JEFF SHARLET TO SPEAK AT
AMERICAN ATHEISTS CONVENTION
NIGHTMARE ON C -STREET: Beyond the
Scandal of Religion in American Politics
JEFF SHARLET, the acclaimed author and investigative journalist who exposed the notorious “Christian Mafia” operating out of Washington, DC ( http://www.democracynow.org/2009/8/12/sharlet : see also: http://www.rickross.com/reference/fundamentalists/fund196.html ) will speak at the 36th annual National Convention of American Atheists slated for April 2-4, 2010 in Newark/New York City.
Mr. Sharlet is the New York Times best selling author of The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power, described by Barbara Ehrenreich as “one of the most compelling and brilliantly researched exposes you’ll ever read.” Sharlet is also the author of a forthcoming collection of essays titled What They Wanted, co-author, with Peter Manseau, of a travelogue of belief and unbelief in America titled Killing the Buddha: A Heretic’s Bible, and co-editor with Manseau of Believer, Beware: First-Person Dispatches from the Margins of Faith. Sharlet is a contributing editor for Harper’s magazine and Rolling Stone and has also written for The New Republic, The Nation, Mother Jones, Columbia Journalism Review, The Washington Post, and many other publications. He has commented on politics and religion for “The Rachel Maddow Show,” “The Daily Show,” “Hardball,” “Democracy Now,” NPR, BBC, CNN, and NBC Nightly News. He is currently a Visiting Research Scholar at New York University. Ann Coulter says he is one of the stupidest journalists in America.
* OTHER CONFIRMED SPEAKERS: We’ll have a blockbuster line-up! Confirmed so far are, in alphabetical order:
DAN BARKER, Freedom From, Religion Foundation
PAUL KURTZ, Philosopher, author, founder of the Council for Secular Humanism
MASSIMO PIGLIUCCI, Author, philosopher, noted advocate for science
* THE VENUE! Book your room now!
The Convention will take place at one of the premier meeting venues in the NJ-NYC region — The Magnificent Newark Liberty Renaissance Hotel at Newark Airport ( http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/ewrnr-renaissance-newark-airport-hotel/ ) We’ve arranged a special rate of only $84 (plus tax) for 1 to 4 in a room. This special rate covers “shoulder daters,” in effect beginning Wednesday, March 31 through Monday, April 5, 2010. This allows you and family/friends to make a “mini-vacation” of the Convention weekend, and visit all the great tourism sites in the area, including New York City. There is free parking for those staying at the hotel, along with free internet and other amenities.
The Newark Liberty Renaissance Hotel is located at 1000 Spring St., Elizabeth, New Jersey with shuttle service to and from the Newark Airport. AMTRAK (www.amtrak.com) and NJ Transit stop at Newark Airport station.
Registration and other information about the Convention will be posted to the American Atheists web site shortly at www.atheists.org. In the meantime, make your reservations promptly with the Renaissance Newark Airport Hotel by calling 1-866-234-7535. To qualify for the special room rate, you must ask for the special American Atheists Convention rate of $84 (plus tax).
RESERVE YOUR HOTEL ROOM NOW!
WHAT: The 36th annual National Convention of American Atheists
WHEN: April 2-4, 2010
WHERE: Newark/New York City, Newark Liberty Renaissance Hotel at Newark International Airport
MORE INFO Hotel — http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/ewrnr-renaissance-newark-airport-hotel/
and www.atheists.org .
Newark International Airport: http://www.nyctourist.com/travel_newark.htm
AMTRAK (NE Corridor): www.amtrak.com
New York City Tourism: http://www.nyctourist.com/
American Museum of Natural History (New York) http://www.amnh.org/
Newark, NJ tourism — includes Liberty Science Center: http://www.newjerseybeautiful.com/nj8/newark-museum.html