Comments on: Weekly Link Roundup http://www.daylightatheism.org/2010/01/weekly-link-roundup-5.html NIGHTTIME IS FOR DREAMING. DAYLIGHT IS FOR ACTION. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:09:52 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: LindaJoy http://www.daylightatheism.org/2010/01/weekly-link-roundup-5.html#comment-53632 LindaJoy Sun, 10 Jan 2010 16:19:37 +0000 http://www.daylightatheism.org/?p=1299#comment-53632 I'm not sure how I feel about atheists being invited to or participating an "interfaith" breakfast venue with the Mayor of NY that includes an "invocation". Atheism is NOT a faith. Just the fact that the Mayor, or any politician at that, blends religion with politics, or the business of a city, is questionable. This all goes back to the mess we've made with allowing religious institutions to run government funded social services, which makes it impossible for government to keep the separation that was intended by our founders clean and clear. I watched the "debate" between Annie Laurie Gaylor and David Barton on the site that has the article on the FFRF leaders, and Barton lied so many times about our history, it had me pacing the room and cursing. I would love to see a site and a national spokesperson totally devoted to de-bunking this man and debating him whereever he goes. Chris Rodda does it so well with her book, Liars for Jesus, but Chris has been pulled into doing research for MRFF and Jeff Sharlet. Anyone out there know of a good anti-Barton site? I'm not sure how I feel about atheists being invited to or participating an "interfaith" breakfast venue with the Mayor of NY that includes an "invocation". Atheism is NOT a faith. Just the fact that the Mayor, or any politician at that, blends religion with politics, or the business of a city, is questionable. This all goes back to the mess we've made with allowing religious institutions to run government funded social services, which makes it impossible for government to keep the separation that was intended by our founders clean and clear.

I watched the "debate" between Annie Laurie Gaylor and David Barton on the site that has the article on the FFRF leaders, and Barton lied so many times about our history, it had me pacing the room and cursing. I would love to see a site and a national spokesperson totally devoted to de-bunking this man and debating him whereever he goes. Chris Rodda does it so well with her book, Liars for Jesus, but Chris has been pulled into doing research for MRFF and Jeff Sharlet. Anyone out there know of a good anti-Barton site?

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