American Atheists Missouri

Blair Scott, the National Affiliate Director & Alabama State Director for American Atheists, will be a guest on ‘Tell Me More,’ a nationally syndicated show on NPR. The show will air at 7 p.m. EST on Friday, July 31st from the NPR headquarters in Washington, DC. Listeners should check with their local NPR broadcaster for exact broadcast time of the show in their area.

Michel Martin, the host of ‘Tell Me More,’ and Blair Scott discussed the increase of atheism in the United States, how that affects local groups, the prospect of “ritual” within the atheist community, and other issues relevant to atheism and atheists.

WHAT: Blair Scott on NPR’s ‘Tell Me More’ discussing the nature of atheism in the United States.

WHEN: Friday, July 31st at 7 p.m. EST (check local NPR listings for broadcast time in your area)

LISTEN: If you cannot listen on the radio, you can listen to the show online after it is broadcast at the ‘Tell Me More’ Web Page at NPR:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=46

ON THE NET:
American Atheists: http://atheists.org
National Affiliate Director: http://alabamaatheist.org/naod
Alabama State Director: http://atheists.org/al
Tell Me More: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=46

Greg Lammers, American Atheists Missouri State Director, will be one of the featured speakers at the upcoming Midwest Humanist Conference in Lincoln Nebraska.

The conference will be held Saturday, August 15th on the campus of the University of Nebraska Lincoln. Scheduled speakers include:

-DJ Grothe: Center For Inquiry’s Vice President and Outreach Program Director and Point of Inquiry Host

-Jason Frye: American Humanist Association Chapter Assembly Chair, President Humanist Association of San Diego and Thomas Jefferson Humanist Society, Humanist Society Board Member, and Humanist Celebrant

-Bobbie Kierstead: Political Organizer: Planned Parenthood of Nebraska & Council Bluffs

-Greg Lammers: American Atheists Missouri State Director and Organizer of Columbia Atheists

-Darrel Ray:  Author of  THE GOD VIRUS, BA Sociology, MA Religion, and an Ed.D. in Counseling Psychology and Founder of Recovering From Religion

-Howard Menzer: National President of Scouting for All  (As featured on the Penn & Teller Bullshit Episode about the Boy Scouts)

-Cole Morgan and Kay Huddleston: Two Kansas City Free Thought Activists

Additional information, including registration, can be found at:

http://www.midwesthumanistconference.com/

DR. ED BUCKNER, President of American Atheists has been chosen to deliver the “invocation” at next Tuesday’s meeting of the Cobb County, GA. Commission..  The event will take place at the BOC Room, second floor, 100 Cherokee St. in Marietta, GA. at 7:00 PM.  The venue is located off the square in Marietta.

According to dictionaries, an “invocation” is  an act “calling on a higher power.”

Ed Buckner was one of the plaintiffs in a 2006 law suit which challenged the practice of having sectarian prayer to open County Commission meetings.  Those chosen to deliver the prayer reflected a sectarian, often evangelical Christian point of view.  One result of the suit was that the court criticized this practice; since then, the County has been trying to keep prayer in government by randomly selecting people to deliver an “invocation.”

Buckner firmly opposes any and all prayer, whatever its denominational affiliation, at government meetings.

There MAY be an informal, on-your-own social event/get-together following the Cobb County event.  For more information, e-mail Ed Buckner at ebuckner@atheists.org or call 770-803-5353.

WHO & WHAT: Dr. Ed Buckner, President of American Atheists, delivers a very special “invocation” at the Cobb County Commission Meeting.

WHEN: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 at 7:00 PM

WHERE: BOC Room, second floor, 100 Cherokee St. in Marietta, GA. at 7:00 PM.  The venue is located off the square in Marietta.

MORE INFO: For more information, e-mail Ed Buckner at ebuckner@atheists.org or call 770-803-5353.

(AMERICAN ATHEISTS is a nationwide movement that defends civil rights for Atheists, Freethinkers and other nonbelievers; works for the total separation of church and state; and addresses issues of First Amendment public policy.)

Dr. Ed Buckner, President of American Atheists, will be
the guest tomorrow night — Friday, July 24, 2009 — on the
nationally-syndicated Alan Colmes Radio Show.  The broadcast begins
at 11:00 PM ET sharp, and Mr. Buckner is slated as the lead guest.

Ed will be discussing the growing trend of organized “De-Baptisms”
across the world, and more.

The show will be streamed live on the Internet, Sirius Radio, and
stations across the country.  To listen in or find further details,
visit: http://www.foxnews.com/radio/alancolmes/ .  Alan’s informative
web site is at http://www.alan.com .