{"id":3342,"date":"2015-06-22T08:37:02","date_gmt":"2015-06-22T13:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skepticink.com\/backgroundprobability\/?p=3342"},"modified":"2015-06-22T08:49:14","modified_gmt":"2015-06-22T13:49:14","slug":"thanks-for-all-you-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skepticink.com\/backgroundprobability\/2015\/06\/22\/thanks-for-all-you-do\/","title":{"rendered":"Thanks for all you do"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here in Oklahoma, there are two major atheist groups, one for each large metropolitan area. There are also two major statewide events, Camp Quest Oklahoma and FreeOK. This past weekend the organizers and volunteers for all of these groups were out in force, making everything happen pretty much all at once.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, at a campsite somewhere south of Choteau, Camp Quest staff were getting all the campers packed up to head home.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thanks to all these guys and gals for making <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CQOK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CQOK<\/a> happen! <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/LOn1ypbi6F\">pic.twitter.com\/LOn1ypbi6F<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Blue Ball Skeptics (@BlueBallSkeptic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BlueBallSkeptic\/status\/612971210775900160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 22, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>My own camper reports that his week spent among budding young freethinkers was amazing, as usual.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile in OKC, the Oklahoma Atheists were doing outreach to the LGBT community and their allies:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Come visit us at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OKCPride2015?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#OKCPride2015<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/XoNQAqezUP\">pic.twitter.com\/XoNQAqezUP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Oklahoma Atheists (@AtheistOK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AtheistOK\/status\/612330110247530496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 20, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Outdoor summer festivals are sweaty work, but someone has to do it.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile in Tulsa, AOK was also doing outreach to the crowd gathered at FreeOK:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It&#39;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mandestroysgod?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mandestroysgod<\/a> and me and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fsm?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@fsm<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeOK2015?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeOK2015<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/s2VoQGizYz\">pic.twitter.com\/s2VoQGizYz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Blue Ball Skeptics (@BlueBallSkeptic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BlueBallSkeptic\/status\/612291985651560448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 20, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>FreeOK went off without a hitch, which is sad becase I&#8217;ve always wanted to meet Hitch. Photos will be available soon on their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/freeok.org\u200e\">Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday afternoon, the Oklahoma Atheists and their fully articulated FSM float were a big hit at the Pride<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"qme\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Pride2015?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Pride2015<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/nCdAyo3MDD\">pic.twitter.com\/nCdAyo3MDD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Oklahoma Atheists (@AtheistOK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AtheistOK\/status\/612793773706219520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 22, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>We had record turnout for the parade this year, which is awesome. The LGBT community will always have allies in the freethought community.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d like to take this opportunity to thank the leaders, organizers, and volunteers who made <a href=\"http:\/\/www.campquestoklahoma.org\/\">Camp Quest<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freeok.org\/\">FreeOK<\/a> happen, you guys do so much more than we ever see. Also thanks to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.OklahomaAtheists.com\/\">AOK<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.actok.org\/\">ACT<\/a> for building up the community day by day, year after year.<\/p>\n<p>We are blessed to have a vibrant and growing community of freethought and (unlike many theists) we are aware that our blessings come from real people doing hard work. Thanks to all of you, for everything you do.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here in Oklahoma, there are two major atheist groups, one for each large metropolitan area. 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