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Military Association of

Atheists & Freethinkers

can make the trip, make every effort to provide your support—e= ndorse the event with your name, tell your friends, send a donation to Amer= ican Atheists to help defray the cost, or make your reservations for the ev= ent at atheistfoxholes.org.

We all know the feeling when anyone, as well as our elected official= s, makes the off-hand remark that there are no atheists in foxholes.

On the National Mall on Veteran’s Day, we’ll show them t= hey are wrong. We atheists ar= e sponsoring an event to honor and recognize service members.

Isn’t it time we took a stand on a national stage? With support from atheist, freethinker,= humanist, and other secular groups, we have now, as always, been patriotic= and courageous.

Recent instances of discrimination at the Air Force Academy, fundame= ntalist efforts to reach out to the military, and the continuing bias of our government towards religion= , it is

essential for us to come together for this event.<= /p>

We need your help. Thi= s is a beautiful venue in a beautiful city with great friends to spend the = day with. In addition, Americ= an Atheists has also coordinated for a welcome banquet on Thursday night at= the Washington Plaza Hotel.

This will be a great event, not only to participate in, but as a sta= tement of our resolve to be recognized and treated fairly in the military.<= o:p>

Visit maaf.info for current events as well as a long list of chaplai= ns who continue to discriminate against us.

We hope to see you at the event.&nb= sp; Whether or not you

Ath= eists in Foxholes Rally on the Mall

Mil= itary Atheists Need Only Speak Up

The secular community has rallied around military atheists as we bec= ome more and more visible. MA= AF has hundreds of members and counting.&n= bsp; These members populate 45 states and over 100 bases, posts, and= ships.

In addition, military atheists are becoming more visible in other se= cular organizations. At this =

year’s American Atheists convention, half the crowd responded = that they were current or prior military.&= nbsp; This shows that we need only speak up and be heard.=

This is important considering not only continuing discrimination in = government, but our military. This discrimination exists because atheists continue to be the only truly = disre

spected minority. This= can only end by making efforts to connect with those around you.

Take heart with the knowledge that you are not alone. Nonreligious s= oldiers, tolerant religious persons, and Army regulations are there to supp= ort you, mostly likely operating silently waiting for a friend to take the = first step.

Fighting for the Freedoms

We Defend

Fall 2005

Military Association of

Atheists & Freethinkers

Special Request for Submissions

In support of the Veteran’s Day = event, American Atheists requests bios to present at the event. Remember that every service membe= r is one more step to eliminating the myth of no atheists in foxholes. We request:

Military picture
Name, Rank
Branch(es) of Service
Tours of Duty
Decorations

Points of contact are MAAF and egauci@atheists.org. We can answer questions, specify information, and= tailor your submission to best support the event.

Major Events

Veteran’s Day on the Mall

Friday, 11 November

Billy Graham evangelistic rally attempts to garner support from mili= tary

Continuing investigations at the Air Force Academy uncover pervasive= religious bias. Air Force le= aders issue statements to denounce bias.&n= bsp; Secular organizations await real action.

American Atheists presented special ribbons to all military members = at their annual convention in Philadelphia.

Federal Courts have ruled that the DoD must end its sponsorship of B= oy Scout events due to discrimination by the BSA. The DoD continues to violate this ruling.

Visit maaf.info, Ame= rican Atheists (atheists.org), and Americans United (au.org) to keep up wit= h these stories and other important news.

Veteran’s Day,

November 11th

On the Mall