Al Stefanelli

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Activism Explained: Why We Do What We Do

January 23rd, 2012 Al Stefanelli

“Get up, stand up. Stand up for your rights.” – Bob Marley It  is difficult for many people to understand my passion for civil rights. Even members of my own family are sometimes perplexed by the lengths I go to in order to get a message out. Yes, I know it is hard to comprehend [...]

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Bigotry Alive and Well in Small Georgia Newspaper

January 19th, 2012 Al Stefanelli

“The proscribing any citizen as unworthy the public confidence by laying upon him an incapacity of being called to offices of trust and emolument unless he profess or renounce this or that religious opinion is depriving him injuriously of those privileges and advantages to which, in common with his fellow citizens, he has a natural [...]

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I Got Your “Tolerance” Right Here…

December 9th, 2011 Al Stefanelli

“We’ve made too many compromises already, too many retreats. They invade our space, and we fall back.” – Jean Luc Picard A while back I published an article on the American Atheists, Inc. “No God Blog,” of which I am a contributor.  It was in response to the call for tolerance by accommodationalists among the [...]

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The Poisonous Malevolence Of Religion (A Rant)

November 14th, 2011 Al Stefanelli

“Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction.” - Blaise Paschal Last week I posted a Facebook status that reflected my exasperation with religious people.  If you do not have access to my Facebook account, here’s what I posted: “You want me to be tolerant? Of what? Your [...]

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