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Originally Posted by devilsadvocate
Was debating jumping into the Atheist Zealot thread but that just sounded like too much work. I'm an atheist, I'm not a zealot...to paraphrase Ferris Bueller I don't care if they're fascist anarchists, it still doesn't change the fact my truck needs new tires.
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Atheist Zealot thread? (Makes note to avoid as potential infinite time sink...)
As it happens, a friend is currently running for President of the American Atheists, the organization founded by Madelyn Murray O'Hare. (Ironically, he calls Atheism the "fastest growing
religion in the US".) Fortunately, he's
not a zealot, as the circle in which we both travel includes ordained clergy.
He doesn't see how he can replace Madelyn, and I told him he can't and shouldn't worry about trying to. His challenge is to take the foundation she laid and build on it, to take the organization to the next level. If he gets the job, and successfully executes his plans, he won't need to worry about comparison. He'll be firmly established as his own person and a worth
successor to Madelyn, not a
replacement.
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Dennis