American Atheists were going to give the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn a very nice atheist billboard. Dave Silverman says they get emails from atheists there who feel very alone; AA wanted to let them know they’re not alone.
Posts Tagged ‘Shut-uppery’
The last afternoon at Jaipur
January 28th, 2012
Ophelia Benson William Dalrymple tells us what last Tuesday afternoon in Jaipur was like. It was the last afternoon of the Jaipur Literature Festival, of which I am co-director, and more than 10,000 people were milling around the grounds of Diggi Palace, the festival venue, eagerly waiting to hear Salman Rushdie speak by video link from London. [...]
Oh no you don’t
January 26th, 2012
Ophelia Benson The LSE Atheists, Secularists and Humanists Facebook page has a new logo. There’s more, but I’m not sure they want me quoting them; I’ve asked and I’m waiting to hear back. The logo however is publicly visible.
You in the plaid shirt: more rage please
January 25th, 2012
Ophelia Benson And in case we haven’t seen enough screaming bullies yet, let us change the scene to Jaipur.
A protection racket
January 25th, 2012
Ophelia Benson The LSE student paper reports on the cartoons and free speech and “Islamophobia” and shut-uppery affair. It has details. On 20th January, members of ASH Society met with Stanley Ellerby-English, Students’ Union Activities and Development Officer, who explained “the situation, the complaints that had been made and how the action of posting these cartoons was [...]




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