Comments on: Atheist Organizations Chart

By: Richard Wade

Richard Wade — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 16:27:26 +0000

This chart really needs to have a legend besides the five octagons on the right. (Which shouldn’t be inside the frame because they are confusing) Do the sizes of the rectangles represent membership size? When some rectangles are inside others does that mean they are owned, affiliated or just aligned with the larger rectangles? What do the colors mean? Why are some yellow, green or blue? Does the partial overlapping of the American Humanist Association green rectangle over the Secular Coalition for America yellow square mean some kind of special relationship? Why are some small groups connected by lines and others not to the “Universe of Local Groups?” And what is that? Is that a formal group? I never heard of it. Why is it a pink oval? What do the dashed lines between some groups mean? Does the up-down, left-right placement in the frame mean something? If Camp Quest is on there, should the Carl Sagan Academy be included?

By: FriendlyAtheist

FriendlyAtheist — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 15:13:07 +0000

I'm not sure what the reason is for AA not joining the Secular Coalition. However, I think that'll change soon enough. AA has a political action committee (GAMPAC) that can endorse candidates, but it doesn't have lobbying power.

By: vjack

vjack — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:56:35 +0000

Do you have any inside information on why American Atheists remains unwilling to join the Secular Coalition? I am still curious about that, and I have a hard time wanting to support them until they join the Coalition.

By: FriendlyAtheist

FriendlyAtheist — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 05:31:20 +0000

Exactly.

By: Shishberg

Shishberg — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 05:24:57 +0000

No one noticed what?

By: FriendlyAtheist

FriendlyAtheist — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 05:09:34 +0000

Hmm… let’s correct that. And then we’ll pretend that no one noticed. (Thanks for pointing it out )

By: Shishberg

Shishberg — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 05:03:00 +0000

Is it too pedantic to point out that this isn’t, strictly speaking, a flowchart?