Local atheists aim to help those who are pondering a life without religious faith

[SecularMotion]

Coming to the end of a rally — the Omaha Atheists’ first such public event — on June 2 outside La Vista City Hall, Meagan Wilson, the president of the group, invited all in attendance, atheists and believers alike, to a potluck picnic being held a few blocks away at Central Park.

“Come meet an atheist,” Wilson said with a semi-plaintive tone. Then, she quipped in a deadpan: “Come see we don’t eat babies. Much.”

With that bit of hyperbole, Wilson touched the third rail of American tolerance and acceptance: the misunderstood world of the atheist.

“That one just kind of popped out,” Wilson said, laughing, of her valedictory comment at the rally. “But you’d be surprised. It’s something we joke about, but it’s something people still have this mindset about of atheists.”

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[cbayer]

1. Good for this group and their leader.

The best way to decrease the prejudice and misunderstanding is to increase contact and dialogue.

And showing that you have a sense of humor can go a long way, too.