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Congratulations Northwest Arkansas Coalition of Reason

Happy Anniversary

... to me.

Today No 2 Religion is one year old.

One year ago today I wrote my inaugural post, "Do Atheists Need Their Own Religion?". I wrote the post in response to a comment on "What is Atheism?" by Vjack at Atheist Revolution.

Here is the comment and reply that started it all:

In a comment to Vjack's post on What is Atheism?, David Hockey writes,

"History suggests that humans can’t manage without a religion of some kind. Religions give hope, console, provide support, suggest ways-to-behave that try to improve society, etc."

Atheists do not need a religion but I do I think what atheists need is a community. I say this because a need for community is what brought me to the atheist blogosphere.

So what has changed in the last year? Well, I have certainly found community, a lot of community. I have known for many years that I was an atheist but I never felt comfortable talking about it. However, joining and participating in the online atheist community allowed me to talk and learn about my atheism. I was shown that there are many, many others like me in world. I have allowed myself to be more open about my atheism with my family and my community.

A few months ago I joined a new local atheist Meetup group. It has been a fantastic experience and while we are still working on our mission we are looking forward to doing some good in our community.

Here are a few of my favorite posts from the past year:

• My Daughter is an Atheist
• I Was Embaressed But Now I Am Proud
• They Need Real Hope, Not False Hope
• The War on Thanksgiving
• It's Time to Mess With Texas

Thanks to all my reader's and commenter's.

Did God Send a Quake Because Catholic Sex Abuse?

An earthquake rocked Mexico and parts of the South western U.S. today. So, it shouldn't be long before the evangelical's claim it was God's wrath. I am sure it will be claimed that the earthquake was because of homosexuality, pre-marital sex, masturbation or atheism. But, just once I would like them to say it was because of something the religious did. I can see the headline now, "Ray Comfort and Kirk Cameron claim the earthquake in Mexico was because of the Catholic church's role in pedophilia". Hey, it could happen. NOT!
USGS Quake Info

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What are you doing for Easter Sunday?

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Tomorrow is Easter Sunday, what are your plans? Easter egg hunts, Easter baskets, family events?

Since tomorrow is Sunday I will be doing the same thing I do every Sunday, grocery shopping at Trader Joe's and household items at Target. In other words it is just another Sunday with no religious meaning.

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