Ray Comfort’s Living Water Ministry declared months ago it would go to the top 50-100 college campuses in the US and pass out free copies of Darwin’s Origin of Species with a 50 page introduction full of misinformation and lies written by Ray Comfort. They advertised that this would occur on the 19th of November.
Note: If you don’t know who Ray Comfort is, check out this video with him and a banana…it’ll go far in showing you his mental capacity/ignorance/dishonesty.
Well, they changed their mind. They hit campuses all over the US today. Sneaky Ray, very sneaky. This wasn’t unexpected though. BASS saw the possibility of this misinformation campaign occurring on a date other than the advertised one. BASS members were prepared to pass out printed materials from the NCSE any time this week. Several BASS members handed out flyers and bookmarks with information about evolution.
Surprisingly both Ray Comfort and Kirk Cameron were at UCLA today in person. A few BASS members engaged and debated with them on evolution and at least one BASS member was interviewed on camera. Spencer Fern, BASS’s secretary, even got to take a picture with Ray. It’s interesting how Ray is in the same position in the three pictures.
Ray "the Banan Man" Comfort with Spencer Fern.
Spencer coments:
I got him to agree to the photo and he asked one of his acolytes to take the picture, but then I casually revealed I was an atheist.
He kind of pulled away at that, but I had him in a bit of an armlock and he didn’t want to make a scene.
LOL
UPDATE: PZ Myers on Pharyngula linked to BASS and a post written on Spencer’s website about Ray Comfort being at UCLA today.
UPDATE #2: Joe Creason posted some video of Ray Comfort on Youtube.
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Thanks for the update. Very sensible idea being ready early, I am surprised I didn’t see the date change coming.
You should have given Ray a kiss, like Sammy Davis Jr. did Archie Bunker on All In the Family.
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Damnit…I WANT ONE OF THOSE BOOKS!
I thought I would have this week off too, with work being slow.
Glad you guys were prepared and had info at the ready.
For somebody who claims he is a “lover of souls” he seems more than uncomfortable being around a living breathing atheist, doesn’t he? Perhaps he’s scared he’s going to catch a demon or two? But then it’s clear from his blog that he has nothing but contempt and disdain for atheists, but it’s interesting to see that confirmed in the flesh, so to speak.
The armlock picture is CLASSIC! I love that you arm locked him, then told him you were an atheist – you can see the disgust in his face as he tries desperately to pull away!!
Too funny…..
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