Atheist Nexus nears 10,000 members and its 1st Birthday

Its hard to believe its almost a year since Atheist Nexus began.  A social networking initiative for Atheists and Agnostics it was not without a rocky start.  But a year on its bigger than many of its detractors thought possible.  Atheist Nexus membership stands at 9,178 and the folks at Atheist Nexus would like to make that a nice round figure by the time it hits its 1st birthday.

What do they offer? 

Atheist Nexus includes:

• numerous forums,
• blogs,
• a chat room

Primarily, Nexus aims to provide social support for atheists and agnostics. It is not in competition with other atheist organizations. In fact, one of its aims is to support them.

There are currently 485 groups on Nexus covering subjects as wide-ranging as:

• parenting to Shakespeare
• evolution to photography
• There are groups for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex atheists.

Prominent atheists who are members of AN include:

• PZ Myers (Pharyngula),
• Tanya Levin (author of People in Glass Houses: An Insider’s Story of a Life In and Out of Hillsong), and
• Russell Blackford (Metamagician and the Hellfire Club blog; author of 50 Voices of Disbelief: Why We Are Atheists to be published later this year).

 
AN has also attracted many academics:

• Oxford educated Dr Terence Meaden runs a highly successful group called "Origins: Universe, Life, Humankind and Darwin".
• Professor Tom Arcaro drew on AN members for his recent sociological study of over 8,000 atheists. A
• Atheist Nexus Member, Emeritus Professor Robert A M Gregson of the Australian National University provided invaluable support and advice in drafting the recent Atheist Nexus submission to the Australian Human Rights Commission on "Freedom of Religion and Belief".

In order for atheists to have a ‘voice’ we need to unite.  Encouraging your friends, contacts and readers to boost our membership to the 10,000 and beyond mark is a positive step in that direction.

What does it cost?

Nadda, zip, nothing

Want to join?

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