Atheists 'auction souls,' raise money for Secular Student Alliance
Secular Student Alliance holds their annual Soul Auction fundraiser on the West Mall.
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Matthew Foults
Published on October 16, 2016 at 11:50 pm
Last update on October 17, 2016 at 12:19 am
BY BRITTANY WAGNER
“Send an atheist to church!” a student yelled at passersby, while pointing to eight cash-filled mason jars on the West Mall.
The Secular Student Alliance hosted its first Soul Auction from Wednesday to Friday in which they set out eight jars representing various religions: Baptist, Islam, Mormonism, Catholicism, Church of Christ and non-denominational Christian for donations. They also had a jar for Hell and a write-in jar for religions not represented.
Students donated money to the jar of their choice, and the SSA plans to respectfully attend a service for the religion that receives the most donations.
The money will be put toward club fees and to the expenses of hosting “Friendly Atheist” Hemant Mehta, an author who became famous when he sold his soul on eBay, to speak at a meeting next semester.
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