The Council for Secular Humanism and Center for Inquiry - Metro NY Director Austin Dacey and Gerry Dantone (Long Island Community coordinator) are formally issuing a challenge to the "God Squad," Rabbi Marc Gellman and Father Tom Hartman, to debate the following: Is God necessary for morality?

The challenge comes after numerous syndicated God Squad columns have been published nationwide that contend that without God there is no reason to be moral, or worse, that go beyond theological arguments to intentionally defame and denigrate non-believers. Rather than rioting over these insults, or demanding that their freedom of speech be curtailed, most humanists would prefer to rationally debate the merits of their accusations. The entire press release is available here.

Read the entire press release.

God Squad at Tribune Media Services Site

Center For Inquiry of Long Island

EMail Sent to God Squad to encourage them to meet the challenge

To: godsquad@telecaretv.org
Date: Mar 15, 2006 11:35 PM
Subject: Stand up to the Atheists!

Dear God Squad,

I heard from a friend of a friend that an atheist organization has challenged the brilliant God Squad to a debate?

I urge you to meet this challenge! Get your best guys out there and kick their butts! Allowing them to go unchallenged would only show them we are weak. We can shut them up once and for all.

Leandro
Devout Christian