[frog_jerk_2004]

When Silverman gave an invocation at a Charleston, S.C., City Council meeting in March 2003, six council members stood and walked out in protest.

This was absolutely insane. How can a professed atheist give an invocation?

[MineralMan]

"How can a professed atheist give an invocation?

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I've done it many times, or at least have spoken at the usual time for an invocation.

What I do is to appeal for the members of the group I'm addressing to look within themselves and use their minds to come up with solutions for whatever issues they were there to deal with.

I invoke the power of reason and logic on such occasions. I never mention religious issues at all.

[orionblamblam]

> How can a professed atheist give an invocation?

Based on that incident, an atheist can't. He was prevented from doing so.

However, I believe the text he was *going* to present is available online.