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Who We Are
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The Atlanta Freethought Society is
a non-profit educational organization that exists to provide a community
for non-theists in the Metro Atlanta, Georgia area through educational,
advocacy, and social activities.
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Our Mission
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Enrich and empower our membership through
education and activism
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Educate the public about non-theists and
church-state separation
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Defend and promote the separation of
church and state
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Provide a social and intellectual
community for freethinkers
Learn more about us
including our goals, history, and leadership structure.
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AFS
2011 DEBT REDUCTION CAMPAIGN RAISED $32,075:
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Last year's Debt Reduction Drive raised
$16,075.50, which with the match from our anonymous donor means
the society's debt was reduced by $32,075--a 26%
reduction in the amount we owe on the Atlanta Freethought
Hall. The means our interest payments have been reduced
by over $120 a month. Although the
anonymous donor match offer has expired, there are still plenty of
opportunities to contribute to AFS. We are a 501(c)(3)
organization, and donations are tax-deductible
for those who itemize deductions. We still have over $90,000 in
debt; donors may contribute to AFS generally, or they may still
request that their donations be earmarked to reducing the debt. Continuing
to reduce that debt will reduce the our interest payments, freeing up
money for publishing and activism.
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Stay Informed...
Join an AFS Email List
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AFS has an eNews
announcement email list for those who would like to stay informed about
activities and news relating to AFS in addition to several email discussion
groups. You can subscribe to our eNews list
through our Contact Us Form or for more info on
our general email lists, click
here.
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AFS on Meetup, MySpace,
& hi5
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To aid in our online outreach, AFS has several
online profiles and groups.
Visit AFS on
Facebook.
AFS now has a Meetup group. If you are a member
of Meetup, join the AFS Meetup group.
AFS has a profile on MySpace.
If you have one of the over 200 million profiles on MySpace, please help us
network there by adding us to your MySpace Friends List.
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Activities Overview
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February 2012
The AFS February Program will
feature a talk by Maaneli Derakhshani on "The Simulation
Argument, Cosmic Inflation, and the possibility of non-Creationist
Intelligent Design" on Sunday, February 12 at 1 P.M.
at Atlanta Freethought Hall. Derakshani is a graduate
student studying theoretical physics at Clemson University, a past
volunteer for the Centers for Inquiry in New York and Long Island, and a
current member of the Secular Student Alliance of Clemson University as
well as the Clemson Philosophical Society. He has
also contributed to Massimo Pigliucci's blog, “Rationally Speaking”.
The February program will also feature a
Potluck Lunch at the Hall before the program, beginning at
12 noon. More details on the Potluck Lunch will be in the
February newsletter.
Atlanta Freethought Hall is located
at 4775 N. Church Lane SE, in Smyrna, GA. To get there, take I-285 (the
perimeter road around Atlanta) to Exit 16 (Atlanta Road). Turn toward
Atlanta. Go ˝ mile and then turn right onto N. Church Lane. Atlanta
Freethought Hall is on the left.
For more information,
See the Activities page
for information on past events and other meetings of interest in the
Atlanta area.
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AFS ELECTION RESULTS: Atlanta Freethought Society Elects Leaders for 2012
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AFS President Steve Yothment, Vice President for Internal Communications Judy Thompson,
Vice President for External Communications Michael Buckner, Treasurer Diane Buckner,
and Secretary Dennis Martin were all re-elected to their positions.
(All officers are elected annually.)
Bob Konopelski, Rick Pace, and
Lew Southern were elected to the board, while Mark
Banks, Steven Fant, and Laura Ross
continue on the board. (Board members are elected for two-year terms; with
half the board up for re-election each year.) |
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Separation of Church
& State
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Not only does the US Constitution mandate the
separation of church and state, but it is even more clearly in the State
of Georgia Constitution.
Paragraph VII. Separation of church and state
No money shall ever be taken from the public
treasury, directly or indirectly, in aid of any church, sect, cult, or
religious denomination or of any sectarian institution.
--State of Georgia
Constitution
Article 1. Bill of Rights, Section II
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