Background
Seventeen years later his father admitted to him that he also was an atheist.
Seventeen years later his father admitted to him that he also was an atheist.
He received a bachelor"s degree in Computer Science from Brandeis University and Master of Business Administration in Marketing from Penn State University, and an Advanced Graduate Certificate in International Business from Seton Hall.
Although he was never in the closet about his disbelief, he was forced to do his Bar mitzvah. Silverman is a former professional inventor with 74 patents, and has authored several articles, including a cover story for Inventors Digest. Media appearances
As a result of this campaign, Silverman has appeared on a number of television shows since late 2010, most notably, The O"Reilly Factor on January 4, 2011.
Silverman opined: "The World Trade Center cross has become a Christian icon.
lieutenant has been blessed by so-called holy men and presented as a reminder that their God, who couldn’t be bothered to stop the terrorists or prevent 3,000 people from being killed in his name, cared only enough to bestow upon us some rubble that resembles a cross."
Silverman was the Creator and Executive Producer of the event, and the President of the Reason Rally Coalition, the coalition he founded to run the rally. Personal
Silverman has been married for two decades to publisher Hildy Silverman.
The couple has one teenage daughter. When Silverman requested a customized New Jersey vanity plate with the letters ATHE1ST it was denied by the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission as "objectionable".
He appealed and the plate was issued.