An Update On The Campaign To Get Biblename to AACon2014

Some friends met last weekend to create a campaign to get a talented photographer to the 2014 American Atheists Convention.  Having an active YouTuber in the room also meant getting a pretty good video for the effort.

Soon after posting it, I saw links to it all over my news feed.  Throughout the week, I've had numerous inquiries about the status of it.

In less than a week, with entirely viral marketing, this campaign is fully funded.

It's heartwarming to see atheists so eagerly supporting artistic talent and each other.

Christianity Versus Humanism - Suffering Edition

I've been passing a particular location of Dino's Storage nearly every day for years.  They often have quotes on their marquee.  Sometimes it's something nice.  Most of the time, it's something religious.  They recently wrote on their website that the quotes are their way of "giving back to the community while glorifying God"^[1].

Today, this was the quote:

This is what's wrong with religion.  It allows this message to be considered as contributing a positive message.  And it's not like this particular message is limited to this sign.  I see this sentiment promoted by Christians as often as I see them threatening me with Hell^[2].  Promotion of suffering^[3] was a favorite pastime of Mother Teresa^[4].

That's one of the biggest differences between Christianity and Humanism.  Christianity sees suffering as a good thing.  Humanism dares to say suffering is bad.

And they say we're the ones without morality^[5].

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1.  http://dinosstorage.com/wordpress/?p=176
2.  http://youtu.be/iClejS8vWjo
3.  http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/216250-pain-and-suffering-have-come-into-your-life-but-remember
4.  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/04/mother-teresa-myth_n_2805697.html
5.  http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2008/10/09/those-evil-humanists/