Every year, American Atheists state director Dave Kong presents awards to the California members and others who helped to further the cause of state/church separation. In 2002, U.S. Congressmen Mike Honda and Pete Stark were honored with the First Amendment award for their courageous refusal to endorse the resolution condemning the Pledge decision issued by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in June.
Mr. Stark was unable to attend the awards ceremony hosted by San Francisco Atheists in December, but his staff graciously arranged for the award to be presented to Mr. Stark before a Town Hall meeting in San Leandro on January 25, 2003. SFA members Jim Heldberg, Tom Maley and Dave Fitzgerald accompanied Mr. Kong to present the award and give Mr. Stark a warm welcome to San Leandro.
Here's several thumbnail photos of the event. Click the right and left arrows along the top row to see more thumbnails. To see the full-size photo, click the thumbnail.
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Congressman Pete Stark and American Atheists California Director Dave Kong
American Atheists California Director Dave Kong presents the 2002 First Amendment award to Congressman Pete Stark for his commitment to maintaining the separation between religion and government.
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