Smiling Atheist

Tomorrow, or rather, today at 8:45 I will present a five minute speech to Inver Hills Community College students on what my campus' SSA group, Campus Atheist and Secular Humanist (CASH), is all about.

Just a few things I am going to mention:
CASH began in 1991 and is the oldest, largest, and most likely the most active (at least within the last year) of the Atheist Student groups in the U.S. We have won best Atheist Student Group from the SSA, and this year we won "Best Website" from SSA as well as a Tony Diggs Award for Innovation in Publicity and Advertising.

Our mission statement included three things: Community, Advocacy, and Education. We hold special events that are inspired by these goals. This year we had pizza parties and discussions on evolution and the first amendment among many other events (check out the Garrison-Martineau Project, I just participated in this as a non-theist rep.). All our events are open to the public.

That is a short version of the list. I am excited for tomorrow because there will also be a question and answer period and I only really have to answer the questions I know the answers to and that I want to answer. The other person who is attending will be able to answer the hard questions while I can just answer the questions like, "How do you plan to raise your children?" and "Do you think you could ever marry a Christian?" or "What do you base your morals on?" All pretty easy if you are a thoughtful atheist at all. Anyway, I am excited. I wonder if I will be able to sleep tonight. I will be sure to report back tomorrow.