The Freethought Association of Canada is looking to expand its "There's Probably No God" bus ad campaign from Calgary and Southern Ontario to Ottawa.
But in doing so, the humanists threaten one of the most time-honoured, venerable, yet bilious of Canadian traditions.
God? No!
I'm talking about the great creator's second favourite meal, the potluck supper.
I have a sneaking suspicion that God is not at all worried about this latest, breathless attack on her/his existence. But organizers of the church potluck should worry, and so should those of us who arrive at the church door clutching a rapidly cooling pan of meat loaf. It's bad enough regional health authorities have attacked the potluck's food preparation techniques; now the actual founder of the feast is under attack. (read more)
by David Henderson, The Province - Vancouver
Published: Monday, February 16, 2009