Finally - someone who has the guts to have an intelligent conversation with and about atheism, as Chris Hayes of MSNBC did this morning (Hayes himself is an atheist). The show's website is here. You can see some clips from the show there.
The Reason Rally, a gathering of atheists and agnostics, took place in Washington, DC yesterday, and listed among its speakers Richard Dawkins; Congressman Pete Stark (D-CA), the only identified atheist in Congress; actor/comedian Eddie Izzard; Jessica Ahlquist, the 16-year old student who successfully sued and forced her school to remove a prayer; and producer of the movie The Artistocrats Paul Provenza. (Washington Post story is here.)
Hayes' show included as guests Dawkins; Steven Pinker, a Harvard professor; author Susan Jacoby; journalist Jamila Bey; The Atlantic editor Robert Wright; and comedian/radio host Jamie Kilstein. Particularly interesting was his guest Paster Mike Aus, who was "coming out" as an atheist on the show (he said he will be meeting with the leaders of his church next week to discuss his conversion to atheism. I suspect they won't be terribly supportive). You can view that clip from the website linked above.
Thank you, Chris Hayes, so much for doing this show!
