Freethought Today · Vol. 25 No. 2 March 2008  Published by the
Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc.  Is Atheism the New
Black?  This speech was delivered at FFRF's 2007 annual
convention on Oct. 12, 2007, at the Monona Terrace Convention
Center, Madison, Wis. Listen to the audio version.  By Katha
Pollitt  Katha Pollitt, author of Learning to Drive and
columnist for the Nation Photo by Brent Nicastro  We cannot be
top country if we let science and education be run by people who
think that dinosaurs drowned in Noah's flood.  It's such a
pleasure to be here. Thank you so much, Freedom From Religion
Foundation, for having me, and Annie Laurie for sending me
multiple copies of all the complicated arrangements, and Prof.
Kimbrough for driving me around and waiting for me as I did my
various things, and everyone, old faces and new, for coming out
tonight to show our strength. I just want to say how wonderful
it was to hear that beautiful song, "Die Gedanken Sind Frei,"
which I grew up with. And do you know where