{"id":16275,"date":"2026-01-14T01:44:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T01:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/?p=16275"},"modified":"2026-02-02T23:43:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T23:43:56","slug":"2026-01-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/2026-01-17\/","title":{"rendered":"“God: The Most Unpleasant Character in All Fiction” with Dan Barker"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Dan Barker<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n

2:30-4:40 p.m., January 17, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Join our friend Dan Barker in San Francisco, either in person or online.<\/p>\n

What words come to mind when we think of God? Merciful? Just? Compassionate? In fact, the Bible clearly lays out God\u2019s primary qualities: jealous, petty, unforgiving, bloodthirsty, vindictive, and worse.<\/p>\n

Come join this tour through the Bible, guided by Freedom From Religion Foundation co-president (and former minister) Dan Barker, as laid out in his book, God: The Most Unpleasant Character in All Fiction<\/i><\/a>.<\/p>\n

After meeting God \u2014 as portrayed in His own words, some would say \u2014 you might well run the other way. Dan did.<\/p>\n

THIS IS THE SECOND of five stops on Dan Barker’s Western Tour<\/a> in January, with events in Olympia WA, San Francisco CA, Palo Alto CA, Sacramento CA, and Salt Lake CIty UT. On January 18 in Palo Alto<\/a>, enjoy an unusual opportunity for casual conversation with Dan and a recital of his secular songs.<\/p>\n

HOSTED BY the San Francisco Bay Chapter, Freedom From Religion Foundation<\/a>. Dedicated to the preservation of the constitutional principle of separation of church and state, FFRF is the nation’s largest freethought organization, with over 40,000 members and 25 chapters nationwide. SF Bay FFRF supports the national organization, does outreach tabling, sponsors speaking events and hosts a monthly social lunch. See www.sfbayffrf.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n