Stars and Stripes "The Rock Beyond Belief event at Fort Bragg, organized by soldiers here two years after an evangelical Christian event at the eastern North Carolina post, is the most visible sign so far of a growing desire by military personnel with atheist or other secular beliefs to get the same recognition as their religious counterparts."
...."Fort Bragg is willing to work with organizers of any event that fits its guidelines, said Garrison Commander Col. Stephen Sicinski, who estimated that the BGEA evangelical concert generated twice as much controversy as the atheist event. As far as the Army is concerned, Siciniski said, the event isn't a bellwether of changing beliefs - it's simply another one of the community events that Bragg often hosts." Via Politico.
Bob Dylan was right when he sang, "The Times, They are A-changin' "; I think he shouldn't have been bragging.
...."Fort Bragg is willing to work with organizers of any event that fits its guidelines, said Garrison Commander Col. Stephen Sicinski, who estimated that the BGEA evangelical concert generated twice as much controversy as the atheist event. As far as the Army is concerned, Siciniski said, the event isn't a bellwether of changing beliefs - it's simply another one of the community events that Bragg often hosts." Via Politico.
Bob Dylan was right when he sang, "The Times, They are A-changin' "; I think he shouldn't have been bragging.
People listen to Professor Richard Dawkins the headline speaker at the Rock Beyond Belief
event, Saturday, March 31, 2012 at Fort Bragg, N.C. For the first time in history, the U.S.
military hosted an event expressly for soldiers and others who don't believe in God,
with a gathering sort of like a county fair Saturday on the main parade ground at one of the
world's largest Army bases.
Breakpoint: More Human than Humanism "We are engaging the atheists at what they seem to consider their point of strength, reason, which we actually find to be a distinct weak point for them. As we show in the e-book, reason is more at home within Christianity than atheism, and Christianity is more at home with reason."
...."That illustrates what happens when one removes soul from the human equation: The rest of human life tends to disappear along with it. Daniel Dennett takes it that consciousness is an illusion. Love is strictly a neurochemical thing. Jerry Coyne, again, would say that every behavior, every feeling, is a neurochemical thing. Peter Singer says it is wrong—“speciesist,” he calls it—to regard humans as essentially unique and different from animals. This leads us to an irony equal to that of atheists camping upon “reason.” Many atheistic groups go by the name “humanist,” yet theirs is a doctrine that strips the humanness out of being human." Tom Gilson, The Colson Center
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