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Starkageddon: The unbelievable story of the first atheist monument on U.S. public land in Starke, Florida.
American Atheists presented the first atheist monument on public land in the U.S. on June 29, 2013, in Starke, Florida. Danny Murphy, freelance writer and photographer, covers the event thoroughly in Starkageddon.
“U.S. 301, which is also known as Temple Ave., runs through the heart of Starke. River of Life Church of God is at the city limit to the north. A funeral home is at the city limit to the south. Between life and death on U.S. 301, near the middle of Starke, is the Bradford County Courthouse. Until June 29, 2013, a monument for the Ten Commandments stood alone in the courtyard.” From the introduction of Starkageddon.
In May of 2012, the Community Men’s Fellowship of Starke placed a Ten Commandments monument in the courtyard of the Bradford County Courthouse. Shortly thereafter, American Atheists took legal action to have it removed. Mediation led to a different solution. American Atheists would be allowed to place their own monument in the courtyard in a “free speech forum.”
Starkageddon features Danny Murphy’s interview of Dan Cooney, the local plaintiff in the lawsuit. Readers will also see photos of Cooney working on the foundation for the monument. (Those photos aren't available anywhere but in this book.)
At the dedication, David Silverman, President of American Atheists, said that the organization plans to place up to 50 additional nonuments and that an anonymous donor has pledged to provide funding.
“U.S. 301, which is also known as Temple Ave., runs through the heart of Starke. River of Life Church of God is at the city limit to the north. A funeral home is at the city limit to the south. Between life and death on U.S. 301, near the middle of Starke, is the Bradford County Courthouse. Until June 29, 2013, a monument for the Ten Commandments stood alone in the courtyard.” From the introduction of Starkageddon.
In May of 2012, the Community Men’s Fellowship of Starke placed a Ten Commandments monument in the courtyard of the Bradford County Courthouse. Shortly thereafter, American Atheists took legal action to have it removed. Mediation led to a different solution. American Atheists would be allowed to place their own monument in the courtyard in a “free speech forum.”
Starkageddon features Danny Murphy’s interview of Dan Cooney, the local plaintiff in the lawsuit. Readers will also see photos of Cooney working on the foundation for the monument. (Those photos aren't available anywhere but in this book.)
At the dedication, David Silverman, President of American Atheists, said that the organization plans to place up to 50 additional nonuments and that an anonymous donor has pledged to provide funding.
38 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 3, 2013
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