Sorta like a recruiting fair, but for religions. Yeah, it’s probably better to go than not, but there always the danger of (a) implicitly endorsing the other bullshit, and (b) treating atheism as if it’s just one “faith” like the others. Still, better to go; they gotta be reminded that we’re here, and we know they’re full of shit.

Why is “Desserts” capitalized? Are they blessed?

NSU has this thing called the Interfaith Dialogues…

The Interfaith Dialogues is an annual event in which we bring speakers who speak about their faith and the audience has the opportunity to ask questions. This year each speaker will speak for 8-10 minutes on the basics of their faith, their beliefs, their guiding principles, celebrations, books, etc. We want to provide structure so there is opportunity for people to compare and contrast, while at the same time, provide flexibility for representatives to highlight what they think is most important to share. After each representative has spoken, the audience will ask questions. Following is the Dessert Fest. There will be Desserts and tables for students to sit down and talk one on one with representatives to find out more or ask specific answers.

And I’m going to be “representing atheism”…

Part of the reason why I’m going is because it would be much worse not to go…

I really don’t want someone else there trying to explain “what atheism is like”…

Or that it’s “just like the other faiths”…

So, hey, what the hell, give it a shot…

Better than just sitting at home pissed-off…

Just-ass Scalia, regular defender of theocracy in the US and leading candidate to replace Rehnquist as Chief of the Supremes, is out thumping the “atheists aren’t real Amerikkkans” bible again. Check it out at The Washington Post. Here’s a little taste:

“In his 10-minute speech, Scalia launched a spirited defense of such public expressions of religious faith as coins stamped “In God We Trust,” chaplains in the military services and in Congress and nondenominational prayers before high school graduations. Such actions, Scalia said, “reflect the true tradition of religious freedom in America — a tradition of neutrality among religious faiths.” “Government will not favor Catholics, Protestants, Muslims, Jews,” Scalia told the crowd. “But the tradition was never that the government had to be neutral between religiousness and nonreligiousness.”

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