State of Protest

Let me tell you about Carnival of the Godless.

Carnival of the Godless was started in 2005 by Brent Rasmussen, who writes at Unscrewing the Inscrutable. The home page of COTG is at Blog Carnival. Head there to see past and future hosts, and click the submit an article link to suggest an article for an upcoming COTG.

State of Protest has hosted COTG three times, having shared this distinction with such great sites as Atheist Revolution, Skeptico, Greta Christina’s Blog, Friendly Atheist, and, yes, even Pharyngula.

State of Protest will again be hosting COTG on July 12, 2009. I’ve already gotten some very interesting submissions, and hope to get a lot more before the deadline.

But, really, what’s COTG all about? Officially,

Posts from a godless perspective that address godlessness, atheism, church/state separation, the evolution/creation debate, theodicy, philosophy of religion as it relates to godlessness, etc.

In practice, it’s a lot more. It’s a way for relatively new atheist bloggers to become recognized among their future peers. It’s a way for prolific atheist bloggers to sample some of the best work of their current peers without having to drudge through hundreds of RSS feeds (like I do) to find the gems. It’s about supporting rational thinking by supporting rational thinkers.

What a lot of people don’t realize is that anyone can submit an article, even if it’s not your own. Next time you’re reading an atheist blogger’s post, and you think to yourself, “Hey, this is a great article,” think about COTG and submit it!

If you are an atheist blogger and you want to help promote rational thinking, consider hosting Carnival of the Godless, especially if you’ve hosted in the past. It’s a great opportunity to help other blogs, and, if you’re a relatively new blogger, it’s a great way for you to promote your own blog. To sign up for hosting, just email brent dot rasmussen at gmail dot com or fill out the contact form below and I’ll forward your request to host.

Again, use THIS LINK to submit an article to COTG.

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And thank you.

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