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Greta Christina is asking everyone who was at, or who wanted to be at, the Reason Rally to do one thing for atheism. One of her suggestions is, mark out 'In God We Trust' on US currency.

Okay! says I, remembering my long-dormant wheresgeorge.com account.

wheresgeorge.com is not interested in religious or political debates. They are sufficiently not interested in such debates to censor what I put in the 'state of the bill being tracked' box. I type 'In God We Trust', they allow the world to see 'the national motto'.

Not pleased, wheresgeorge.com. Not pleased.

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Korra: awesome. Korra with female friends: would be awesomer. Korra with female friends, with whom she discusses things that aren't men: would be awesomest.

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"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world." So Anne Frank wrote.

I have already posted today about Greta Christina's post asking atheists to do just one new thing for atheism. And I got an email from the Sierra Club asking me to contact my legislators about a state bill concerning renewable energy. These thoughts bred.

Everyone who's reading this. Every single one of you. Pick a cause. Any cause, so long as it's yours, something near and dear to your heart. The first thing to mind is ideal. And do one thing to support that cause, preferably something you've never done before.

It doesn't have to be big. Donate a half hour's pay to a group pursuing your cause. Spend a half hour composing a letter to your legislator, then stamp it and drop it in the mail, or click send on the email. Spend half an hour volunteering.

Half an hour isn't much. But it's something.

If everyone who supports your cause gives half an hour, that'll add up fast.

Imagine how much faster if everyone gives half an hour a month. Or half an hour a week. I won't ask that of you. I have enough trouble squeezing out a single half hour. But if you have the time, it wouldn't hurt to devote a half hour a month to your cause, or a half hour a week. It doesn't even have to be the same cause every time.

The people who will benefit from the promotion of your cause will thank you.


This week my cause is the environment. The text of my letter to my state representative follows. I've never written to a congresscritter before, and this one's a Republican so I don't know what good it will do, but I did it, and that's something. Who knows, maybe hearing from the progressive side will change his vote.

( Mr. [Representative]: )