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conspiracy theory whack jobs.

As someone who was there, I can tell you that this was not a "ceremony" or "ritual" in the religious sense. It was more like a conga line. Just a little game playing on our lack of belief. This meeting was the first "large scale" atheist gathering I've ever encountered in Columbus. It's main goal was to bring a group together to show us that we're really not alone here. It was about community building.

And for those who say that "the children should be left out of it," you have to realize that when nonbelieving kids go to school religious kids won't just let it slide. The kids have to know why their parents believe what they believe and expect harassment from religious kids AND parents.

Edman has some really good work here on his site