The stars aligned for me today, so I was able to attend the Long Beach Atheist Meetup with 17 other local atheists. The two people pictured above, Henry and Yara, sat across from me. To be honest… I had a blast. The conversation was interesting and the people were gracious and caring. We talked politics and religion, but my favorite was when each person told the story of how and when they became an atheist. I got a few laughs when I admitted that I did not remember the specifics of my own story. Michael, the organizer, did a fine job building hosting. Thanks Michael.
I tried something different this meet. I left my gear at home. I normally have a good camera and a notepad. Instead of focusing on building a story for my blog, I focused on the stories of those around me. It worked too. Two hours passed without the urge to document my life with photos and stories.
Bruce Gleason of Backyard Skeptics attended the event. I managed to stay far away from the man. He’s at it again. He’s made the cover of the OC Weekly with a story called No Exist – Bruce Gleason wants to kill your god, one joke at a time. by Josh Dulaney. I’ll give it a read before I comment, but I’m already prejudiced by the title. I find myself in the unenviable position of explaining to my friends and family that I do not hold his views, nor do I think they helping my cause.
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No2Religion 85p · 683 weeks ago
YaraMC · 683 weeks ago
Do you run stories about Backyard Skeptics? I know you offered some of your opinions at the meetup this morning. I don't know if you heard me, but I had to ban Gleason from my group since he drove away three members and others had told me they weren't returning if he did--he's a bit overbearing--let's say.
Look up my group as The Orange County Atheists Conversational, and the meetup website will come up. This month, the meetup at Alcatraz Brewing Co is this Tues the 20th and the south oc meetup is Tues the 27th at Lucille's in Lake Forest. Anyone in the OC area and beyond is welcome to join and RSVP!
Mojoey 107p · 683 weeks ago
my iPhone. My bad. I corrected the post.
I do post on the Backyard Skeptics. They drive me nuts with their
lowbrow approach to community building. Plus, they've managed to me
off several times already. I'm not active in local groups because of
Bruce. Check out this link for more:
http://mojoey.blogspot.com/search?q�ckyard+skeptics
I'll make sure to attend you meeting. See you soon.
Joe