Today’s moderator: Rick Badie

Rick Badie joined The Atlanta Journal-Constitution as an education reporter in 1997. A South Georgia native, he’s covered the region’s immigrant communities, was a feature obituary writer and opinion columnist for the AJC’s Gwinnett edition.

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Gov. Nathan Deal has directed the Department of Natural Resources to return Bibles to state park cabins and lodge rooms. State Rep. Buzz Brockway, R-Lawrenceville, supports the move wholeheartedly. David Silverman, president of the American Atheists, says park visitors should have access to materials on atheism, too. Read their perspectives.

Guest columnists:

We must cherish religious freedom by Buzz Brockway

State, nation need religious neutrality by David Silverman

Stand up to atheist demands by Jerry Luquire