NonHomogenized

I'll agree with this sentiment. However, if we're going for the "U.S. political power" fringe benefit, I'm going to second the "non-winter" area proposal.

Maybe we could get together, buy a south pacific atoll, and petition for statehood?

Majestyk

Yeah. Mecca, was probably not the most analogous term I could have used. Couldn't think of a better one, though.

I started this in the Activism forum hoping, that if, such a place could be found or transformed then, it might bring out any "closet" atheists, get more atheists into politics, and generally make it harder for the religious to discount the secular viewpoint.

Just a thought.

Secular Pinoy

Why not, I want snow! I've never seen one in real life and I'm very curious about it. Not too thrilled of the cold weaher that comes with it, though.

KitKit

monument or no monument, any city near san antonio is far from an atheist mecca. sorry wish it was cuz i am fairly close to there.

i vote a tropical island too!

bocajeff

Isn't Las Vegas technically an atheist mecca? What other city has much legalized "sin"? And Nevada iirc is also working hard to legalize marijuana.

DamagedGoods

Really? My best friend from high school is some sort of pagan, and lives in that area. I wasn't aware there were so many there.

atheist_in_foxhole

Portland, Oregon has an openly agnostic mayor, a non-religious Congressman, and one of the highest percentages of non-religious people of any major city.

keyser_soze

You could always come DECONVERT my state...that would be akin to interstellar space travel!

mjennyt

Note on the Monument in Comfort, TX.

The original got dragged off into a field with the local police unwilling to help find out who did it.

It was replaced by the local Freethought group.

Jamie_L

Hmm... Well, it wasn't a pagan mecha when I grew up there. Times change I guess.

Of course, as far as I'm concerned, Pagan is still religious. I appreciate Pagans for bucking the mainstream and for usually being easier going when it comes to inflicting their morality on others. But I generally think they're just as whacko (or moreso) as other supernatural believers.

And, with the mountains, tornadoes aren't much of a worry either. Generally speaking, Asheville's got it pretty good in the natural disaster department.

Well, since I've got family there, I'll second the nomination for atheists to move into Asheville and take over. Of course, if you work in the tech field like I do, you may need a career change to make the move. Especially with all the Pagans driving up the price of real estate.

Jamie