Join Seattle Atheists, Tacoma Atheists, and many other freethinker groups for the annual Peace Arch Picnic on Sunday, Sept. 13th, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. This event will be held at the Peace Arch State Park / Heritage Place (19 a St., Blaine, WA 98231). Visit PeaceArchPark.org for directions.
It’s a potluck, so bring food. [...]
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Peace Arch Picnic Sept. 13
The magic number
Now maybe I need the magic number of followers on Twitter?
The charitable atheist, not an oxymoron
Beth Lehman is an atheist, a Tacoman, and guest blogger here at Tacoma Atheists.com. See her blog here.
“Philanthropist” is a word which, translated from Greek, literally means “lover of humanity.” There is no caveat attached to this term that dictates that the lover of humanity must also believe in a god or gods, but it [...]
A shout-out to our wonderful donors
Wow. I’m speechless and a little teary. We hit $285 $330 in AIDS Walk donations today. You are all wonderful, generous people.
Chris in Texas writes:
Thank you all for doing this. You truly are compassionate
Chris, you are the compassionate one. Thanks for your generosity and making this happen!
Beth writes:
My friend and I wanted to join your team, [...]
Holey moley!
People are stepping up to the plate! We already have $250 in donations for the AIDS Walk! Thank you, Tacoma Atheists!!
Pierce County AIDS Foundation AIDS walk kickoff
Last night the PCAF kicked of it’s September AIDS Walk at Shakabrah on 6th Ave., and five of us were there.
We heard from the organizers of the AIDS Walk, PCAF staff and the director, and we learned that AIDS has become the leading killer of young black women. That’s terrifying. The AIDS Walk is a wonderful [...]
Delivered From Dogma Comedy Tour at Jazzbones in Tacoma April 26th
Comedians Jeremy Whitman and (and Tacoma Atheist member) Aaron “Riggs” Flett will take over Tacoma’s Jazzbones on April 26th, 2009 for the first ever performance of The Delivered From Dogma Comedy Tour!
The Delivered From Dogma Comedy Tour intends to provide top notch entertainment for freethinkers of all shapes and sizes. The tour is at it’s heart an attempt [...]
Book club: The God Delusion
The book club meeting has been finalized. We’ll be discussing Richard Dawkin’s “The God Delusion” from noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 21 from noon to 2 p.m.
The Charlotte White Mottet Library
3523 East G Street
Tacoma, WA 98404
(253) 591-5666
The meeting is open to the public. No food or drink is permitted in the conference room.
On the inaugural speech
I hope you were as glad as I was to hear that the new President has decided to address the many Americans who profess no religion. In his inaugural address, President Obama said,
…We know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus [...]