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Tom Flynn, editor of Free Inquiry magazine, will be speaking in St. Cloud November 20 at 7 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Hall. Following a 5 p.m. dinner at Old Country Buffet in St. Cloud, he'll speak on several topics including "“What does the secular humanist stand for?” and "What's wrong with Christmas?".
The Secular Student Alliance at SCSU will be hosting Mr. Flynn for a Sunday morning talk on humanism starting at 10. Location to be announced.
For more on Mr. Flynn...
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Great meeting tonight. We talked a bit about a speaker we'll likely have next month. It appears that the regularly scheduled membership meeting will be forgone, and instead we'll meet for dinner and a presentation the following Saturday. Look for details in an upcoming newsletter.
We talked about some of the recent political and religious news, like Joel Burns' moving speech at his city council meeting. Then we moved on to some entertainment. We saw Roy Zimmerman do his Creation Science 101 bit. Man can he play! Of course, you can't talk hilarious blasphemy without Tim Minchin coming up. We saw him trying to keep his brain from falling out and his wonderful Christmas song, then we moved on to more important things like Inflatable You. We wrapped it all up with the classic Vatican Rag from Tom Lehrer.
FFoT is now taking nominations for a presidential vote slated for January's meeting. Our current president will continue to serve as web/newsletter guy and however else he can help. Please bring your nominations to the upcoming social or email them. Feel free to nominate yourself!
We'll meet as usual on the first Sunday for coffee. See you then!
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"The objective of International Blasphemy Day is to open up all religious beliefs to the same level of free inquiry, discussion and criticism to which all other areas of academic interest are subjected."
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We'll be meeting at the St. Cloud library, in the Bremer room, at 7 p.m. We have several things to discuss:
- We've partnered with MN Atheists for a booth at the St. Cloud Pride Festival. We have some planning to do for that.
- We also have a speaker opportunity for November which may require a new meeting date or an additional event.
We'll be watching Monty Python's The Life of Brian, too, so come join us and have some fun!
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Our long tradition of helping beautify our highways while getting some atheist recognition (in the form of a road sign informing motorists that this stretch of highway is maintained by Minnesota Atheists) continues. St. Cloud's Friends Free of Theism will be pitching in, too, so come out and meet our godless neighbors to the north.
On Sunday, September 26, Minnesota Atheists will be performing its Adopt-A-Highway Cleanup. The Cleanup is scheduled from 1:00-3:30 p.m. on Highway 10 in Rice, MN, but if the turnout is anything like the last few, it won't take that long. In any case, we'll meet at noon at The Old Creamery Cafe, 405 Main St., Rice, MN 56367 (west of the stoplight on Hwy. 10). This restaurant has a great all-you-can-eat brunch buffet, so bring a healthy appetite.
Arrive at noon for lunch beforehand and/or stay for dinner afterwards. Gloves and sturdy footwear are recommended. The latest in highway safety vest fashion will be supplied.
Transportation is available from the Twin Cities. Please let us know in your RSVP if you need a ride, and tell us where you're coming from. Contact Deb Doucette [masked] or Steve Petersen (Shoreview) [masked] or [masked] for more details. Also, call Steve if it looks like it will rain to see if the event has been postponed, although we'll still meet for lunch rain or shine.
Hope to see you there!
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