Sixth Annual Day of Reason
St. Paul, MN, April 27, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Minnesota Atheists to hold the sixth annual Day of Reason, celebrating the separation of church and state, in the State Capital Rotunda at 12pm on May 5, 2011. The Day of Prayer event is scheduled to be held simultaneously on the steps leading to the Capitol.
The National Day of Reason was instituted as a protest against the National Day of Prayer, established by Congress in 1952, and fixed as the first Thursday in May in 1988. The National Day of Reason is supported by secular groups across the country in an effort to maintain separation of church and state.
Sandhya Bathija, Communications Associate for Americans United for Separation of Church and State, is the 2011 Day of Reason featured speaker. Ms. Bathija joined AU in 2008 where she writes for Church & State magazine, contributes to the blog, “The Wall of Separation,” and educates the media and public on church-state issues. Previously she worked as a reporter for the legal trade publication, The National Law Journal, and practiced law for a civil rights firm in Detroit, MI. Ms. Bathija holds a law degree from Ohio State University Moritz College of Law and a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.
Additional Day of Reason guest speakers are George Kane, Minnesota Atheists Chair; Mike Haubrich, Atheist Talk Radio host; Grant Steves, Minnesota Atheist member; and Scott Lohman, Humanists of Minnesota president. Invitations have also been extended to Representative Phyllis Kahn and State Senator John Marty, long-standing supporters for the separation of church and state.
Minnesota Atheists, a positive atheist organization actively promoting secular values through participation in public affairs, educational programs and hosting the only live atheist radio talk show in the state: Atheists Talk, Sundays, 9:00-10:00 a.m., KTNF AM 950. Minnesota Atheists is Minnesota’s oldest, largest, and most active atheist organization. Additional information can be found at www.mnatheists.org.
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The National Day of Reason was instituted as a protest against the National Day of Prayer, established by Congress in 1952, and fixed as the first Thursday in May in 1988. The National Day of Reason is supported by secular groups across the country in an effort to maintain separation of church and state.
Sandhya Bathija, Communications Associate for Americans United for Separation of Church and State, is the 2011 Day of Reason featured speaker. Ms. Bathija joined AU in 2008 where she writes for Church & State magazine, contributes to the blog, “The Wall of Separation,” and educates the media and public on church-state issues. Previously she worked as a reporter for the legal trade publication, The National Law Journal, and practiced law for a civil rights firm in Detroit, MI. Ms. Bathija holds a law degree from Ohio State University Moritz College of Law and a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.
Additional Day of Reason guest speakers are George Kane, Minnesota Atheists Chair; Mike Haubrich, Atheist Talk Radio host; Grant Steves, Minnesota Atheist member; and Scott Lohman, Humanists of Minnesota president. Invitations have also been extended to Representative Phyllis Kahn and State Senator John Marty, long-standing supporters for the separation of church and state.
Minnesota Atheists, a positive atheist organization actively promoting secular values through participation in public affairs, educational programs and hosting the only live atheist radio talk show in the state: Atheists Talk, Sundays, 9:00-10:00 a.m., KTNF AM 950. Minnesota Atheists is Minnesota’s oldest, largest, and most active atheist organization. Additional information can be found at www.mnatheists.org.
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August Berkshire
612-588-7031
www.mnatheists.org
Minnesota Atheists
Post Office Box 120304
New Brighton, Minnesota 55112
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