Kevin Eigelbach: Atheist kicks up storm about act

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If you believe in God, knowing that Union attorney Edwin Kagin opposes something might make you support it.

Kagin is the national director for American Atheists Inc., the organization founded by famous atheist Madalyn Murray O'Hair.

Kagin founded and directs Camp Quest, a summer camp in Hamilton for the children of nonbelievers.

He writes books like "Baubles of Blasphemy," a collection of essays and poems ridiculing religion. Some of them are quite funny, like the poem written to God, "Dear Intelligent Designer." Here's a sample:

"Why do we jettison out our waste so near the port of birth?

"Why should any of (our) organs quit? Were we designed just for Thy mirth?

"Why does Intelligent Design make so many people fat?

"Why have we not the grace or ease designed into the cat?"

In other words, if faith in Jesus amounts to fire insurance, Kagin's policy expired a long time ago. But he's a smart, well-informed guy, worth listening to, believer or not, when he talks about religious freedom.

Lately, he's kicking a fuss about the Public Expression Religion Act, which the U.S. House of Representatives passed Sept. 26 by a 244-173 vote.

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