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Jesus-4-Less needs you(r money)

I posted earlier about the film Jesus-4-Less my friend Riggs is working on. Here’s the latest update:
“The script was finished, the roles cast, and a date has been set to begin filming,” says Riggs. “We have an all volunteer cast and crew. We received a grant from the City of Tacoma in the form of [...]

Ask an Atheist TODAY at 3 p.m. on SCAN TV

Don’t miss the second episode of the call-in show, Ask an Atheist, today at 3 p.m. on SCAN TV, produced by members of Tacoma Atheists and Seattle Atheists.
The topic will be “Epistemology: Knowledge and Belief,” and will look at the philosophical controversies and consensus behind the “Theory of Knowledge” as it relates to the divine and [...]

Coming up: 4th of July freethought picnic in Seattle

On July 4, HOW and the Northwest Freethought Coalition (NWFC) will celebrate Independence Day and the arrival of summer with a potluck picnic. All NWFC group members, friends and area freethinkers are invited to this all-day event on Sunday, July 4. There will be games, hot grills, and good gab!
The picnic will be held at [...]

Northwest Freethought Conference – sign up now!

When: March 26 to 28
Where: Renton Technical College, 3000 NE 4th St., Renton, WA 98058
Be sure to register soon for the NW Freethought Conference in Renton, before it fills up! Space is limited! Registration is online, via PayPal! The conference website is https://www.nwfreethought.org/
Speakers include:
Ophelia Benson, the co-force behind several books and a superb website, [...]

Darwin Day in Kirkland on Feb. 6th

On Saturday February 6th, Seattle Atheists will join other free-thought groups to celebrate the 201st birthday of Charles Darwin, the brilliant scientist whose revolutionary work became the foundation of modern biology.
Seattle Atheists and our fellow organizations in the Northwest Freethought Coalition (NWFC) will come to together to celebrate Darwin, science, humanity and in appreciation of [...]

Tacoma Revelations!

For some reason, this picture just cracks me up. Tacoma Revelations sounds like a good time, and a great reason for me to post my list of failed End of the World predictions again!
Back when the Jehova’s Witnesses, rolled into town talking about “End of the World (EOTW) strategies,” I put together a list of [...]

Christopher Hitchens vs. Douglas Wilson

From the inbox:
Collision cinematically weaves together a series of debates from pubs, a seminary, the Empire State Building, the back of automobiles and more between leading atheist and pungent journalist Christopher Hitchens and controversialist pastor Douglas Wilson regarding the question “Is Christianity Good for the World?”
Join atheists, Christians, and those undecided for this witty, jovial [...]

Tacoma Atheists book group

This month, we’ll be reading “The Evolution of Religion,” an essay by by R. Elisabeth Cornwell, PhD and J. Anderson Thomson, MD.
Find out more about the Meetup details here.

Humans, like all other living beings, are a product of four billion years of evolutionary processes. We have been shaped and pounded by the rhythms of our [...]

Frost Park chalk-off winners

Here are the winners for this week’s chalk-off, sponsored by Tacoma Atheists:

Stowe won the iMac for his shark, and Andrea got the gift certificate for the Crown Bar (from us) for her giant robot pothole ray. Someone else will get the backpack. Congratulations, everyone!

Tacoma Atheists sponsors this week’s Frost Park Chalk-Off

Yes, you heard that right. Tacoma Atheists is sponsoring this Friday’s Frost Park Chalk-Off (hope it doesn’t rain!) in downtown Tacoma at 9th and Pacific, kitty corner to the India Mahal, so run away from your cubicles very fastly at high noon, and go down and draw on the walls and sidewalks.
Here’s a chance to [...]