A consortium of leaders from within the community of reason endorsed the idea of a National Day of Reason. This observance is held in parallel with the National Day of Prayer, on the first Thursday in May each year (May 7th in 2009). The goal of this effort is to celebrate reason—a concept all Americans [...]
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Delivered from Dogma tonight at Comedy Underground
“Rev.” Jeremy Whitman & Riggs Tonight, Wednesday, April 29 at 8 p.m. Admission $10.00 Comedy Underground 109 S. Washington St. (in Pioneer Square), Seattle, WA 98104 (206) 628-0303 National Headliner Jeremy Whitman along with featured act (and Tacoma Atheist member) Riggs will take to the stage for the second performance of their new atheist comedy [...]
Faith and Film Series at the Grand
I am so puzzled by their poster for this film series: I mean, it’s put on by Immanuel and Urban Grace, but seriously, it looks like a film series critiquing religion, and indeed, Earth, the second film, is a pretty damning (Hindu-centric) look at what religion wrought in India during partition. Babette’s Feast, on the [...]
SeasonLESS food drive a success
Tacoma Atheists donated 135 pounds of food to Northwest Harvest at the last Meetup. Our goal was 50 lbs. Thank you all for your overwhelming generosity and goodwill. Several people showed up with giant boxes of food, and it filled the back of my car. Thank you. As a locally operated agency, Northwest Harvest is [...]
CFI’s Camp Inquiry 2009
Looking for an extraordinary camp experience for your kids? Camp Inquiry is a residential summer camp that focuses on scientific inquiry, skepticism, ethical character development, friendship, and fun! It’s a place where kids come together to ponder life’s central questions and explore the wonders of the natural world. Campers will enjoy presentations by distinguished visitors [...]
Freethought conference in March
The Northwest Freethought conference, Darwin@200, is filling up! Be sure to reserve your spot now! Keynote speakers Dr. David Domke, author of “The God Strategy” and “God Willing? Political Fundamentalism in the White House” will be sharing ideas from his books and current events. Dr. Bob Park, author of “Superstition: Belief in the Age of [...]
Delivered From Dogma Comedy Tour at Jazzbones in Tacoma April 26th
Comedians Jeremy Whitman and (and Tacoma Atheist member) Aaron “Riggs” Flett will take over Tacoma’s Jazzbones on April 26th, 2009 for the first ever performance of The Delivered From Dogma Comedy Tour! The Delivered From Dogma Comedy Tour intends to provide top notch entertainment for freethinkers of all shapes and sizes. The tour is at it’s heart an [...]