Name: Secular Rising (Gary Parker and Elliot Martin "Secular Rarity")
Start: 2025-08-24T20:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-08-24T21:00:00-04:00

Hi DC Atheists,

Elliot Martin (“Secular Rarity”) and Gary Parker are bridge-builders engaging in dialogue that brings people together. They connect and support nonbelievers and allies through activism, community, education, and service. If you have not already RSVP’d for this talk, you can reply to this message or email [clyde@wash.org](mailto:clyde@wash.org).

Clyde

Clyde Donovan

DC Atheists Meetup

Religion & Spirituality

Free Thinker

Brights

Atheist

Humanism

Agnostic

Have you emailed Clyde at Clyde@wash.org?

Elliott Martin "Secular Rarity" is a secular advocate and community builder. Using the name Secular Rarity online, he has spent years speaking out in support of secular people and working with various online and in-person groups to promote and grow their communities. He has worked with Recovering from Religion and Atheist Republic, is a current host on The Atheist Experience and many more.  He is the Founder and President of Secular Rising US.




Gary Parker is a Middle Tennessee business owner and longtime member of the Southern Baptist Church. After spending most of his life as a devout believer, Gary stepped away from belief and got right into having discussions with believers to both understand their viewpoints and to normalize nonbelief. Gary’s ability to strike up welcoming and engaging conversations with total strangers, his constant strive towards excellence and general supportive nature, and his dedication to building community for secular people are just a few of the strong points he brings to this space .

Secular Rising (Gary Parker and Elliot Martin "Secular Rarity")

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