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Some of you may remember the Military Atheists & Secular Humanists initiative that we launched a few weeks back. Here in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, it’s been wildly successful. MASH Chapters are open to military members, spouses / family members, and civilians. Being an atheist in a military town is not always easy. Our goals [...]
Archive for January, 2011
Foxhole Atheists organize. MASH chapter sprouts in Fort Campbell, Kentucky
January 30th, 2011 
Justin Griffith Humanist Hour interview with ‘foxhole atheist’ Justin Griffith
January 28th, 2011 Justin Griffith The American Humanist Association’s monthly podcast, the Humanist Hour, interviewed me about Rock Beyond Belief, Spiritual Fitness, and the Soldier Fitness Tracker. Jes Constantine has been running the show for many years, and is now joined by Todd Stiefel, of the Stiefel Freethought Foundation as co-host. We had a great time, and the masterful editing [...]
Army Spiritual Fitness Concert Cost: $100K+ FOIA Docs Released
January 27th, 2011 Justin Griffith The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) initiated a Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) request when the controversial Rock the Fort concert came to Fort Bragg, NC. FOIA requests understandably take some time to process. However, we are excited to finally get an inside look at exactly how much support the Billy Graham Evangelical Association was [...]
Symphony of Science – The Big Beginning
January 23rd, 2011 Justin Griffith Rock Beyond Belief performer, MelodySheep is out with another entry in his brilliant Symphony of Science series of music videos. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HBkZPyfpdE “The Big Beginning” is the eighth installment in the Symphony of Science music video series. It deals with the origins of our universe, covering the Big Bang theory, expansion and cooling of the universe, [...]
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No Comments »US Military Defines Spirituality…?
January 22nd, 2011 Justin Griffith You might have guessed that 99.9% of references are explicitly religious. Good guess! There seems to be a sudden rush to walk this back in the light of all the exposure the Army’s mandatory Spiritual Fitness testing is getting. The mental gymnastics required to divorce their concept of Spiritual Fitness from Religion illustrate exactly why [...]
Yahweh or the Highway: Mandatory Army Spiritual Fitness
January 20th, 2011 Justin Griffith I’m sure that most readers are aware of the aspects of Spiritual Fitness that Rock Beyond Belief has taken issue with. Notably, the Billy Graham Evangelical Association’s proselytism on a grand scale, and the mandatory Soldier Fitness Tracker that foxhole atheists fail because they are spiritually unfit. But the powers that be always argue that [...]
Spiritually Unfit Soldiers FORCED to see Chaplains, to get “born again”
January 18th, 2011 Justin Griffith I just received this chilling letter from a Soldier who recently took the mandatory Soldier Fitness Tracker test, shared to me with permission, from the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF). The name has been withheld out of fear, but I’m assured that this matter is being worked very hard. [note: emphasis mine, and I broke it [...]
Dan Barker joins the lineup!
January 16th, 2011 Justin Griffith On the heels of the recent announcement of Richard Dawkins‘ addition to our lineup, comes another atheist power hitter. Co-President of the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF), Dan Barker, has agreed to be a speaker and musician at our upcoming secular festival on Fort Bragg. The FFRF are dedicated to empowering non-theists, and protecting the [...]
MSNBC and NPR cover mandatory Soldier Fitness Tracker tests for Spiritual Fitness / Religion
January 14th, 2011 Justin Griffith Last Week, Keith Olberman of MSNBC, contacted me for an interview regarding the Soldier Fitness Tracker controversy. This kind of national visibility is exactly what this test for religion needs. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to be cleared by my Public Affairs Office (PAO) in time for the intense time constraints of their production deadline. However, [...]
Posted in Press, Soldier Fitness Tracker Tags: Justin Griffith, keith olberman, NPR, Soldier Fitness Tracker, Spiritual Fitness 2 Comments »Richard Dawkins to Speak at Fort Bragg’s Rock Beyond Belief
January 9th, 2011 Justin Griffith Richard Dawkins is arguably the most well-known advocate for evolution, biology, and atheism in modern times. We are extremely pleased to announce that Richard will be speaking at our festival on post at Fort Bragg, this Spring. We’ve certainly come a long way since September 25th, when Franklin Graham (already banned from the pentagon) rolled [...]
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