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Article: Secular humanists go to Washington. (The Humanist Activist).(includes other Council for Secular Humanism activities)
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- Free Inquiry
- Article date:
- December 22, 2002
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November 2, 2002, saw history's largest gathering of politically active secular humanists in the United States' capital city. An estimated 2,400 secular humanists, freethinkers, atheists, agnostics, and other nonreligious citizens attended the "Godless Americans March on Washington," marching down the National Mall to a more than four-hour rally in front of the Capitol. Organized by American Atheists, the march featured speakers from many "godless" organizations, including the Council for Secular Humanism.
The Council, an early and enthusiastic supporter of the march, was well represented from the podium. Ed Buckner, executive director, gave a talk entitled "No ...