Herding Cats

Atheists are as different from each other as anyone can imagine. We come in all stripes and the only tenet is that we don’t believe in a deity.  Some are naturalists, some are feminists, and some are pro-choice while others are pro-life.  Most are just people who have found that for a myriad of reasons, they no longer believe in any god.

Quite a few have developed a hatred for religion and would like to see it forcefully eliminated from the planet.  Religion is responsible for so much suffering in the world and if religion were eliminated, much of the suffering could be conquered.

Atheists are difficult to get together because of the disparate beliefs and habits.  We are probably the most independent people in the world.  But, there’s a group of people on Twitter who are beginning to organize in a novel way.

They’ve been choosing the handles with the names of superheroes from television and comic books.  Don’t laugh!  I think it’s a brilliant idea.  It’s been said that trying to organize atheists is like trying to herd cats.  In case you don’t know, the term ‘trying to herd cats’ means it’s next to impossible.

With groups like Atheist X-Men, Atheist Justice League and Atheist Avengers; they can maintain a sense of brother/sisterhood.  They have handles like @Capt’n Atheist, @GammaAtheist, @IronAtheist and @ThinkingBeauty_,  just to name a few.  These people are from many countries and that gives them an advantage over local groups.  If they can organize, maybe we can get a worldwide force for good.

Atheism needs fresh ideas and fresh participants.  Like any social movement, atheism faces the dilemma of fading into obscurity unless it can be revitalized.  I welcome these new faces with their fresh ideas.  Let’s welcome them as they fight the good fight against religious bigotry and lies.

I hope they can formally organize like American Atheists (Atheists.org) or Secular Coalition for America (Secular.org), just to name a couple.

If you’re a member of this group, congratulations.  Or want to be one, contact @Capt’n Atheist.

Good luck and good journey.

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