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→Brian Thompson on James Randi and prominent atheists/skeptics
JREF is a leading atheist activist organisaztion and is behind the annual atheist TAM conferences held around the world. Although JREF has lost some of its prestige in the atheist community over the last couple of years, Randi himself is universally admired and respected by the likes of [[Richard Dawkins]], [[PZ Myers]] and [[Penn Jillette]]
JREF is a leading atheist activist organisaztion and is behind the annual atheist TAM conferences held around the world. Although JREF has lost some of its prestige in the atheist community over the last couple of years, Randi himself is universally admired and respected by the likes of [[Richard Dawkins]], [[PZ Myers]] and [[Penn Jillette]]
== Brian Thompson on James Randi and prominent atheists/skeptics ==
== Randi publicly declares he is a homosexual. Report of sexual immorality by Brian Thompson, former James Randi Educational Foundation Outreach Coordinator==
''See also:'' [[Atheism and morality]] and [[Atheism and hedonism]]
''See also:'' [[Atheism and morality]] and [[Atheism and hedonism]]
Brian Thompson, former James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF) Outreach Coordinator, wrote:
In 2010, James Randi publicly declared is a [[homosexuality|homosexual]].<ref>[James Randi comes out of the closet], Discover Magazine</ref>
In 2014, Brian Thompson, former James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF) Outreach Coordinator, wrote:
{{cquote|But I no longer identify with this community of benevolent know-it-alls, because not all of them are the best folks in the world. In fact, a good percentage of the top ten worst humans I’ve ever met are prominent members of the skeptics’ club. They’re dishonest, mean-spirited, narcissistic, [[misogyny|misogynistic]]. Pick a personality flaw, and I can probably point you to someone who epitomizes it. And that person has probably had a speaking slot at a major skeptical conference.
{{cquote|But I no longer identify with this community of benevolent know-it-alls, because not all of them are the best folks in the world. In fact, a good percentage of the top ten worst humans I’ve ever met are prominent members of the skeptics’ club. They’re dishonest, mean-spirited, narcissistic, [[misogyny|misogynistic]]. Pick a personality flaw, and I can probably point you to someone who epitomizes it. And that person has probably had a speaking slot at a major skeptical conference.