For the third outing we will be heading back to the site of the first Skeptics in the Park, Grant Park. If the weather report is to be believed, this one promises to be the best yet in terms of weather.
Come on out this Saturday and hang out with the Atlanta Skeptics in the sun.
All the pertinent info can be found on the Meetup page.
See you there!
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MyFoxAtlanta had a short segment Sunday evening about the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s billboards that are supposed to hit 50 billboards in Atlanta this month. No sightings, yet, though some of the billboards shown in the clip look like they might be around Atlanta.
The negative reactions are disappointing, at best, but no threats of violence or vandalism. I agree with Pastor Alan Morris, from the Georgia Baptist Convention, that the “sleep in on Sunday” billboards are likely counterproductive.
Atlantan Perry Mitchell speaks extensively for the Freedom From Religion Foundation, and does a good job at presenting his case.
Pastor Morris opines, “‘Imagine there’s no heaven. Imagine…’ You know…that is an absolute absurdity, because what do we have to live for? We have no explanation for how we got here, we have no explanation for where we’re going, or no explanation for why we should even live morally, today.”
The newsreader has an amusing quote at the end (emphasis added), “Just about everyone we spoke with said people have the right to free speech, and to make their religion (or lack of religion) known.”
[added 09/15/10 18:15] They also posted a video of an on-air debate between Mr. Mitchell and Dr. David Sapp, senior pastor of Second Ponce de Leon Baptist Church. Fox 5′s Russ Spencer agreed with Dr. Sapp that some of the billboards were “attacks” upon Christianity. Russ Spencer also gave an extensive editorial after the brief debate. I don’t agree with all of his conclusions, but I like the way he presented his ideas. It’s the best I expect from a local news program, much more so from a Fox affiliate.
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Halloween is nearly here again, and as the days begin to cool and the leaves begin to turn golden, the media’s thoughts will turn lightly to misty figures and the wails of disembodied spirits. Yes, it’s nearly ghost season again.
The Kennesaw House in Marietta, allegedly home to 700+ ghosts.
I was born and raised in Georgia, and have heard many ghost stories through my life. But I’ve never seen so many ghost hunters active before. I presume this in part because of the number of television shows which make it seem so simple to go out and “solve” a ghost case. » Continue reading “The Kennesaw House elevator ghost is going down!”
