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Freethinker News
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If you haven't discovered the wit and wisdom of Pat Condell, we recommend you do so immediately.
- Our forum moderator, Savonarola, has taken the time to participate in an online debate. The resolution for the debate was: Resolved: All basic principles in the U.S. Constitution are Christian in nature. His screen name is Electrolyte and his debate opponent is marc9000. You can read the debate here. We have been chatting about the debate on our freethinker forum too.
- Need a few more reasons to be a freethinker? Check out This British comedy clip by Marcus Brigstocke
- Freethinkers love to watch Mr. Deity clips. You can see all ten of them here
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Watch a video clip of Richard Dawkins responding to students of Jerry Falwell's Liberty University. His advice? "...resign immediately and apply to a proper university instead."
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The Mt. Soledad Cross issue has recently had the city council of San Diego frantically avoiding that pesky mandate of church-state separation. The federal government now plans to rewrite history in order to keep this religious symbol on public land. Find background information here. Leave a comment about it on our forum.
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Democrat Pete Stark of California is the highest-ranking elected official in the U.S. to announce he is an atheist
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Fayetteville Freethinker Essentials
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Fayetteville Freethinker meetings are regularly held on the last Saturday of each month at the Fayetteville library. However, the last Saturday of April just happens to be the same day "Springfest" is being held in Fayetteville. That is, April 26. We always have our ever-popular Freethinker booth at Springfest, and this year will be no different. The booth must go on. So there will be no freethinker meeting at the library in April. Instead, join us as we meet and greet the public at our Fayetteville Freethinker booth on Dickson street. We have lots of interesting things planned.
As soon as we know our booth location we will let everyone know via email. If you are not on the list to get our email notices then simply send a request to fayfreethinkers.com.
Our March meeting included:
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A presentation celebrating the life of Freethinker and Humanist, Arthur C. Clarke. He passed away March 19. He was 90.
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Doug Krueger gave an in-depth and scholarly presentation entitled: "Did Jesus Rise from the Dead?" We hope to have his Powerpoint slides up soon. Until then, here is a link that will give you a good overview of the case against the resurrection.
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Unfortunately our DVD player fritzed out on us so we couldn't watch the Fred Phelps documentary "Fall From Grace" as we had planned. We watched some excellent short clips of a fellow named Pat Condell instead. Probably for the best anyway. Phelps is annoying.
We had 42 attend our March meeting. A near record! Information regarding our past meetings and future meetings can be read here in our forum.
- To get on our email list (one or two notices per month tops) just ask. To provide a suggestion or feedback about our literature, website, or to inquire about giving a presentation at one of our meetings... send us a note at fayfreethinkers@yahoo.com.
- Visit our Evolution News page for the latest regarding science education in the U.S.
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What is a freethinker?
A freethinker is someone who forms beliefs about religion and the supernatural through conscientious reflection and rational inquiry and not based upon authority or tradition. Freethinking is a method of arriving at conclusions, not a set of beliefs. Most freethinkers are agnostics, atheists, or deists.
| Some Famous Freethinkers
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| George Washington |
Mark Twain |
Albert Einstein |
| John Adams |
Charles Darwin |
Charles Dickens |
| John Quincy Adams |
Thomas Edison |
Bertrand Russell |
| Thomas Paine |
Sigmund Freud |
Katherine Hepburn |
| Thomas Jefferson |
Abraham Lincoln |
Carl Sagan |
| Benjamin Franklin |
James Madison |
Steve Allen |
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Our Four-legged Freethinker "Belle"
Update: Belle had two little billy goats in May. Why do we have a goat on our freethinker site? Check out our instructional Scapegoat tract for the answer.
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Who are the Fayetteville Freethinkers?
We are a group of citizens who are bringing our talents together to promote freethought. We are concerned about the level of gullibility, intellectual carelessness, and intolerance of dissenting views often displayed in our society in matters related to the supernatural and the occult. We promote a healthy level of skepticism about religion and all other supernatural claims.
What do the Fayetteville Freethinkers do?
- Promote the scientific method and science education.
- Promote up-to-date, scholarly, information about the Bible.
- Provide a skeptical resource of information to the community.
- Offer a $5,000 reward for a demonstration of supernatural claims.
- Make media appearances on TV, radio, and in the newspaper.
- Coordinate debates on topics of interest to freethinkers.
- Work to keep the government from endorsing religion.
- Educate people about the history of freethought.
- Hold meetings on the last Saturday of each month at the Fayetteville library at 2:00pm.
To get on our email list, contact: fayfreethinkers@yahoo.com
Check back to view the latest information on evolution and creationism, educational tracts, and meeting announcements.
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