Teen atheist Jessica Ahlquist will be speaking at the Reason Rally event set to be held in DC. The teenager became nationally known after she took her Rhode Island high school to court over a law-violating prayer banner on display. Of course, she won the lawsuit, and even though she became the victim of hateful threats and bullying, she has risen to heights far higher than those who do not respect the separation of church and state.
The Reason Rally has been a long-awaited event that's been referred to as the "secular Woodstock," so it's a highly honorable event for Jessica Ahlquist to be speaking at alongside other popular figures. Certainly those who oppose this young woman in her hometown of Cranston are just fuming mad over how popular this social pariah has become. It's more than well-deserved to be honest, because she has proven to have the leadership and guts it takes to keep this country a secular one. That's more than what could be said about many of those in politics today. Maybe that should be her next venture!
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First heard about the Reason Rally from my cousin on Facebook and must say, it's shaping up to be one interesting event.
The existence of a 'god' is down to personal choice to believe, usually based upon the words of other human beings, either friends, relatives or others, and/or the words of others written down a long time ago, when beliefs were different, people were less knowledgeable. The existence is not based upon any proof.
In the past, various churches had some 'authority' or power over people, simply because they used the usual weapons of guilt; the income of those churches did, and still does, depend upon the finance given by those attending the churches. Today, the churches do not have the same power or influence. The reason? Education. Back in history, churches, being run by those who could and had to read and write, used to provide the only kind of teaching. With science and other subjects being explored, in spite of the limited teachings of the church, by those willing to 'think out of the box', we are less naive, less willing to accept ideas which are not and cannot be proven.
We in the UK do not get castigated because we have beliefs and ideas which the state 'church' does not like. Nevertheless, there are many people who would claim to be CoE but never attend the church, nor would say they believed in 'god'.
The US has a slightly different approach, but a religious belief should not get mixed up in politics. The needs of the people varies according to their expectations and requirements.
Jessica Ahlquist should be admired for her guts to challenge the status quo. Without personalities like her, people get lethargic and complacent, self satisfied and disinterested. Wake up, America! It's 2012!
In the video, there are people arguing at the end.
http://youtu.be/y2QEjZwg1BQ