How’s this for better photos?

I’ve come home from the Mr. Paul Aints baseball game. It was a wonderful time! I had a chance to see some of my favorite local and visiting atheists, everyone was smiling, eating crappy ballpark food, and cheering on our Aints.

I had an odd moment while I was in the line for the women’s bathroom. The woman in front of me started chit-chatting, and I mentioned that this was my first time attending a Saint Paul Saints game. She asked where I was sitting, and after a quick glance at the gold cross around her neck I said “Over in the Left Field section with the Minnesota Atheists.” Her eyes widened a little and I imagined her later going back to her friends saying “Guess what – I met one of them!” But she was nice enough. She asked how big our group was (“How big is your invading army?”), what kind of activities we did and what brought me to atheism (can you tell that this was a reaaaaallly long line for the bathroom?) I gave short, simple answers that I hope reflected well on Minnesota Atheists since this was a visibility event for us, and especially since I noticed that the line had gone very quiet; the women around us were listening to our exchange.

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How's this for better photos?

I’ve come home from the Mr. Paul Aints baseball game. It was a wonderful time! I had a chance to see some of my favorite local and visiting atheists, everyone was smiling, eating crappy ballpark food, and cheering on our Aints.

I had an odd moment while I was in the line for the women’s bathroom. The woman in front of me started chit-chatting, and I mentioned that this was my first time attending a Saint Paul Saints game. She asked where I was sitting, and after a quick glance at the gold cross around her neck I said “Over in the Left Field section with the Minnesota Atheists.” Her eyes widened a little and I imagined her later going back to her friends saying “Guess what – I met one of them!” But she was nice enough. She asked how big our group was (“How big is your invading army?”), what kind of activities we did and what brought me to atheism (can you tell that this was a reaaaaallly long line for the bathroom?) I gave short, simple answers that I hope reflected well on Minnesota Atheists since this was a visibility event for us, and especially since I noticed that the line had gone very quiet; the women around us were listening to our exchange.

Continue reading “How's this for better photos?”

How's this for better photos?

New cartoon and God Pamphlet!

Biology nerdiness and political humor beautifully melded to produce witty sarcasm – well played, sir! (Seen in the Minneapolis Star Tribune by Sack)

Also, I have a new God Pamphlet!  It’s been a while since I’ve seen one, so this was kind of exciting.   This one wasn’t found at the bookstore, but was given to my friend’s daughter Tuesday by Jehovah’s Witnesses when she made the mistake of opening the door to the kindly-looking men in suits standing on the doorstep.

New cartoon and God Pamphlet!

The Evangelists get us busted.

Yesterday at the bookstore we got yelled at by mall security.  Apparently several shoppers stopped by mall admin to complain that the bookstore was handing out religious-themed materials outside of our front doors.  Our manager explained that not only were we not handing out religious materials to patrons, but that it was against our corporate policy to do so.  And, btw, could she see the offending material?

Yup, we were the victims of a drive-by proselytization (hehe – that sounds dirty).

I’ve already blogged about the God Money I found in the store earlier this month, and now I have this lovely handout.  I’m starting a collection!  I think that every time I find evangelical literature in the bookstore, I’ll share it in this forum.  Fun!

The Evangelists get us busted.