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Next Thursday (May 1st) is commonly known as the "National Day of Prayer," but NoGodBlog points out that it is also the date of the atheist BLOOD (Benefiting Lives of Others Donations) campaign. If you can't donate blood (and many people cannot do so, for various reasons) then do something else. As I mentioned last year, that day is also the National Day of Reason:

The goal of this effort is to celebrate reason - a concept all Americans can support - and to raise public awareness about the persistent threat to religious liberty posed by government intrusion into the private sphere of worship.

The Day of Reason also exists to inspire the secular community to be visible and active on this day to set the right example for how to effect positive change. Local organizations might use "Day of Reason" to label their events, or they might choose labels such as Day of Action, Day of Service, or Rational Day of Care. The important message is to provide a positive, useful, constitutional alternative to the exclusionary National Day of Prayer.

If you're an out atheist, it might be a great opportunity to do some consciousness-raising work.

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