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 …
Monthly Archive: January 2011
Jan 28 2011
Humanist Hour interview with ‘foxhole atheist’ 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 …
Jan 23 2011
Symphony of Science – The Big Beginning
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, …
Jan 22 2011
US Military Defines Spirituality…?
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 …
Jan 20 2011
Yahweh or the Highway: Mandatory Army Spiritual Fitness
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 …
Jan 18 2011
Spiritually Unfit Soldiers FORCED to see Chaplains, to get “born again”
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 …
Jan 14 2011
MSNBC and NPR cover mandatory Soldier Fitness Tracker tests for Spiritual Fitness / Religion
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, …
Jan 09 2011
Richard Dawkins to Speak at Fort Bragg’s Rock Beyond Belief
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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Free Thought | Free Festival
The free festival on Fort Bragg's Main Post Parade Field was a massive success! Expect updates, highlights, and other footage over the next few months.
UPDATE: A second festival is in the works for Camp Pendleton - a large Marine Corps base near San Diego, CA. Summer 2013
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