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2,500 Atheists Gather in Melbourne

Global Atheist Convention thought to be largest meeting of godless ever

By Harry Kimball, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 12, 2010 12:26 PM CST

(Newser) – If ever there was a group unafraid of a vengeful lightning bolt, it's the 2,500 atheists converging on Melbourne—likely the largest concentration of godless thinkers ever. The Global Atheist Convention says it doesn't intend to proselytize, and in fact discourages any “missionary... Read full story »

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