Triangle Freethought Society will host a book talk on Monday, May 20 where Andrew Seidel will discuss his new book The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American. The event will take place at 6:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Raleigh, 3313 Wade Ave, Raleigh, NC 27607.
Andrew Seidel, a constitutional attorney and FFRF's Director of Strategic Response, will talk about his new book The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 19. The event will be held at Pellissippi State Community College Goins Auditorium, 10915 Hardin Valley Road, Knoxville, TN 37932. Andrew will be hosted by the FFRF East Tennessee chapter and the Rationalists of East Tennessee. There will be a reception with books available for purchase after the presentation.
Andrew Seidel Book Tour
FFRF's Director of Strategic Response Andrew L. Seidel will be going on a book tour to promote his first book, The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American. Andrew's work of nonfiction illustrates that, not only are we not a Christian nation, but Judeo-Christian principles are fundamentally opposed to the values on which America was founded. Religion, law, and history collide in this provocative conversation. Hear Andrew speak about his book at one of these events:
More details to follow. Preorder The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American here.
For the first time, FFRF's Director of Strategic Response Andrew Seidel will be signing his debut book The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American. The event will be held on Thursday, May 16 at 7 p.m. at Freethought Hall in Madison, WI. Andrew will briefly discuss the book followed by a book signing and light refreshments. Copies of the book will be available for sale for $25. For more information, please call 608-256-8900.
Dan Barker will debate pastor Charlie Salamone of Downtown Mission Church on the topic "Should We Believe in the God of the Bible?" at 6:00 pm on Thursday, April 25, in the Wausau East High School Auditorium. The event, which is sponsored by Wisconsin Public Radio, is hosted by Intervarsity Christian Fellowship along with the Central Wisconsin Atheist Society, in partnership with Downtown Mission Church and The Freedom From Religion Foundation. Contact Josiah Winterhoff.
Dan Barker will talk to the Pittsburgh Freethought Community about his new book Mere Morality on Tuesday, April 23, in Pittsburgh. The event will be held at 7 p.m. at the First Unitarian Church, 5048 Ellsworth Ave, Pittsburgh PA 15213. For questions, contact FFRF Executive Board chairman Stephen Hirtle.
Dan Barker will talk about "Losing Faith in Faith" (his preacher-to-atheist story) at the University of Minnesota at 7:00 pm on Thursday, April 18 in Tate Hall (116 Church Street SE). The event is sponsored by Campus Atheists, Skeptics, and Humanists (CASH, "the best damned group on campus since 1991" -- the longest continuously operating secular campus club in the country). Contact Byron Rusnak.
Dan Barker will talk about "How to be good without God" at the University of Iowa on Tuesday, April 16 at 7 p.m. The event is sponsored by the University of Iowa Secular Student Alliance and will be held at Gilmore Hall, Room 106, 112 N Capitol St, Iowa City, IA 52242. For questions, contact Kennisha Entsminger.
Dan Barker will debate Dr. Joel Anderson at 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 11 at the University of North Alabama. The event is sponsored by the Secular Student Alliance at the University of North Alabama and will take place at the University of North Alabama campus Communications Building, Screening Room 131, N Pine St, Florence, AL 35630. For questions, contact [email protected].
Dan Barker will debate Bryan Hurlbutt of Ratio Christi about God's existence at Utah State University on Tuesday, April 9. The event is co-sponsored by the Utah State University Secular Student Alliance and USUSA InterVarsity and will be held at 6 p.m. at Eccles Science Learning Center 130, Logan, UT 84321. The building is directly north of Old Main. For questions, contact [email protected].
FFRF Staff Attorney Sam Grover will speak to the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of La Crosse on Sunday, April 7 about "Civil Rights in the Age of Religious Refusal." Sam will discuss how modern cries for "religious freedom" in the United States are being made not in defense of religious thought, but as an attack on the civil rights of marginalized groups, especially the LGBTQ community. The service starts at 10am (nursery is open for childcare starting at 9:30 am), and will be held at 401 West Ave S, La Crosse, WI 54601. There is parking across West Avenue on the street between Aquinas High School and First Lutheran Church.
FFRF Staff Attorney Liz Cavell will be speaking at the Freethought Festival on Friday, March 29. Liz will speak at 4:30 p.m. about "The Masterpiece Cakeshop decision and the future of anti-discrimination laws." The event is hosted by Atheists, Humanists, & Agnostics (AHA) at UW-Madison and will take place at Gordon Dining and Event Center, Symphony Room, 770 W Dayton St, Madison, WI 53706. For detailed information, you can find the event page here. Contact [email protected] for questions.
FFRF co-presidents Annie Laurie Gaylor and Dan Barker will participate in the DNI ATEIZMU "Days of Atheism" conference in Warsaw, Poland, which will take place Friday - Sunday, March 29 - 31. The event is organized by Fundacja im. Kazimierza Łyszczyńskiego (The Casimir Liszinski Foundation). For questions, contact Nina Sankari at [email protected].
Dan Barker will talk about "Losing Faith In Faith" to the Secular Student Alliance at Virginia Tech on Monday, March 25, at 7:00 pm in the Graduate Life Center Auditorium (see I-4 on campus map) on the campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Contact [email protected]
Dan Barker will talk to the Secular Humanists of Roanoke, Virginia (SHOR, a chapter of Washington Area Secular Humanists) at 2:00 pm at the Vinton Library (300 South Pollard St, Vinton, VA). Contact [email protected].
Dan Barker will talk about Mere Morality to Phoenix-area freethinkers and humanists at 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 14. The event will take place at the Humanist Community Center (627 W Rio Salado Pkwy Mesa, AZ 85201) and is hosted by the forming chapter FFRF Valley of the Sun and Secular Communities. For more information, visit the Meetup event page. Contact Jennifer at [email protected].
Dan Barker will talk about God: The Most Unpleasant Character in All Fiction to the Secular Sun Devils at Arizona State University on Wednesday, March 13 at 5:00 pm in Room 240 of the Memorial Union, 301 E Orange St, Tempe, AZ 85281. With questions, contact [email protected]
Dan Barker will give a talk for the Maverick Secular Society on Thursday, March 7, at the University of Texas-Arlington. The event will take place at 6 p.m. in Science Hall, 502 Yates St, Arlington, Texas 76010. For questions, contact [email protected]
Dan Barker will talk about "The Battle of Church and State" to the Secular Student Alliance at North Idaho College (Coeur d-Alene, Idaho) at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, March 5, in the Lake Couer d'Alene room in the Student Union Building (College Drive, building #4 on this map). Contact [email protected]
FFRF Director of Strategic Response Andrew Seidel will talk about his new book The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism is Un-American at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside on Monday, March 4. The event will take place at 12 noon in Greenquist Hall L101, University Dr, Kenosha, WI 53144. This Religious Issues Forum is free and open to the public. For questions, contact Wayne Johnson at 262-554-1613.
