Tag: Secular Student Alliance
Getting At the Heart of the Matter
With whatever latest drama and disagreements within the secular community going on, occasionally the root of our common problems gets glossed over as a given. This core of our common dilemmas is a broken thinking process, marked by convoluted and contradictory definitions, accepting fallacies as tenets of belief, and a general refusal to examine beliefs [...]
Investing in the Future
The Secular Student Alliance and Camp Quest, two great organizations that hopefully you’re familiar with, have both been nominated for the Chase Community Giving program. Each organization has the potential to win up to $250,000, and this will best be achieved with your involvement. How it Works You have two votes, and they must be [...]
Secular Students On the Rise
After a Pew survey illustrated rapid growth in religious skepticism among Millenials, CNN invited Jesse Galef, the communications director for the Secular Student Alliance, to speak about his employer and the demographic trend. What followed could have been a disastrous mud-slinging contest, but Jesse stayed positive and kept the discussion on point, despite some obviously [...]
Standing Against the “Stand Up Rally”
Today, we welcome a new contributor, Zach Lorentz! The following is his first post: … Today in cities across the country, pro-life advocates were demonstrating in an event they referred to as the #StandUpRally. In a quote from the organizing website, the goal of the rally nationwide was to “…(push) back against the new mandate [...]
Let Reason Reign
Update: Read a full review of ReasonFest at the Friendly Atheist Hey, this weekend is ReasonFest! Held in on University of Kansas’ campus, this is an event not to be missed. Last year’s ReasonFest attendants topped 700 and this year will only be larger! With great speakers, structured debate, and ICE CREAM… and it’s [...]
Freethought Social + Meetup!
Yesterday morning, representing the Houston Atheists, I joined roughly fifty other secular Houstonians for a freethought coffee social. The meetup was organized by the Houston Freethought Alliance, with a goal of bringing our groups together for secular fellowship. Scheduled to begin at 10:30am, this successful event continued well past the expected time of 1:30pm. There [...]
