I'm already getting grumbling about the commenting changes, so maybe the rhubarb thread would like to chime in with more. Do it with the panache of a Dawkins, please!
Hmmm. Some atheist meeting sometime ought to do this: have a session where the speakers just read aloud from their hate mail for an hour. It could be entertaining.
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I just got back from the American Atheists conference, so here's my summary of the weekend.
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