The state where I live is considered to be “the buckle of the Bible Belt.” That’s why I was stunned when I saw an advertisement that said the annual conference of the American Atheists would be held in Oklahoma City. An atheist conference held in New York City or San Fransisco would be no surprise, but a conference for atheists right here in mid-American was like an alarm bell going off. It felt like the devil was coming right up to the pearly gates and attacking heaven.
“What should I do about this conference,” I wondered, “should I denounce it? Should I try to get churches to demonstrate against it?” Finally, I settled on a novel approach. I decided to attend the conference.
Why did I decide to go into the lion’s den? Well, my name is Daniel and I like to imitate my Biblical namesake. But, more importantly, I wanted to hear what atheists were talking about. What made them atheists? Why do they refuse to believe in God?
For three days, I attended their workshops and listened to their lectures. I met many of the most well-known YouTube stars who post videos about atheism that are watched by millions of viewers. I bought their books and talked to them.
I found out that militant atheism HATES Christianity. They want to strip us of our religious rights. They deny the Christian origins of our nation. They are adamant that there are no objective morals and they push unfettered sexual liberality including homosexuality, polysexuality, and abortion. (Just one week after their conference was over, they were forced to fire the president of the American Atheists for making unsolicited sexual advances to various woman).
After the conference was over, I wrote a blog post about everything that I had learned. Most of my blog posts are not that popular. Three or four comments on a typical post is all I get. But, my blog post about the atheist conference received hundreds of comments in a few hours. Most of the comments were from atheists who were pointing out how stupid I am.