[Hac-announce] Fw: Correspondence -how to respond to cartoonist

[Cary Shaw]

The cartoon, in an attempt to be funny, unfortunately feeds a negative and 
false stereotype of atheists.  To explain this to cartoonist Mike Peters, 
and the King Features Syndicate, and to ask that he try his comedic talents 
to spoof those who bear prejudice against atheists, one can contact them.



The website is:

http://www.grimmy.com/



(One can see the cartoon by clicking the left arrow back to July 21

“Place your hand on Darwin’s “Origin of Species” and repeat after me…

How Atheists Testify Under Oath”)



Click on CONTACT (top right tab) to contact them by email.



--Cary Shaw

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I'd agree.  I'd rather place my hand on the Constition or the Bill of Rights 
or some state document of laws.

Camille Solbrig

camsol at comcast.net



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Thomas Platt" <tplatt13 at gmail.com>
To: "humanist mailing list" <hac-announce at cthumanist.org>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2011 8:37 AM
Subject: [Hac-announce] Correspondence with a Relative


Hi _____,

I have to say I found this cartoon to be an objectionable
distortion.  It would be potent grist for an antidefamation league
that doesn't exist, not only for secular humanists, but for many
others who feel strongly about science and science education.  No
doubt I started this with my self-deprecating hymn/bullfrog
comments.  Thanks for calling it to my attention.

As for Charles Darwin's personal beliefs, perhaps this very short
quotation in his own words from "Religious Belief By Charles
Darwin",  an extract from "The Autobiography of Charles Darwin" at
http://www.update.uu.se/~fbendz/library/cd_relig.htm will do for the
present on a complicated subject:

"I cannot pretend to throw the least light on such abstruse problems.
The mystery of the beginning of all things is insoluble to us; and I
for one must be content to remain an Agnostic."

Love, Tom


On Jul 24, 2011, at 9:34 PM, _______ wrote:

Hi Tom,

We thought you might not see The Register.  This could be for you.
However--if I recall properly--although Darwin’s research stirred up
a storm, he himself continued to believe in God.

Love,
_______


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