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Find out more, register, and make a PayPal payment here. About the conference The Northwest Freethought Alliance, supported by the Humanists of Greater Portland, is coordinating the efforts of three dozen freethought and other groups in the Northwest, including member organizations of the Northwest Freethought Coalition (NWFC), in planning and hosting a regional conference. Keynote [...]
The book club meeting has been finalized. We’ll be discussing Richard Dawkin’s “The God Delusion” from noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 21 from noon to 2 p.m. The Charlotte White Mottet Library 3523 East G Street Tacoma, WA 98404 (253) 591-5666 The meeting is open to the public. No food or drink is permitted in [...]
The Amaz!ng Meeting is July 9-12, 2009. It’s sponsored by the James Randi Educational Foundation, and is a “celebration of critical thinking and skepticism.” Speakers this year will include Phil Plait, James Randi, “and many more.” AND… Penn Gillette wants to create “The No God Band.” So brush up on your favorite atheist anthems. The Amaz!ng Meeting 7 [...]
The Northwest Freethought Conference will be held in Portland on March 27, 28 and 29. There are 216 spaces available, so send in your registration now. For complete details, visit the conference page.
Seattle Atheists is having a family-oriented Darwin Day celebration/birthday party/shindig up in Kirkland, and you’re all encouraged to come. Bring the whole family — there will be games, quizzes, and all sorts of fun stuff. I think Kyle will be running a game show, and he’s supposed to be a great game show host. Darwin [...]
For those of you who missed it, Valerie Tarico, psychologist and author, gave a talk on moral development and raising moral children without god. Valerie is the author of The Dark Side: How Evangelical Teachings Corrupt Love and Truth. Despite being raised in a fundamentalist family, she received a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University [...]
According to the Puget Sound Blood Center, blood supplies are reaching critically low levels, due to the snowstorms. PLEASE, make an appointment and go donate blood at your local blood donation center. Walk-ins and appointments are both welcome. Please schedule an appointment with Puget Sound Blood Center by calling 1-800-398-7888. Walk-ins are also welcome. Visit www.psbc.org [...]
Feb. 27, Seattle Atheists will be hosting a field trip to the Pacific Science Center to see the exhibit, Lucy’s Legacy. More information will be posted.
Thanks to all the people who stopped by the Borders on 4th Ave. in Seattle to have their last-minute gifts wrapped by Seattle Atheists volunteers. All donations (nearly $1,000) from the event will be donated to Children’s Hospital in Seattle.
We’ll read The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins as our first book. We’d also like to get some religious people in on the reading, so feel free to come if you are religious. I’ll post more details about a week before the meeting. You get one month to read the book, starting Jan. 21. Come prepared [...]