Washington DC–June 04, 2016

I spent the majority of the day at the Reason Rally, listening to speakers like Penn Jillette, The Amazing Randi, Keith Lowell Jensen (a comedian who had a very good performance), comedian Paul Provenza, David Silverman (head of American Atheists), Bill Nye “The Science Guy”, physicist Lawrence Krauss, and actor John De Lancie.

Long view of Reason Rally crowd and stage Penn Jilette and Caroline Peña penn and randi James “The Amazing” Randi keith lowell jensen paul provenza David Silverman of American Atheists Bill Nye the Science Guy Bill Nye doing interview bill nye lawrence krauss john de lancie

There was a person dressed as the Flying Spaghetti Monster, and I also saw a large array of funny (and possibly offensive) t-shirts and signs.

Person in flying spaghetti monster costume Man wearing T-Shirt “news for DUMB FUX” T-shirt: Christ on cross; caption “He's not coming back. GET OVER IT.” T-shirt with Carl Sagan (father) Neil DeGrasse Tyson (son) and Bill Nye (spirit of science) T-shirt: “Fuck you you fucking fuck” Stick-figure drawing parody of Adam and Eve story “If your delusion lasts longer than (4) hours, please consult your nearest atheist.” T-shirt: There is no god but Allah! Just kidding: There is no god T-shirt: Cthulhu 2016 - The greater of two evils T-shirt of Bigfoot riding Loch Ness Monster: “Don't stop believin'” T-shirt of Charles Darwin with caption CHUCK D Sign: People can stay irrational longer than society can remain functional T-shirt of Jesus on cross; caption: Jesus did it for the chicks! T-shirt with Jesus as ninja: Holy Fuck! It's... NINJESUS T-shirt with Microsoft Word icon, and word “UP” printed below it. Image of a gift box; caption: Ceci n'est pas une pipe.

And yes, the typical firebrand street preachers were out in force as well.

Sign: God doesn't believe in atheists Jesus people counter-protesting and holding posters