Thousands of atheists gathering in DC for Reason Rally

[rug]

By Ruby Mellen, CNN
Updated 1:41 PM ET, Thu June 2, 2016

Washington (CNN)Bill Nye, Lewis Black and members of the Wu-Tang Clan will be part of a high-profile lineup preaching to a mass of atheists Saturday at the Reason Rally at this city's Lincoln Memorial.

The coalition of secular organizations is expecting 30,000 people to descend on Washington, where they will call for a non-religious approach to politics amid a hotly contested presidential campaign. They also hope to flex the political muscles of the religious unaffiliated, turning one of the fastest-growing groups in the country into a powerful voting bloc.

While the rally has scheduled musical entertainment, flashy speakers and late-night cocktail hours at neighboring hotels, the thousands of "nones" -- people who don't identify with any religion -- coming to the nation's capital also have a more serious agenda.

The Reason Rally is "absolutely" a political event, said executive director Lyz Liddell. "That's the reason we're holding this in an election year. "We want to see reason taking precedence over religious-driven ideology."

http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/02/politics/atheist-reason-rally/

2:27 video at link.

[warrprayer]

1. They don't call it

The "Light of Reason" for nothing.

[MisterP]

2. cue massive brawl over whether global warming is as fake as vaccines vs.

whether global warming has to be supported as hard as vaccines