A Christian's take on the Out Campaign

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When one admits that nothing is certain one must, I think, also admit that some things are much more nearly certain than others.

Bertrand Russell



From Hope for Pandora—"The Out Campaign":

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Those of you who read science and liberal political blogs have probably encountered a new symbol in authors' sidebars of late. Scarlet A's have been popping up all over the web. What do these red letters mean? Simply, the A is a symbol of solidarity for atheists and represents a call for atheists to make a more vocal contribution to the public conversation.

You might expect that I would - as a Christian - object to this campaign, or otherwise be put on the defensive by it. If you made that assumption, you'd be wrong...

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