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Re: Terry Tour Report - Seattle, WA, USA Edition

David Sewell <dsew...@mindspring.com>

On Wed, 25 Oct 2006 23:00:02 +0100, Sofia wrote:
> On Tue, 17 Oct 2006 18:02:39 -0700, Robert Carnegie wrote:

>> If he isn't enjoying the tour I'm sorry about that.  You're right,
>> these things can be gruelling by all accounts.  In some places he /can/
>> do with the publicity, America he needs to work on...  and I think they
>> need to hear his message ("All gods are bastards").

> I doubt the Americans will take to that - they'll literally slaughter
> him like they did with poor John Lennon! Maybe Pterry would be better
> off keeping his message a little more subtle with the Americans - I hear
> they're pretty religious over there, though I stand to be corrected!

Oddly enough, Richard Dawkins has been over here for over a week on a
signing/reading tour for "The God Delusion" and has yet to be lynched or
stoned. And that includes appearances in Bible Beltia, where he's had good
reception and a standing ovation or two. His tour journal is entertaining:

   http://www.richarddawkins.net/tourJournal