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On October 27th, 2011, the student group Atheists, Humanists, and Agnostics (AHA!) at Stanford hosted the Persian band “The Casualty Process”, for an intimate music concert followed by a discussion and Q&A session. The show was hosted in the Bechtel International Center on Stanford Campus, and saw approximately 50 attendees. Also involved in advertising and helping run the show was the Persian Student Association at Stanford. Sponsors included the Secular Student Alliance, the graduate and undergraduate student governments, and the Stanford international center’s Billie Achilles fund. The funds went towards plane flights and show fees for the band, and music equipment rentals (big speakers!).
"The mayor justified his decision according to the article by claiming that prayer is a distinctly American quality, which to me implies that there is something un-American (or less patriotic) about those of us who do not pray. What if the mayor had justified any other revision of our City Council meetings by insinuating that Catholics or Jews or Mormons were somehow not quite as American as his fellow Methodists? Of course this would not be acceptable. And the mayor’s statement is no more acceptable simply because those who are excluded and whose citizenship is devalued are atheist. Respect for religious liberty is an American quality, and Mayor Knight is certainly entitled to believe whatever he wants about me as an atheist. But it is completely unacceptable that he should use the people of Greensboro’s City Council as a platform to advocate his private belief in the necessity of prayer." - Joshua Deaton, President of UNCG AAS
Atheist Teen's Court Victory a Sign of Growing Secular Student Influence National Secular Student Organization Hails Victory, Growth, as Signs of Trend
A court case victory over a high school prayer banner is being hailed as a sign of the growing influence of atheist students. On January 11th, a federal judge ruled in favor of 16-year-old atheist Jessica Ahlquist, mandating that her Rhode Island high school must immediately remove the religious prayer banner it had been displaying. The Secular Student Alliance, the largest national organization for nonreligious students, pointed to the victory as one piece of a trend.
"Jessica’s victory today is a wakeup call to the nation that secular students will not be ignored or mistreated," said Jesse Galef, spokesman for the Secular Student Alliance. "More and more young Americans are identifying as secular, and we're starting to stand up for our rights. Jessica's example is inspiring others speak out."
(AHA!) at Stanford hosted the Persian band “The Casualty Process”, for an intimate music concert followed by a discussion and Q&A session. The show was hosted in the Bechtel International Center on Stanford Campus, and saw approximately 50 attendees. Also involved in advertising and helping run the show was the Persian Student Association at Stanford. Sponsors included the Secular Student Alliance, the graduate and undergraduate student governments, and the Stanford international center’s Billie Achilles fund. The funds went towards plane flights and show fees for the band, and music equipment rentals (big speakers!).
is a distinctly American quality, which to me implies that there is something un-American (or less patriotic) about those of us who do not pray. What if the mayor had justified any other revision of our City Council meetings by insinuating that Catholics or Jews or Mormons were somehow not quite as American as his fellow Methodists? Of course this would not be acceptable. And the mayor’s statement is no more acceptable simply because those who are excluded and whose citizenship is devalued are atheist. Respect for religious liberty is an American quality, and Mayor Knight is certainly entitled to believe whatever he wants about me as an atheist. But it is completely unacceptable that he should use the people of Greensboro’s City Council as a platform to advocate his private belief in the necessity of prayer." - Joshua Deaton, President of UNCG AAS
A court case victory over a high school prayer banner is being hailed as a sign of the growing influence of atheist students. On January 11th, a federal judge ruled in favor of 16-year-old atheist Jessica Ahlquist, mandating that her Rhode Island high school must immediately remove the religious prayer banner it had been displaying. The Secular Student Alliance, the largest national organization for nonreligious students, pointed to the victory as one piece of a trend.
