Atheists & Agnostics

MindPilot

(12,693 posts) Tue Oct 6, 2015, 05:31 PM Oct 2015

Atheist In Foxholes Monument installed today at FFRF HQ

A 4,743-pound granite monument dedicated to "ATHEISTS IN FOXHOLES and the countless freethinkers who have served this country with honor and distinction" was installed today, Oct. 6, at the Freedom From Religion Foundation's new offices in Madison, Wis.

The Atheists in Foxholes monument will be dedicated on Friday, Oct. 9 at 10:30 a.m. during the by-invitation-only grand opening of the renovated Freethought Hall downtown. Vets in attendance will be encouraged to pose for a photograph.

The monument, made of the same South Dakota granite that Mount Rushmore is carved from, is more than 7 feet high, reflects the long windows that are part of the original 1855 building and provides a focus for the new Rose Zerwick Memorial Garden and Courtyard adjoining Freethought Hall's new entrance. A teak bench opposite the display provides a spot for reflection.

The monument text concludes with a pacific plea: "Presented with hope that in the future humankind may learn to avoid all war."

About a quarter of FFRF's membership are vets or in the military, as is true for the military as a whole.

- See more at: http://ffrf.org/news/news-releases/item/24221-ffrf-unveils-atheists-in-foxholes-monument-at-new-headquarters#sthash.wC4Zeysr.dpuf

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Atheist In Foxholes Monument installed today at FFRF HQ (Original Post) MindPilot Oct 2015 OP

Love it ... Auggie Oct 2015 #1

incite a pile of new hate from zealots. AlbertCat Oct 2015 #3

Only if we also tattoo a version on Mike Huckabee's forehead Auggie Oct 2015 #5

It's a beautiful and important sentiment. PeaceNikki Oct 2015 #2

Very nice! nt valerief Oct 2015 #4

As a civilian, faced death twice, never thought one second of God Yorktown Oct 2015 #6

Love this organization. It does nothing but good. mountain grammy Oct 2015 #7

Excellent. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #8

fantastic RussBLib Oct 2015 #9

My dad would have been thrilled to see this. Jokerman Oct 2015 #10

The comment about "the same granite Mt. Rushmore..." Lordquinton Oct 2015 #11

Auggie

(31,798 posts)

1. Love it ...

Reply to MindPilot (Original post)

Tue Oct 6, 2015, 05:37 PM

Oct 2015

I'm sure it's going to incite a pile of new hate from zealots.

AlbertCat

(17,505 posts)

3. incite a pile of new hate from zealots.

Reply to Auggie (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 6, 2015, 05:48 PM

Oct 2015

Can we get one put up on a courthouse lawn?

Auggie

(31,798 posts)

5. Only if we also tattoo a version on Mike Huckabee's forehead

Reply to AlbertCat (Reply #3)

Tue Oct 6, 2015, 06:43 PM

Oct 2015

PeaceNikki

(27,985 posts)

2. It's a beautiful and important sentiment.

Reply to MindPilot (Original post)

Tue Oct 6, 2015, 05:46 PM

Oct 2015

valerief

(53,235 posts)

4. Very nice! nt

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Tue Oct 6, 2015, 05:55 PM

Oct 2015

Yorktown

(2,884 posts)

6. As a civilian, faced death twice, never thought one second of God

Reply to MindPilot (Original post)

Tue Oct 6, 2015, 09:09 PM

Oct 2015

Sorry, God, will try next time.

mountain grammy

(27,273 posts)

7. Love this organization. It does nothing but good.

Reply to MindPilot (Original post)

Tue Oct 6, 2015, 09:29 PM

Oct 2015

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)

8. Excellent.

Reply to MindPilot (Original post)

Tue Oct 6, 2015, 11:08 PM

Oct 2015

"Presented with hope that in the future humankind may learn to avoid all war."

Simple, to the point, no appeals to invisible deities.

RussBLib

(9,666 posts)

9. fantastic

Reply to MindPilot (Original post)

Wed Oct 7, 2015, 10:57 AM

Oct 2015

I need to add that to my "want to visit" list. We cannot make this years FFRF Annual Meeting, but hope to next year after we retire.

Jokerman

(3,538 posts)

10. My dad would have been thrilled to see this.

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Thu Oct 8, 2015, 08:17 AM

Oct 2015

He joined the Navy as a devout Methodist in 1939. By 1945 he was convinced that the god he was brought up to believe in couldn't possibly exist.

Lordquinton

(7,886 posts)

11. The comment about "the same granite Mt. Rushmore..."

Reply to MindPilot (Original post)

Thu Oct 8, 2015, 01:47 PM

Oct 2015

is very odd, they got it from the mountain? It's not like it's that far, and I'd assume that the state exports granite cause they really don't have much else.

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