So your organization "removes" Bibles from public places. And you call yourselves Abimelechs..... lol Here in the South you would be called thieves!

Actually I live in the South too where the picken's are rich! Let's be honest though. It's not theft. They put that stuff in hotels, etc. in the hope someone WILL pick it up and remove it. In the process, they hope the person find God. I actually give these people a purpose and make them feel good about themselves. Call it what you will, it's a win-win. I get to remove trash and feel good about myself and the proselytizer gets to feel good about themselves too.

SWEET!! I try to get OTHER to cross off God from their paper money. It's surprisingly liberating and amazing the number of people incapable of doing it. I've offered people at $20 bill if they would just cross out that word. I've yet to give away any money.

I also remove bible and religious material wherever found. My record is 4 bibles from 1 hotel and 5 bibles from one hospital! I consider myself a member of the Abimelech Society. Part of their story is copied and pasted below:

--------------The Abimelechs are an association of Atheist commercial, business, and professional men and women who have as one of their objects: The removal from circulation of the so-called Word of God or Holy Bible, from hotels, motels, hospitals, school classrooms, university dormitories, penal institutions, and many other places, and by the confiscation of New Testaments from school children, service personnel, and nurses.

The Association was founded in Canada 29 years ago by a couple of Freethinkers who, in a hotel room, found the only reading material to be a Gideon Bible, and were angered by this overt propaganda by the Christians and decided to do something about it. There are now adherents in many countries around the world, and thousands of Bibles and New Testaments have been withdrawn from circulation, confiscated, destroyed, or put to some useful purpose.

The Abimelechs named themselves after the bastard son of Gideon and his followers who, were inspired to usurp the work of the Judge Gideon and his associates, who had wrought havoc upon the many peoples whose religious beliefs differed from their own conviction that Yahweh was the Only True God.

The above 'mission statement' of the Abimelech Society describes the purpose and the work. It is not a formal organization: there are no dues or elected officers, no annual meetings, and anyone who supports the aims of the society as described in the mission statement is welcome to consider themselves a member.

It is hoped that the direct actions of Atheists in endeavors such as those represented by the mission statement of the Abimelech Society will contribute to the diminishing influence of organized religion worldwide. From the psychological point of view, involvement in this type of direct action gives freethinkers a sense of participation in the ongoing struggle against ignorance and superstition, and reduces their sense of helplessness in a society of religious dupes.-----------------

Have you got your copy yet of Alonzo Fyfe's book A Perspective on the Pledge available at http://www.lulu.com/content/2050930 ? I just got mine and have finished it already.

Keep up the good work and best wishes.

How about we collect as many Bibles as possible, and burn them? Not just Bibles but all religious texts. Maybe get somebody to sponsor a free t-shirt for a Bible. Then soak them all in gasoline and light a fire. I'm sure that would garner some attention. Probably not good attention though.

Despise superstition and scare kids at halloween for tacitly accepting it

Laugh in the face of unwarranted authority... literally right in its stupid face

Think religious dress is really odd, i mean what are those guys wearing, and surreptitiously pen priests/nuns in the street

Choose evidence and logic as the only means to truth, and wave a stick in the face of those who disagree

Cringe at religious teachings and militantly closeline anyone who uses a sentence such as, "according to (religious saying)"

Know that morality is an intrinsic product of evolution and understand why, and tell people who are good because of god that they are evil

Never hesitate to laugh in the face of the religious, and throw rotting fruit/veg whenever it is in hand

Added to yours these are some of the things that classify me as a militant atheist

"I sharpie God off ALL my bills."

Uh... why? I mean, if you don't believe in God, magic, etc., why would you feel like you need to remove the word before you put the bill in your pocket? I mean, nobody's going to suddenly realize the truth of atheism because they see a dollar with "In #### we trust" on it.

It's something I don't agree with. God has no place on my money so I cross it off. It's not for everyone else to see and I don't expect it to convert anybody. It's more for me than anything. The fact that I do not believe in it is even more reason to remove it from my currency.

Am I "militant" with my atheism in the same sense that Saudi terrorists are "militant" with their Islam? Not at all. While I do agree that atheists need to be more visible and more outspoken, we need to also reject harmful labels applied to us by theists in an effort to make us seem hateful, immoral, conscienceless God-bashers.

I don't say "under God" when I say the pledge, but I still say it because I am still a proud American at the end of the day. I refuse to be put into all of these other categories associated with "militant atheists" (such as the notion that I am immoral, rebellious, troublemaking, elitist, pretentious, hateful, etc.) just because of a simple disbelief in a god of any kind. I try to represent atheism in a positive way, doing good things and being a good person and casually adding "oh by the way I'm an atheist". I enjoy debates, I enjoy circling inaccuracies in Bibles, I enjoy defacing currency, but I feel I must swallow my pride for the sake of my fellows and instead be a positive voice rather than a stereotypically angry one.

I would consider you more of an anti-conformist than Militant. Unless you start advocating violence against religions then you are not Militant. Being out-Spoken and brazen about your ideals does not make you militant. It just makes you the equal and opposite force to a "Bible Thumping Xtian"

I have to concur with "Secular Planet": 'militant' requires the threat of force. I've called myself an 'evangelical atheist' before, though.

I don't usually take the time to deface currency, though I have been known to do so.

I recite the Pledge, but remain silent when everyone else is reciting "under Dog".

I respectfully disagree with your self-label of militant atheist. That is unless you are either in support of the violent repression of religions or raising an all-atheist paramilitary force. Then I would call you a militant atheist.

The term 'militant' is applied to us any time we speak out about atheism. It's an attempt to (further?) vilify non-belief and suppress it's expression in public. It's a tool of repression and I reject it outright.

Based on this post, I would describe you as an ardent atheist and a proud atheist. Good for you, by the way. The more of us that are not afraid to express our non-belief, the more socially acceptable it will become.

Unless you advocate or engage in violence, you're not militant.

I am similar, if I have the time I'll grind god off any coins I have with my dremel.

May I suggest though still saying the pledge, just the pre 1954 version? I've found that to e much more effective than not saying the pledge at all.

That's a good idea. I still do hold my hand over my heart though, that's out of patriotism of course.

I have reached the first time in my life in which I am unafraid to reveal my true feelings about touchy issues to anyone. Atheism and the online Atheist community, as well as my beloved husband, have given me a backbone, finally. I am able to stand up and proclaim my (non)beliefs!

Militant here too. Blog is atheist-stuff-laden even though not mainly atheism-themed, got defriended/banned by many religious friends, made YouTube stuff on atheism, read all of Dawkins & Darwin, I'm not afraid of being myself in any way, and although I don't live in the US, I'd do the same with money and stuff if I did.
(Check out my blog if you're interested :-))

Glad to hear it. I'll be sure to check your site out. In my opinion, we need
more atheist activism. "Be the change you wish to see in the world"