The Great American God-OutTommi Avicolli-Meccabyline‚ Nov. 12‚ 2008Move over Great American Smoke Out. Here comes the Great American God-Out, a day to imagine a world (or at least an America) with true separation of church and state. The brainchild of Dr. Lydia Hartunian, a professor of humanities and philosophy at a college in Iowa and the author of Godless: A Female Face for Atheism, the God-Out is being promoted as “a 24-hour respite from religion.” The first God-Out was held last year in New York City. This year, it will take place right here in San Francisco (for info, call 319-400-5328), an appropriate location, considering the recent passage of Proposition 8, which amends the state constitution to outlaw gay marriage. That measure is currently being challenged by three lawsuits. |