Saturday, July 18, 2009

News for July 11-17, 2009

Atheist Convention to Take Place:
The Atheist Alliance International will be hosting an Atheist convention on October 2,3, and 4 at the Burbank Airport Marriot and Convention Center. Guest set to appear include, Richard Dawkins, Bill Maher, Eugenie Scott, and many more. Check out the link to see more.

Kiss-in Planned in Utah:
A couple of days ago a male couple kissed briefly on the property of the Salt lake City Temple (Mormon Church) and they were promptly escorted off the premises by security. Tomorrow at noon a whistle will be blown to signal the gathering of people to begin kissing on the LDS property.

Episcopalians Decide to Treat Gays Like Normal People:
Earlier this week the Episcopalian Church voted to allow openly gay men to be ordained as bishops. Now these bishops are looking to create procedures for blessing gay marriages. Thank God.

FFRF at it Again:
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is at it again, filing a lawsuit to prevent "In God We Trust" from being engraved at the Capitol Visitor Center in Washington. Best of luck to them.

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