Open letter to the Secular Coalition for America?

[rug]

September 28, 2012
By JT Eberhard

To whom it may concern at the Secular Coalition for America,

My name is JT Eberhard. I am an atheist activist who writes a blog on the Patheos network. I was present at your conference call of the movement’s opinion leaders before the announcement of Edwina Rogers as the SCA’s new Executive Director.

I want to begin by saying that it brings me no joy to write this email. That being said, I just read that you have appointed two co-chairs for their new Pennsylvania chapter; Brian Fields and Justin Vacula.

I know Brian Fields and he is excellent. I suspect he is one of the kindest, most hard-working, intelligent people you could hope to have as part of your team. He will serve the SCA well.

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/wwjtd/2012/09/i-am-so-done-with-the-secular-coalition-for-america/

It gets worse.

[immoderate]

1. From this guy in a snit...

He doesn't think much of the Justin MFer.

So who the fuck is he? And won't this Justin character get fired when he is no good?

--imm

[rug]

2. Oh it's more than a snit.

PZ is livid, justifiably. Follow his links.

http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2012/09/29/i-guess-the-secular-coalition-for-america-will-let-just-anyone-volunteer/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+freethoughtblogs%2Fpharyngula+%28FTB%3A+Pharyngula%29

Never, ever, ever, put a republican in charge of anything. When they are not busy detroying all that is good, they are irretrievably tonedeaf.

[immoderate]

3. Oh, he's a Republican.

Article didn't say so. I thought he was just an asshole.

Never mind.

--imm

[rug]

4. No, Edwina Rogers, who appointed him, is.