Although I am open to all different opinions about God and the universe, I myself am an atheist. And my increasing despair over the seemingly intractable war between Judaeo-Christians and Muslims has made me decide to become a more outspoken one. Unless the Abrahamic religions can learn to end their warlike tendencies (which has proven to be impossible for centuries now), it would seem that our best chance of having lasting, global peace is to put what they’re fighting over behind us instead.However, even in this supposedly ‘enlightened’ age, there is still an enormous stigma attached to being an atheist (especially in the US), or even talking about it. And one of the major reasons for this is because people aren’t supposed to question religion. Hence my support of the Blasphemy Challenge. Yes, it is provocative, but it needs to be: it is intended to stimulate open discussion about religion and atheism, and encourage atheists to ‘come out of the closet’. You can see a non-nude version of my video contribution on YouTube, but we’ve posted the full length, full nude, full screen version on my web site!