The humanist presents: 9 Lesson Shows and Carols for Godless People

Inspiring — By Ryan on December 22, 2009 9:05 am

Stumbled upon this article over at NewScientist that peaked my interest and led me to look more into This show put on by the Rationalist Association in the UK.

To quote a little bit from the New Scientist article:

Welcome to Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People, a variety show featuring a stellar cast of comedians, musicians and scientists, who – with cerebral sparkle and some realist tinsel – descended on London’s 3000-seater rock venue, the Hammersmith Apollo, last night.

The show was organised by the Rationalist Association and New Humanist, with the musical backing of the Mystery Fax Machine Orchestra. Last night’s performance was an encore to the show’s sold-out run at London’s Bloomsbury Theatre.

“Curator” Robin Ince, the British comedian and broadcaster, kicked off the night with an evocative quote from the late, great Carl Sagan but swiftly moved on to pantomime villains – from “spine wizards” (chiropractors) to columnists Anne Coulter and Melanie Phillips – as he outlined the ethos of the evening: atheists were to shake off their glum image and put on a joyful face as they celebrate the majesty of the universe and (almost) everything in it.