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yortsed snacilbuper

(7,939 posts) Sat May 31, 2014, 02:50 PM May 2014

Move over, Christian televangelists. Atheism is coming to television.

Speaking at a gathering of local atheists, humanists, freethinkers and other nontheists in a chemistry lecture hall at Stanford University, David Silverman, president of American Atheists, a national advocacy group for nontheists, announced Tuesday (May 6) that his New Jersey-based organization would launch the first television channel dedicated to atheism in July.

Silverman, 49, said the television channel, which will be available via Roku, an Internet streaming player that attaches to televisions like a cable box, will run atheist content seven days a week, 24 hours a day. He estimated it will reach 7 million households and will be free, at least initially.

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Move over, Christian televangelists. Atheism is coming to television. (Original Post) yortsed snacilbuper May 2014 OP

The O'Hair family had a public access show. Manifestor_of_Light May 2014 #1

You gotta be kidding LittleBlue May 2014 #2

I don't see this lasting long. It's not like non believers need preaching to not believe. brewens May 2014 #7

Organized atheism sounds like an oxymoron. n/t Still Sensible May 2014 #3

Not really. There is a universal message in Atheism. Tikki May 2014 #6

Lifelong atheist here. Won't be watching. Throd May 2014 #4

Just curious, but what would "atheist content" consist of? Arkansas Granny May 2014 #5

Philsophies and various aspects of living life without resorting to religion, I would imagine. Dark n Stormy Knight May 2014 #8

Messages: Many of the people you come in contact with everyday don't follow any creed declaring... Tikki May 2014 #9

I knew from the time I was young, 10 years old or so, that I would not be following a religious path Tikki May 2014 #11

Cosmos? Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2014 #12

I hope they have hymns! FrodosPet May 2014 #13

Here's one GreatCaesarsGhost May 2014 #14

I see Enlightenment/Humanist/Science programs, perhaps debates. Heh heh, this should be interesting. ancianita May 2014 #10

Manifestor_of_Light

(21,046 posts)

1. The O'Hair family had a public access show.

Reply to yortsed snacilbuper (Original post)

Sat May 31, 2014, 02:53 PM

May 2014

Before they were murdered.

LittleBlue

(10,362 posts)

2. You gotta be kidding

Reply to yortsed snacilbuper (Original post)

Sat May 31, 2014, 02:57 PM

May 2014

What's next, atheists elect a pope?

brewens

(13,618 posts)

7. I don't see this lasting long. It's not like non believers need preaching to not believe.

Reply to LittleBlue (Reply #2)

Sat May 31, 2014, 03:07 PM

May 2014

We already exist for whatever reasons, for me it was having been taught to think for myself at a young age and lack of indoctrination.

I am open minded. Were I to see some proof of God/s, I could be convinced.

Still Sensible

(2,870 posts)

3. Organized atheism sounds like an oxymoron. n/t

Reply to yortsed snacilbuper (Original post)

Sat May 31, 2014, 03:02 PM

May 2014

Tikki

(14,559 posts)

6. Not really. There is a universal message in Atheism.

Reply to Still Sensible (Reply #3)

Sat May 31, 2014, 03:04 PM

May 2014

Tikki

Throd

(7,208 posts)

4. Lifelong atheist here. Won't be watching.

Reply to yortsed snacilbuper (Original post)

Sat May 31, 2014, 03:03 PM

May 2014

Arkansas Granny

(31,525 posts)

5. Just curious, but what would "atheist content" consist of?

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Sat May 31, 2014, 03:03 PM

May 2014

Dark n Stormy Knight

(9,771 posts)

8. Philsophies and various aspects of living life without resorting to religion, I would imagine.

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Reply #5)

Sat May 31, 2014, 03:08 PM

May 2014

Tikki

(14,559 posts)

9. Messages: Many of the people you come in contact with everyday don't follow any creed declaring...

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Reply #5)

Sat May 31, 2014, 03:10 PM

May 2014

a living god. You can accomplish deeds that benefit yourself and others without any threats or promises.

In my experience it is a satisfying way to live.

Tikki

Tikki

(14,559 posts)

11. I knew from the time I was young, 10 years old or so, that I would not be following a religious path

Reply to Tikki (Reply #9)

Sat May 31, 2014, 03:22 PM

May 2014

I did look around for information on how I would fit into American society, even back then.

A very nice librarian directed me to books so I could learn further. I approached her first.
It was her job to show me text of my interest as long as they were not age inappropriate.

I would have loved to learn more from TV back then.
Hope young ones with questions and ideas get answers on these shows.

Tikki