“The Atheists Go Marching In” to NOLA
Tuesday, 05 June 2012 7:05AM
“The Atheists Go Marching In” to NOLA
Shana Rose Reporting
“The Atheists Go Marching In” is the message on a New Orleans streetcar advertisement to inform the city that humanists, atheists, freethinkers and skeptics are coming to New Orleans June 7-10 for the 71st Annual American Humanist Association (AHA) Conference.
The New Orleans Secular Humanist Association, the local chapter of the AHA, is also running a billboard ad near the Superdome welcoming conference attendees to town, says executive director, Roy Speckhardt.
He says the organization has a lot they’re trying to accomplish in the Crescent City. “We want to spread the idea that it’s O.K. to be good without a God, and that more recognition and equality is needed for atheists and agnostics.”
Speckhardt says they want a stronger foothold in the south, and this conference “Is part of a larger push that we have.” To read the rest of the WWL article, click here.
The American Humanist Association
The American Humanist Association (AHA) works to protect the rights of Humanists, atheists, and other nontheistic Americans. The AHA advances the ethical and life-affirming worldview of Humanism, which—without beliefs in gods or other supernatural forces—encourages individuals to live informed and meaningful lives that aspire to the greater good of humanity.
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