AMERICAN ATHEISTS, INC.
http://www.atheists.org
http://www.americanatheist.org
 
For more information, please contact:
FRANK ZINDLER, President (614) 299-1036
EDWIN KAGIN, National Legal Director (859) 384-7000

 
    ATHEISTS TO HOST FIRST "COMING OUT" PARTY EVENT, DE-BAPTISM BASH

 
Atheists, Freethinkers, Humanists and other nonbelievers will be
attending the nation's first "coming out" party next Saturday, August 2,
2008 in Westerville, Ohio.  The event will feature talks, social events,
and even a "De-Baptism" ceremony for those who were enrolled in
religious groups and now wish to disaffiliate from their houses of worship.
 
"This will be a day of celebration and education for anyone who doesn't
believe in a God and is still 'in the closet," said Ashley Paramore,
organizer of the event.  "We're sending the message that it is OK to not
believe in a Jehovah or Allah or some other deity, and live a secular
lifestyle as an alternative to organized religion."
 
Frank Zindler, President of American Atheists and Edwin Kagin, the
group's National Legal Director will be signing De-Baptism
certificates.  Zindler said that the organization has been handing out
the certificates for years, "This is the first time, though, that we're
having a party to welcome all the new people we expect to turn out." 
Zindler added that the De-Baptism ceremony would be a fun way for people
who feel under pressure to conform to religious orthodoxy to make a
statement about their newfound intellectual independence.
 
The Atheist Coming Out Party will be held on Saturday, August 2, 2008
beginning at 12:00 noon at the Everel Barn, 60 N. Cleveland Avenue in
Westerville, Ohio.
 
For media interviews, please contact:
 
FRANK ZINDLER, President of American Atheists (614-299-1036)
EDWIN KAGIN, National Legal Director (859-384-7000)
ASHLEY PARAMORE (ashley@secularstudents.org)
 
AMERICAN ATHEISTS is a nationwide movement that defends civil rights for
Atheists; works for the total separation of church and state; and
addresses issues of First Amendment public policy.
 
American Atheists, Inc.
P. O. Box 158
Cranford, NJ 07016
Tel: (908) 276-7300
Fax: (908) 276-7402