Atheists throw 'Rapture party' to raise charitable funds

[frogmarch]

From The Seattle Times

Posted by Letters editor


Coming together for charity

I was tickled to hear about the Seattle atheist’s May 21 “Rapture party” (“Atheists counter prediction with ‘Rapture party,’” NWTuesday, May 17).

I wouldn’t expect anything less from the group whose mission is in part to “encourage the public to look for credible evidence rather than superstition, dogma and the supernatural.”

But this isn’t just an event to poke fun at religious extremism, it is also a charitable fundraiser. This is much more productive than picketing and foisting one group’s ideology onto another.

This is a good reminder that “godless heathens” may indeed have souls, or at least great compassion. If the Rapture comes, the funds generated at the party will go toward “Rapture relief.” If no one is raptured, the funds will be donated to Camp Quest, a summer camp that instructs children in critical thinking and fosters an interest in science.

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More: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/northwestvoices/2015089525_atheiststhrowrapturepartytoraisecharitablefunds.html

[LeftishBrit]

1. We're hearing NOTHING about this rapture business over here in England

and why do I keep reading 'raptured' as 'ruptured'?

ETA: good for the atheist group on this one!

[TZ]

2. Not just the atheists think this is ridiculous

apparantly one of my liberal believer FB friends is friends with the guy who started a wildly popular FB group event: Post-Rapture Looting. Awesome! :rofl:

[Ninjaneer]

3. I just RSVPed to that event on there! LOL n/t

[TZ]

4. My talk radio station even mentioned it this morning!