Obama mentioned us!

Will · January 21, 2009, 03:51:51 AM

QuoteGreetings from the Happy Atheist Forum, Mr. President. We're writing you today in order to communicate our appreciation of your including the nonreligious in your inauguration speech. While it was only the inclusion of a few words, it's a step in what we see as the right direction; a step towards equality between theists and atheists. We look towards a future understanding that being created equal is just as true regardless of our different theories on how we were created. We atheists have so much in common with believersâ€"to paraphrase Frank Lloyd Wright, we also believe in God, only we happen to spell it Nature.

We are certainly optimistic about your presidency, and you shall have our total support every time you say or do something we agree with. We will also respectfully provide constructive dissent when we think you may be in err.

If you are able to break away from your busy schedule, we would greatly appreciate if you could visit us online. We have been told that the forum displays well on a blackberry.

With warmest regards and, dare I say it, hope,

The Happy Atheist Forum
http://www.happyatheistforum.com/

P.S. The rest of the speech was good, too.

I bolded the parts I changed.

Me, too.

I'm feeling the sudden urge to throw in some Latin legal terms like res ipsa loquitur to show off. I must resist that urge. :eek:

SSY · January 21, 2009, 04:22:37 AM

While this shows a step in the right direction, Obama will never post on any athiest affiliated website under his own name. Should word get out, he would lose a huge amount of voters.

A black president is a great show of equality, but I fear it will be a while before an atheist president would ever have a chance in office.

VanReal · January 21, 2009, 04:28:45 AM

Party Pooper!

Whitney · January 21, 2009, 04:29:02 AM

Quote from: "SSY"While this shows a step in the right direction, Obama will never post on any athiest affiliated website under his own name. Should word get out, he would lose a huge amount of voters.

A black president is a great show of equality, but I fear it will be a while before an atheist president would ever have a chance in office.

Sadly, I have to agree. I actually would not want him to post here openly due to the damage it would cause to his political career; but he could do so privately without a problem. Mainly, it's just fun to throw in an invitation for him to visit.

I think an atheist (or at least opently agnostic) president is something I could see in my life time if the right person came along...American isn't nearly as religious as it use to be. Plus, it's not like we haven't had agnostic/deist presidents in the past.

Whitney · January 21, 2009, 04:32:10 AM

In order to use the email form, we need to shorten it to 500 characters. It cut it off at "we atheists have so..."

DennisK · January 21, 2009, 05:37:29 AM

What everyone fails to forget about Obama being inaugurated is that it is also a sad time. One of the greatest presidents in this country's history has left office. Can we all have a moment of silence to remember all the love "w" brought us? Bye, you piece of shit! The next time I see you I hope it's in front of an International tribunal facing war crimes. :devil:

Back to Happy Atheist mode. It's good to be acknowledged. I'm optimistically pessimistic, however.

flickroon · January 21, 2009, 09:02:32 AM

I was SO happy when I heard him utter those words!
Man, I was getting a little bummed by the religious input.

curiosityandthecat · January 21, 2009, 01:51:02 PM

Isn't it BlackBerry?

Wouldn't want the pres to think our grammar skills are lacking.

Will · January 21, 2009, 06:56:43 PM

Quote from: "curiosityandthecat"Isn't it BlackBerry?

Wouldn't want the pres to think our grammar skills are lacking.

oldschooldoc · January 21, 2009, 08:04:49 PM

This is fun! I wish there were a way for all of us to sign it...

SallyMutant · January 21, 2009, 09:58:15 PM

I was so happy that we were mentioned in the speech. Yesterday was a great day for all citizens. And I'm soooo happy to come here today and see that many of us noticed and enjoyed the acknowledgment :beer:

Ihateyoumike · January 21, 2009, 10:06:45 PM

Quote from: "DennisK"Back to Happy Atheist mode. It's good to be acknowledged. I'm optimistically pessimistic, however.

I'm with you on this one. It was definitely nice to hear us non-believers get mentioned. However, I'm not giddy with joy, because when it comes down to it, until he proves to me otherwise, he's still just another politician. I just hope he proves me wrong, and like DennisK, I'm optimistically pessimistic.

That being said, at least he's not W. That's gotta be a step in the right direction.

SSY · January 22, 2009, 12:12:32 AM

I think an agnostic/atheist president is a definite possability in the not too distant future. Thatcher after all, confidently predicted there would never be a female Prime Minister in her lifetime.

Whitney · January 22, 2009, 01:20:43 AM

I had to shorten it to the following (500 character limit):

QuoteWe're writing you today in order to communicate our appreciation of your including the nonreligious in your inauguration speech. While it was only the inclusion of a few words, it's a step in what we see as the right direction; a step towards equality between theists and atheists. We look towards a future understanding that being created equal is just as true regardless of our different theories on how we were created.

The Happy Atheist Forum
http://www.happyatheistforum.com/

curiosityandthecat · January 22, 2009, 01:26:38 AM

News:

Obama mentioned us!