Comments on: Interview with Ellen Johnson Follow-up http://friendlyatheist.com/2006/12/31/interview-with-ellen-johnson-follow-up/ Atheism with Positivity Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:24:19 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: txatheist http://friendlyatheist.com/2006/12/31/interview-with-ellen-johnson-follow-up/comment-page-1/#comment-2818 txatheist Wed, 03 Jan 2007 15:50:56 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2006/12/31/interview-with-ellen-johnson-follow-up/#comment-2818 Mojoey, That's great. When I joined FFRF 8 years ago they had less than 4000 members and I think they are now near 8000. The more the merrier. Mojoey,
That’s great. When I joined FFRF 8 years ago they had less than 4000 members and I think they are now near 8000. The more the merrier.

]]> By: Mojoey http://friendlyatheist.com/2006/12/31/interview-with-ellen-johnson-follow-up/comment-page-1/#comment-2807 Mojoey Wed, 03 Jan 2007 00:27:01 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2006/12/31/interview-with-ellen-johnson-follow-up/#comment-2807 One good thing to come of this, at least for me, is that I’ve finally decided to become a “joiner”. American Atheists and FFRF are both on my list. Thanks for taking the time to post the interview and subsequent follow up questions. One good thing to come of this, at least for me, is that I’ve finally decided to become a “joiner”. American Atheists and FFRF are both on my list. Thanks for taking the time to post the interview and subsequent follow up questions.

]]> By: txatheist http://friendlyatheist.com/2006/12/31/interview-with-ellen-johnson-follow-up/comment-page-1/#comment-2748 txatheist Mon, 01 Jan 2007 04:05:39 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2006/12/31/interview-with-ellen-johnson-follow-up/#comment-2748 This is just my view. I could join American Atheists as I am an atheist but some people don't attach themselves to that label or are afraid to actually commit to membership. FFRF has people who call themselves freethinkers, agnostics, atheists , brights, naturalists and many other labels so it's not so confining depending on how you label yourself. I'm also a member of TFN, Texas Freedom Network, and the vast majority are liberal or moderate xians. I joined because the counter the religious right but I'm sure there are few atheists in membership. I'm not a member of the Atheist community of Austin because I didn't feel at home there. The membership community was inviting but the members had little cliques. They had a tv show on the Austin access tv channel and it was a good show. They later started up a podcast on Saturday afternoon and the level of cursing was worse than when I was a sailor. I run into them at functions but it's not my type of crowd as they are way more blunt than I am with regards to religion/xianity. Not all of them but several of them are very vocal. This is just my view. I could join American Atheists as I am an atheist but some people don’t attach themselves to that label or are afraid to actually commit to membership. FFRF has people who call themselves freethinkers, agnostics, atheists , brights, naturalists and many other labels so it’s not so confining depending on how you label yourself. I’m also a member of TFN, Texas Freedom Network, and the vast majority are liberal or moderate xians. I joined because the counter the religious right but I’m sure there are few atheists in membership. I’m not a member of the Atheist community of Austin because I didn’t feel at home there. The membership community was inviting but the members had little cliques. They had a tv show on the Austin access tv channel and it was a good show. They later started up a podcast on Saturday afternoon and the level of cursing was worse than when I was a sailor. I run into them at functions but it’s not my type of crowd as they are way more blunt than I am with regards to religion/xianity. Not all of them but several of them are very vocal.

]]> By: vjack http://friendlyatheist.com/2006/12/31/interview-with-ellen-johnson-follow-up/comment-page-1/#comment-2740 vjack Sun, 31 Dec 2006 21:00:20 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2006/12/31/interview-with-ellen-johnson-follow-up/#comment-2740 Thank you. I certainly appreciate your role in obtaining her reply. I understand her point about respecting the differences of the various organizations. The problem is that I don't think most atheists have any idea what these differences are. In fact, even after having read the mission statements of many of these groups, I don't find many notable differences. If there are valid differences which should be respected, it seems like a PR failure not to publicize them. Still, she is right about the value of their ad hoc collaborations. As you point out, I'd like to see American Atheists join the Secular Coalition. I think this would make them more attractive to me and other potential members. Thank you. I certainly appreciate your role in obtaining her reply. I understand her point about respecting the differences of the various organizations. The problem is that I don’t think most atheists have any idea what these differences are. In fact, even after having read the mission statements of many of these groups, I don’t find many notable differences. If there are valid differences which should be respected, it seems like a PR failure not to publicize them. Still, she is right about the value of their ad hoc collaborations.

As you point out, I’d like to see American Atheists join the Secular Coalition. I think this would make them more attractive to me and other potential members.

]]> By: secularizer http://friendlyatheist.com/2006/12/31/interview-with-ellen-johnson-follow-up/comment-page-1/#comment-2738 secularizer Sun, 31 Dec 2006 19:36:57 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2006/12/31/interview-with-ellen-johnson-follow-up/#comment-2738 Her reply is lengthy, but lacks certain content. Why is it that American Atheists don't want to join the secular coalition? Is there something in the charter they disagree with? If so, please list the points you disagree with. Thanks. Her reply is lengthy, but lacks certain content. Why is it that American Atheists don’t want to join the secular coalition?

Is there something in the charter they disagree with? If so, please list the points you disagree with.
Thanks.

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