Army will host concert for atheists at Fort Bragg

A group of military atheists have won the backing of U.S. Army
officials to hold a "Rock Beyond Belief" concert for nonbelievers at
North Carolina's Fort Bragg next year.

The victory came after
several church-state separation watchdog groups complained in July to
the secretary of the army that a Christian-themed concert held at the
fort last September gave "selective benefits" to religious groups.

That
concert, staged by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, received
more than $50,000 in financial support from the base, according to
records obtained by local atheists through the Freedom of Information
Act. The nonreligious concert will receive the same funds and will be
held at a similar venue at the base.