Saturday, September 08, 2012

Charlotte Atheists & Agnostics at the DNC

Members of the Charlotte Atheists & Agnostics (CAA) spoke at the official city-approved speakers’ platform during the Democratic National Convention on September 4, 2012 in the pouring rain. They were advocating the separation of church and state.

The speakers were: CAA member Piller Gregerson, CAA Vice President Mary Snow, and CAA President Shawn Murphy.  Below is a video of excerpts of Mary Snow's speech. The first part of her speech was not captured in this video, however the full transcripts for each speech can be found at the links directly below:

CAA member Piller Gregerson
http://freethoughtaction.org/gregerson.html

CAA VP Mary Snow
http://freethoughtaction.org/snow.html

CAA President Shawn Murphy
http://freethoughtaction.org/murphy.html



ONLINE COVERAGE:

Atheists Left Questioning, Disappointed as Democrats Affirm God at Convention
http://global.christianpost.com/news/atheists-left-questioning-disappointed-as-democrats-affirm-god-at-convention-81279/

5 Questions For: Southern atheists at the Democratic Convention with mixed feelings about Obama
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/09/04/5-questions-for-southern-atheists-at-the-democratic-convention-with-mixed-feelings-about-obama

Atheist Protest at DNC Demands Leaders 'Separate Their Religion From Their Office'
http://global.christianpost.com/news/atheist-protest-at-dnc-demands-leaders-separate-their-religion-from-their-office-81202/

Atheists plan protest at Democratic National Convention today
http://www.examiner.com/article/atheists-plan-protest-at-democratic-national-convention-today

Atheists Will Protest at the DNC Later Today
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2012/09/04/atheists-will-protest-at-the-dnc-later-today/

Atheists Advocate Separation of Church and State at DNC
http://www.atheists.org/atheists-advocate-separation-church-and-state-dnc

Earlier...

Protesters assigned time slots at DNC
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/07/02/protesters-assigned-time-slots-at-dnc/