ALDS so far & the "Out Campaign"
... so good. Last night, Josh Beckett (doing his best Christy Mathewson impression) pitched a complete game shut-out of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and the Sox won 4 - 0. At one point, Beckett retired 19 Angels in a row & only gave up 4 hits the entire game. As for our offense, Youkilis hit a solo home run in the First, Papi hit a two-run shot (bringing in Youkilis for his second run of the game) in the Third, & later that inning, Mikey Lowell singled to center, bringing in Manny Ramirez. All in all, it was a strong outing for the team and a real confidence booster, for, well, me & Missy (and I'm sure the rest of Red Sox Nation). Also, big ups to Coco Crisp and Jacoby Ellsbury for some outfield heroics/web-gems at key moments.
(AFP/Jim Rogash)
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In other news (& pardon me for being a little late coming with this), Richard Dawkins is spear-heading the "Out Campaign" - a campiagn centered on bringing Atheists (in America and elsewhere) "out of the closet" and developing the bonds of fellowship between atheists/agnostics, free-thinkers and seperation of church & state activists. There is also an out reach aspect to the movement, especially vis-a-vis people who live in religiously oppressive parts of the country. The Campaign seeks to communicate to these closeted atheists/skeptics that, in Dawkins words, "Atheists are far more numerous than most people realize ..."
I both love this idea and long for a world where a campaign like this is unnecessary. Yes, I'm an atheist (I'm also an aThorist, an aZeusist, an aVishnuist ...) but I'm also a humanist, an American, a boyfriend, a son, a brother & a friend, which are infitintely more impactful then the lack of a belief in a deity (or the supernatural in general ...). Regardless of my wishes, I fully support the "Out Campaign" & would like to say that, if anybody needs someone to talk to about their atheism (and their fears/apprehension about "coming out"), I'm here. They also have these hot T-Shirts:
Posted by GM G AT 04 October, 2007 09:52
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