Today I went to lunch with the Atheists for Human Rights. They had their annual Winter Solstice celebration at Ol' Mexico Restaurant this afternoon, and donated gifts to the students at Amy's school. I have to say it was a goofy few hours.
They had a backroom of the restaurant all to themselves, buffet and live atheist band. Yes, live atheist band. Calling themselves "Age of Reason" they managed to screech out a few folksie cover tunes, such as "Bobby McGee", "Imagine" and "Here Comes the Sun". They were fun. The food was alright for buffet, the margaritas were tasty and the average age of the people there was 60+. Quirky, hippy-dippy folks who raise money for causes and bring notice to all sorts of global religious issues, or non-religious issues. Wherever there's an uneven balance of church and state, the atheists are there.
Unfortunately, we had to leave before their holiday skit "A Cruxifiction Story: Dad, Get Me Out of Here!"
Being a former atheist, I appreciated the candor (the agnostic label has stuck for the last few years). It's the ones who latch onto the ritual of "God Bless Us All" without thought beyond the self (ie. except you Muslims) that seems to be problematic.
Happy Solstice! Longer days ahead...
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