-attendees-announced/comment-page-1#comment-93439 joe zamecki Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-93439 For those who weren't on this blog at the time, or don't remember, I posted the url to the video of the de-baptism that took place at the 2008 Texas Freethought Convention. <br /> <br /> We did the de-baptism just like Ed Kagin did it a few months previous, only we got much more video of it as it happened.<br /> <br /> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0Yn6vjktN0<br /> <br /> Since one of the event organizers donated his time and paper to printing up all of the de-baptism certificates we gave out, this cost the event committee nothing. For the amount of fun and the level of energy in the room during this part of the day, it was VERY cost-effective.<br /> <br /> We only had around 130 people at our state convention, so with a few hundred more in attendence at an American Atheists convention, the de-baptism there should be much more sizeable and enjoyable.<br /> <br /> Joe Zamecki<br /> Austin, Texas For those who weren’t on this blog at the time, or don’t remember, I posted the url to the video of the de-baptism that took place at the 2008 Texas Freethought Convention.

We did the de-baptism just like Ed Kagin did it a few months previous, only we got much more video of it as it happened.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0Yn6vjktN0

Since one of the event organizers donated his time and paper to printing up all of the de-baptism certificates we gave out, this cost the event committee nothing. For the amount of fun and the level of energy in the room during this part of the day, it was VERY cost-effective.

We only had around 130 people at our state convention, so with a few hundred more in attendence at an American Atheists convention, the de-baptism there should be much more sizeable and enjoyable.

Joe Zamecki
Austin, Texas

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