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Activities Overview (Detailed Listings Below)
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July2010
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August 2010
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Sun
July 11
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11:00am
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Board Meeting
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Sun
July 11
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12:00pm
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Social Hour
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Sun
July 11
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1:00pm
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Monthly Meeting
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Sat
July 17
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1:00pm
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AFS Social
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Fri Aug
6
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7:00pm
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Sam Singleton
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Sun Aug
8
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11:00am
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Board Meeting
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Sun
Aug 8
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12:00pm
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Social Hour
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Sun
Aug 8
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1:00pm
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Monthly Meeting
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Monthly Meetings
Our
monthly meetings are held on the second Sunday each month at the Atlanta Freethought Hall in Smyrna
at 1:00 pm unless otherwise noted. Program topics are listed below. A Social
Hour begins before meetings at 12:00 noon. Visitors
are always welcome. See "Monthly Program Topics" below for a
description of upcoming programs and location.
The July AFS Meeting
Mike Leto will
discuss his new book On Earth As It
Is in Heaven: The Cosmic Roots of the Bible.
The July 11 AFS
meeting will feature Dr. Scott
Lilienfeld, Professor in the Dept. of Psychology at Emory University,
speaking on his new book, 50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology,
which he co-authored with 3 other professors.
The book uses
popular myths as a vehicle for helping students and laypersons to
distinguish science from pseudoscience. See http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-140513111X.html
for a description and several reviews of the book.
Dr. Lilienfeld is a
past president of the Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology, and a
Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science. His principal
areas of research are personality disorders, psychiatric classification and
diagnosis, pseudoscience in mental health, and the teaching of psychology.
The meeting will be
at 1:00 at Atlanta Freethought Hall, but please feel free to arrive early
for refreshments and conversation with other freethinkers.
Atlanta
Freethought Hall
is located at 4745 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.
Admire the new bridge, roadway and sidewalk! Atlanta Freethought Hall is on the left.
The AFS Social
The
next AFS Social will be on
Saturday, July 10, at 1:00 at Copeland’s Famous New Orleans Restaurant and
Bar, 3131 Cobb Pkwy SE, in Smyrna, GA, on Saturday, July 17, at 1:00 PM. Food at this
place is said to be very good. This should be a nice treat for
all. Join AFS members and guests
for some good food and great socializing.
Secular Tuesdays at AFS
Dr. Dennis Martin’s class on An Introduction to Secular Humanism
continues at AF Hall on Tuesday nights at 7:00 PM. The class started
on June 8, and will continue through Tuesday, July 13. Email Dennis at DrDennisMartin@gmail.com if you would like to attend the last
sessions. For each meeting you plan to attend, Dennis will email you an
outline and/or short document which you can read before the meeting.
This way, more meeting time can be spent in discussion rather than
exposition.
Other
Meetings of Interest
The Humanists of Georgia will meet at
Freethought Hall on Sunday, July 18, at 1:00 PM.
The Fayette Freethinkers meet in
Peachtree City on Wednesdays at 7:00 PM at the Orthodontist's Office on
Peachtree Pkwy near Crosstown Road. The group also meets for lunch on the
first and third Saturday of the month at the Irish Bred Pub, 275 Hwy 74
N. For details, contact Shelby at freediscussion@hotmail.com.
The Fellowship of Reason meets on the
first Sunday of every month at 1:00 PM at the Northwest Unitarian
Universalist Congregation, 1025 Mount Vernon Hwy. in Atlanta. For
details, see http://www.fellowshipofreason.com.
GUST (Gwinnett: Understanding Secular Truths) will
meet at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Gwinnet (12 Bethesda Church
Road in Lawrenceville) on Wednesday, March 10, at 7:00 PM. (See http://gust.domek.org/.)
There will be a Meetup for Atlanta atheists on
Sunday, July 11, at 6:00 PM at Thinking Man Tavern, 537 W. Howard Ave, in
Decatur.
There's another Meetup for Atlanta atheists
scheduled for Sunday, July 25, at 6:00 PM at the Five Seasons Brewpub in The
Prado on Roswell Road just inside I-285.
SOS, the Secular
Organizations for Sobriety, is not having regular meetings, but if you
would like to learn about the group, email Donna Gore at donnajgore@yahoo.com.
July 11, 2010
Dr.
Scott Lilienfeld will talk about his new book, 50 Great Myths of
Popular Psychology. Widespread Misconceptions about Human Behavior.
Aug 8, 2010
John Snider
and David Driscoll of AmericanFreethought.com will speak.
Sep 12, 2010
TBD
Oct 10, 2010
Joel
Kollin will speak on “36 Hours in the Rice Street Jail.”
Nov 14, 2010
TBD
August 6, 2010
Sam Singleton will perform his R-rated play "Penises and
Patriarchs" at Atlanta Freethought Hall.
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Prior Program Topics & Special
Events
2007-10
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June 13, 2010
Location: Atlanta Freethought Hall,
Smyrna
Monthly Program: Mike Ledo discussed his new book On Earth As It Is In Heaven:
The Cosmic Roots of the Bible.
May 9, 2010
Location: Atlanta Freethought Hall,
Smyrna
Monthly
Program: Podcasters
Derek Colanduno and Robynn McCarthy gave a talk.
April 11, 2010
Location: Atlanta Freethought Hall,
Smyrna
Monthly
Program: Sam Singleton, the Atheist
Evangelist, gave a show.
March 14, 2010
Location: Atlanta Freethought Hall,
Smyrna
Monthly
Program: Sean Faircloth, executive director
of the Secular Coalition for America.
February 28, 2010
Location: Atlanta Freethought Hall,
Smyrna
Monthly
Program: Dr. Jeffrey B. Perry gave a talk about
Hubert Harrison, an early 20th century black freethinker,
writer, orator, educator and political activist.
February 14, 2010
Location: Atlanta Freethought Hall,
Smyrna
Monthly
Program: AFS
member Mark Banks gave a talk
about astronomy.
January 10, 2010
Location: Atlanta Freethought Hall,
Smyrna
Monthly
Program: Dr. Darrel W. Ray gave a talk about
his new book The God Virus: How
Religion Infects Our Lives and Culture.
December 13, 2009
Location: Atlanta Freethought Hall,
Smyrna
Monthly Program: Todd Stiefel, former
executive of Stiefel Labs, spoke on how he would like to bring his business
experience to the freethought movement.
November 14, 2009
Location: Atlanta Freethought Hall,
Smyrna
Monthly Program: Massimo Pigliucci,
noted Evolutionary Biologist, spoke on “Reason: What is It? Who Needs It?”
October 11, 2009
Location: Atlanta Freethought Hall,
Smyrna
Monthly Program: Jeffrey Selman,
President of the Georgia Chapter of Americans United for Separation of
Church and State, spoke about Americans United.
September 13, 2009
Location: Atlanta Freethought Hall,
Smyrna
Monthly Program: The September 13 AFS
meeting was again to have been a talk by Leonard Adams on his experiences
as a Christian pastor and the steps for him in deconverting to an atheist.
Unfortunately, he never showed.
August 9, 2009
Location: Atlanta Freethought Hall,
Smyrna
Monthly Program: The August 9 AFS
meeting was to feature a talk by Leonard Adams on his experiences as a Christian
pastor, but family matters detained him.
July 12, 2009
Location: Atlanta Freethought Hall,
Smyrna
Monthly Program: The July 12 AFS
meeting featured a talk by AFS board member Tony King, who spoke on
"Ancient Egyptian Religion: An Introduction."
June 14, 2009
Location: Atlanta Freethought Hall,
Smyrna
Monthly Program: The June 14 AFS
meeting featured a talk by Dr. A. Bowdoin Van Riper, a Southern Polytechnic
State University professor, on "Charles Darwin and Evolution."
May 10, 2009
Location: Atlanta Freethought Hall,
Smyrna
Monthly Program: The May AFS meeting
featured a talk by Doyle E. Duke, author of the book The Amazing Deception - A Critical Analysis of Christianity.
April 12, 2009
Location: Atlanta Freethought Hall,
Smyrna
Monthly Program: The April AFS
meeting featured a talk by Stuart Bechman, President of Atheist Alliance
International, titled "State of the Community: Atheist Alliance
International."
March 15, 2009
Location: Atlanta Freethought Hall,
Smyrna
Monthly Program: This
was a joint meeting of AFS and the Humanists of Georgoa. Jim Haught gave a
talk on “Holy Horrors,” about the many atrocities that religion has
inspired.
February 8, 2009
Location: Atlanta Freethought Hall,
Smyrna
Monthly Program: Lori
Lipoma, Ph.D, presented "I'm OK, You're Going to Hell: An Examination
of the Satirical Symbiosis Between Evangelical Christians and the People
Who Mock Them."
January 11, 2009
Location: Atlanta Freethought Hall,
Smyrna
Monthly Program: AFS
President Steve Yothment spoke on "Views on the
Historicity of Jesus."
December 14, 2008
Location: Atlanta Freethought Hall,
Smyrna
Monthly Program: Bob Collins, a member of the Alabama Freethought Association, gave a
talk on “My Favorite Bible Contradictions.”
November 9, 2008
Location: Atlanta Freethought Hall,
Smyrna
Monthly Program: Blair Scott, National Affiliate Outreach Director and Alabama State
Director for American Atheists, spoke on American Atheists and their
affiliates program.
October 12, 2008
Location: Atlanta Freethought Hall,
Smyrna
Monthly Program: Because Dr. Niall Shanks had to cancel at the last minute, Ed
Buckner filled in to lead a discussion about the importance of
church-state separation.
September 10, 2008
Location: Atlanta Freethought Hall,
Smyrna
Monthly Program: Chris
Wilson spoke on his new book Healing
The Unhappy Caveman: Why the Human Mind was Not Designed for Happiness and
What YOU can Do about It
August 10, 2008
Location: Atlanta Freethought Hall,
Smyrna
Monthly Program: Dr.
Dennis Martin spoke on "What Does 'Free'
in 'Free-thinking' Mean?"
July 13, 2008
Location: Atlanta Freethought Hall,
Smyrna
Monthly Program: Lori Lipman Brown, a lobbyist for the
Secular Coalition of America.
June 8, 2008
Location: Atlanta Freethought Hall,
Smyrna
Summer Potluck Luncheon (Cookout/Picnic on the Grounds)
Monthly Program: Tony King spoke about Sumerian
influence on religion and Western culture
May 11, 2008
Location: Atlanta Freethought Center,
Roswell
Dr. Austin Dacey, author of the new book The Secular
Conscience: Why Belief Belongs in Public Life, spoke about Secular
Conscience
April 13, 2008
Location: Atlanta Freethought Hall, Smyrna
March 9, 2008
Monthly Program: Ed Buckner and Jack
McKinney spoke
on "Opinions."
February 10, 2008
Bruce
Herr spoke.
January 13, 2008
Dr. Hos Lotfi, a neurologist
originally from Iran, gave a talk entitled "Living
Under Theocracy."
December 9, 2007
Dr. John Henderson spoke on his new book, Judging
God.
November 15, 2007
Peaceful Protest of Governors Illegal State Sponsored Prayer
Service at State Capital
November 11, 2007
Camille Ann Brewer spoke on “Taking a Look at
Contemporary Art produced by Freethinkers.”
October 14, 2007
Ice Cream Social
AFS Plans for the Future. This program
featured presentations by AFS Officers and informative, interactive
discussions with members on the direction of AFS, our programs, activities,
the Atlanta Freethought Center, and other aspects of our future.
September 9, 2007
Doug Hattersley, a retired
geologist, spoke on "A Geological Perspective of Current
Events."
August 30, 2007
Special Program featuring world-renowned skeptical author
and editor, Benjamin Radford
August 12, 2007
Ed Buckner, who holds a doctorate
in Educational Foundations, discussed "Secular
Schooling,"
the topic addressed in his chapter in the recently-published book, Parenting Beyond
Belief: On Raising Ethical, Caring Kids Without Religion (Dale McGowan,
editor, 2007). The purpose of the book is as a handbook for raising
ethical, caring kids without religion. Among Buckner's long list of
co-authors are such impressive writers as Julia Sweeney, Dan Barker, Penn
Jillette, David Koepsell, Mark Twain (yes that Twain), and Richard Dawkins.
July 8, 2007
Bob Collins, an ex-fundamentalist, spoke on “More
Bible Contradictions.”
June 30 - July 2, 2007
Lake Hypatia July 4th Celebration. AFS members
celebrated Freethought and Independence Day with the Alabama Freethought
Association at its annual "Glorious Fourth" weekend at Lake
Hypatia, near Taladega, AL. The June 30 - July 2 event included these
speakers:
Annie
Laurie Gaylor, on "FFRF vs. Faith-based Initiative"
Dan Barker, Concert and Talk
Ed Buckner, on "Atheists, We Hardly Know Ye"
John Henderson, on "Fear, Faith, Fact, Fantasy."
Michael Chandler, State/church litigant
Also Eric Pepke, Bob Collins, Pat and Alice Cleveland
Speeches
took place in the spacious, air-conditioned Lake Hypatia Freethought Hall.
Swimming, paddling, boating, hiking, poetry-reading, relaxing and
socializing were on the agenda also. See details at www.ffrf.org/lakehypatia.
June 10, 2007
Dr. Steve Burnett spoke on the topic, "Evolution:
What it Really Is." Burnett is an Associate Professor of Biology
at Clayton State University and holds a doctorate in Evolution,
Ecology, & Organismal Biology, and a masters in Zoology.
May 13, 2007
Dr. David E. Giannasi, Associate Professor, emeritus,
Department of Plant Biology, University of Georgia, presented "Comments
on Religion and the Bible."
April 8, 2007
Bruce Herr presented a talk on "Beyond
the Myth of God."
March 11, 2007
Keith Nalumango, former head of
programming for the Zambia National Broadcasting Corp (ZNBC) presented a
talk entitled: "A Bone in the Throat: Threats to a Free Press, in
Africa and America."
February 12, 2007
Darwin Day Celebration at the Georgia Capitol Building: The Atlanta
Freethought Society had a table at the Georgia Capitol Building on Monday,
February 12, to celebrate Charles Darwin's birthday. We handed out birthday
cupcakes and coffee, as well as a flyer on Darwin and his contribution to
modern science.
February 11, 2007
Jeff Sellman, President of the Georgia Chapter of
Americans United for Separation of Church and State, talked about AU's
First Freedoms First project.
January 14, 2007
Thomas Nisley, Ph.D., presented a talk
entitled: “God has a Foreign Policy? Israel and U.S. Foreign Policy.” Dr. Nisley is an
Assistant Professor of International Studies at Southern Polytechnic State
University. His doctorate dissertation, given in 2002, was on Democracy
Promotion and U.S. Foreign Policy.
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