Acceptance of atheism promoted in front of Alamo by secular groups from across Texas

[trotsky]

http://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Acceptance-of-atheism-promoted-in-front-of-Alamo-9114450.php

As a man read aloud the various ways that someone could end up being damned to hell, a small group seeking understanding held up a sign that read, “Hug an atheist,” just 100 feet away in front of the Shrine of Texas Liberty on Wednesday.

“The main reason for doing this is to normalize atheism,” said 20-year-old Sean Rivera, president of the Secular Student Alliance at the University of Texas at San Antonio. “Some people will learn what atheism is through someone like this guy preaching on the street, so we want to take away the negative connotation.”

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After turning away from the Christian faith he was raised to practice, Robert Laurence can relate to being treated differently for identifying as an atheist.

The 22-year-old, who was with the group Wednesday, said his family kicked him out of the house and almost all of his friends stopped associating with him because they were members of the church he no longer believed in.

[guillaumeb]

1. All forms of intolerance should be confronted.

Judge not..............etc.