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What is a Christian? Or you must be this high to be a Christian.
On January 12th, the board of directors of the Secular Coalition for America announced the appointment of Larry T. Decker (an unaffiliated Christian) as the new Executive Director of the organization. I for one am not impressed! If someone tells … Continue reading
Tucson Atheists reach 1000 Members
After getting close several times, Tucson Atheists has reached a new milestone—we now have 1000 members. This is a high water mark. Robert Swango who created the group way back in February 2003 stepped down as organizer in August 2007. … Continue reading
Plans for a New Year
2014 is over. We laughed. We cried. It was better than Cats. …and it’s references like these that helped me lose my open mic audiences at Laff’s during the 9 times I appeared there last year. Yes, the audiences sadly … Continue reading
Posted in American Atheists, Atheist Action, Freethought Community, Religion, Secular Coalition for Arizona, Separation of Church and State, Skepticism
Tagged Arizona, Atheist, church and state, freethought arizona, Humanism, Logic, meeting, SC4AZ, Skeptic, Skeptics of Tucson, Tucson Atheists
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Building a Freethought Community Part II—the History
Tucson has had its freethinking community for quite some time but it consisted of small disassociated groups with small memberships. Prior to January 2000, small Atheist groups met for Sunday morning breakfasts. There was a used bookstore owned and operated … Continue reading
Posted in Freethought Community
Tagged Arizona, Atheist, church and state, community, freethought arizona, Humanism, inquiry, meeting, Politics, Science, Skeptic, Skeptics of Tucson, tucson, Tucson Atheists
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Growing a Freethought Community
This is the first in a series of short articles about the freethought community in southern Arizona. From Wikipedia: Freethought or free thought is a philosophical viewpoint which holds that positions regarding truth should be formed on the basis of … Continue reading
Posted in Atheist Action, Freethought Community
Tagged anti-religion, Atheist, church and state, community, freethought arizona, Humanism, inquiry, Logic, SC4AZ, Science, Skeptic, Skeptics of Tucson, tucson, Tucson Atheists
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This is so wrong!
Recently, I read an article from the Huffington Post that stated that an airman was denied re-enlistment because he lined through the “so help me God” reference in his re-enlistment contract. Fearing that I was being set up by one … Continue reading
Posted in Separation of Church and State, Uncategorized
Tagged Atheist, church and state, god, Humanism, Politics
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Supreme Failure
In the last blog entry, I talked about a Supreme Court decision and gave them the benefit of the doubt. It was a unanimous decision after all and needed the extra attention to find the thread of logic that united … Continue reading
Posted in Separation of Church and State, Supreme Court Decision
Tagged Arguments, church and state, Humanism, Logic, Politics, Science
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In the Buffer Zone
Do we have “buffer zones” in our lives? Decisions are coming out of the Supreme Court about the constitutionality of various laws but something can be constitutional and still be a bad idea. The ruling is based on the complaints … Continue reading
Posted in Supreme Court Decision
Tagged Arguments, CAP, church and state, Humanism, Logic, Politics
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SC4AZ Activism: Beyond social support
Frequently, I talk about social support for the Arizona Freethinking Community but we also need political advocacy. Last Sunday, Tory Anderson and Matt Schoenley from the Secular Coalition for Arizona gave a talk about their successes and challenges with the … Continue reading
What the doctor means is…
The title of this article comes from an old skit made popular during the Viet Nam War. The audio skit was recorded in 1966. It involved an F-4 Phantom pilot the “Captain,” and a public affairs officer. After each question, … Continue reading
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Tagged Arguments, church and state, community, freethought arizona, Humanism, Logic, Science
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