USAF Staff Sergeant Dan Rawlings was directly responsible for the atheist holiday sign on Travis Air Force Base. He’s been doing the podcast circuit, and recently checked in with the Angry Atheist for a chat. You can listen to it right here: Afterwards, he started getting the inevitable “me-toos!” and “I thought I was the …
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Feb 07 2012
Atheists at Travis Air Force Base have a meaningful community
I’m extremely comforted that the lessons learned at Fort Bragg’s MASH are contagious. Once you organize, a meaningful community quickly follows. It’s amazing how fast Travis Air Force Base organized into something with tangible accomplishments, like the first ever atheist holiday display on a military base – next to the Nativity Scene and Menorah. USAF …
Dec 24 2011
Visual representation of atheists fighting for equality and winning
This is a before and after shot documenting the rapid changes the commanders at Travis Air Force Base are implementing. I made Dan Rawlings’ quite legitimate ‘Let there be light…’ complaint public on Wednesday morning. The picture at the bottom represents Wednesday night. Click to embiggen. Foxhole atheists are demanding equality at every step. This …
Dec 24 2011
Agnostic from Travis Air Force Base hates mockery, can’t spell ‘atheist’
The sign says “Have a safe holiday season”. But you’d think it said “I toss Christians into the Sun”, judging from the butt hurt coming out of this self identified ‘agnostic’ also stationed at Travis AFB (verified) who hated the signs. “I think it’s more than a bit funny that you **NEED** christianity in order to define your faith …
Dec 21 2011
The atheist sign at Travis Air Force Base was vandalized again
This happened sometime before dawn, and is the second definitive act of vandalism. A piece of paper was scotch taped to the sign that said “GOD LOVES YOU”. In case this had to be said, this was not part of the sign. At least the vandals did not do permanent damage, but this is troubling …
Dec 21 2011
Let there be light, and a lot more of it for baby Jesus
Fresh off of being vandalized, the officials at Travis Air Force Base secure the lighting for the atheist sign. Sounds good right? Well like many parts of the story, it’s once again 2 steps forward, one step back. Progress, but seriously… what the hell? They took down his 120 watt bulb, and replaced it with …
Dec 20 2011
Air Force’s Nativity Scene is now joined by the Flying Spaghetti Monster
This sign was finally put up by the atheists at Travis Air Force Base, donated by American Atheists. Click to embiggen Staff Sergeant Dan Rawlings is brave enough to do this without anonymity. The fight has not been easy. This ‘win’ is still bittersweet, as the atheists responsible are still banned from meeting on post. …
Dec 18 2011
Air Force censors the atheist holiday display
Air Force officials have at Travis AFB are at it again, but probably not in the way you’d expect. Take a look. This sign was at first banned by the chaplaincy. Then the media and legal attention made them reverse their decision a few days later. Now they want the (already printed) sign to be …
Dec 17 2011
Air Force changes mind, atheist holiday display now welcome at Travis AFB
This display will be going up as early as tomorrow morning at Travis Air Force Base, courtesy of American Atheists. Rawlings says the artwork including images of the Flying Spaghetti Monster is playful. Civilians will probably miss out on the real in-joke here. The entire military has inescapable and seemingly endless ‘safety briefings’. It was pretty hilarious …
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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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