Annie Laurie Gaylor will be speaking at the 2019 Colorado Secular Conference on Saturday, July 27 at 4:25 p.m. The event will be held at The Summit Conference and Event Center, 411 Sable Blvd., Aurora, CO 80011. You can purchase tickets here; if you are traveling from outside of Denver, you can use the coupon code "travelers" for a 15% discount. Contact [email protected] with questions. 

Dan Barker, former minister and current co-president of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, will talk about "Mind The Dogma" (telling his personal preacher-to-atheist story) at Conway Hall (25 Red Lion Square, Holborn, London) on Thursday, July 25 at 7:00 pm. All funds raised from the sales of the tickets will go to The Humanist International "Protect Humanists at Risk" campaign. (FFRF is a member of Humanists International.) Event registration details to follow . . . Contact [email protected]

Dan Barker will talk about "Freedom From Religion" to the Liverpool Humanists (a member of Humanists International) on Wednesday, July 24, at 7:00 pm in the Quaker Meeting House (22 School Ln). Contact Liverpool Humanist Chair.

Dan Barker, co-president of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, will talk about "Losing Faith in Faith" (his preacher-to-atheist story) for the Greater Manchester Humanists (a member of Humanists International) on Tuesday, July 23 at 7:30 pm in the Friends Meeting House (6 Mount St) in Manchester, UK. Contact Manchester Humanists.

FFRF Director of Strategic Response Andrew Seidel will speak at the Secular Student Alliance National Conference about his new book The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American. The conference will take place July 12-14 at the University Religious Center on the University of Southern California campus in Los Angeles. Registration is required. For questions, contact [email protected]. Andrew will deliver his talk entitled, "Fighting Christian Nationalism" on Sunday, July 14th at 11:00 am followed by a book signing.

Florida Atheists and Secular Humanists (FLASH) will host Andrew Seidel on Monday, July 1 for a book talk on his first book The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American. The event will take place at 7 p.m. at Duffy's Sports Grill, 21212 St Andrews Blvd, Boca Raton, FL 33433.

FFRF co-President Dan Barker will perform a freethought concert at 5:00 pm on Sunday, June 30, at Bobbie Kirkhart's Heretic House (724 Edgeware Rd). The event is sponsored by Atheists United. Contact Christine Jones. See Religion News Service story about Heretic House.

FFRF Director of Strategic Response Andrew Seidel will talk about his new book, The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American, hosted by the Central Florida Freethought Community on Sunday, June 30. The event begins at 1 p.m. and will be held at University Club of Winter Park, 841 N. Park Avenue, Winter Park, 32789. For questions, contact [email protected].

The FFRF Metropolitan Chicago Chapter will host FFRF's Director of Strategic Response Andrew Seidel and University of Chicago Professor of Evolutionary Biology Jerry Coyne to discuss Andrew's debut book The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism is Un-American. Professor Coyne will conduct a sit-down interview with Andrew about the book. The event will take place on Tuesday, June 11 at 7:30 p.m. at the University of Illinois at Chicago Student Center East building, Fort Dearborn Room B, 750 S. Halsted St., Chicago, IL 60607. Admission is free.

FFRF Director of Strategic Response Andrew Seidel will be doing a book talk and signing for his new book The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American on Sunday, May 26 at 1 p.m. The book talk will take place at Barnes & Noble, 401 NE Northgate Way, Seattle, WA 98125.

The FFRF of Georgia chapter will host Andrew Seidel on Thursday, May 23 for a book talk where he will discuss his debut book The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American. The event will take place at 8 p.m. (doors open at 7 p.m.) at the Atlanta Freethought Hall, 4775 N Church Lane SE, Atlanta, GA 30339. For questions, contact [email protected].

The Piedmont Humanists will host a book talk on Wednesday, May 22 where Andrew Seidel will discuss his new book The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American. The event will take place at 6 p.m. at the Pelham Road Library meeting room, 1508 Pelham Road, Greenville, SC. 29615.

Secular Humanists of the Lowcountry will host a book talk on Tuesday, May 21 where Andrew Seidel will discuss his debut book The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American. The event will take place at 6 p.m. at the Dorchester Library Auditorium, 6325 Dorchester Rd, North Charleston, SC 29418. For questions, contact [email protected].

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:

• Sunday, May 19 in Tennessee - Hosted by FFRF East Tennessee / Rationalists of East Tennessee
• Monday, May 20 in North Carolina - Hosted by Triangle Freethought Society in Raleigh
• Tuesday, May 21 in South Carolina - Hosted by Secular Humanists of the Lowcountry in Charleston
• Wednesday, May 22 in South Carolina - Hosted by Piedmont Humanists in Greenville
• Thursday, May 23 in Georgia - Hosted by Freedom From Religion Foundation of Georgia

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.

Dan Barker will talk about "The Battle of Church and State" to the Inland Northwest Freethought Society (a chapter of the Freedom From Religion Foundation) at 2:00 pm on Sunday afternoon, March 3, in the Spokane Valley Library (12004 E Main Ave, Spokane Valley). Contact [email protected]

"A Conversation with Dan Barker" will take place in the Tilted Tap Room at the Zip Kombucha Brewery (3404 Arctic Blvd) in Anchorage, Alaska on Friday, March 1, at 6:30 pm. Dan will also perform some of his freethought music. The event is sponsored by the Secular Community of Anchorage. Contact [email protected]

"Conversation with Dan Barker" will take place on the Kenai Peninsula at 2:00 pm, Friday, March 1, at Odie's Deli (44315 Sterling Hwy) in Soldotna, Alaska. The event is co-sponsored by the Last Frontier Freethinkers and the Secular Community of Anchorage. Contact Last Frontier Freethinkers.

Dan Barker will give a lunch-time lecture about "God & Government: Protecting the wall between state and church" at The Bartlett Club in Anchorage, Alaska, on Thursday, February 28 at 11:30 am. (The Bartlett Club is held at the Anchorage Senior Center, 1300 E 19th Ave.) The event is sponsored by the Secular Community of Anchorage (SCOA) and Progressive Action Network. Details to follow . . . Contact Julie Olsen at [email protected] 

Dan Barker will talk about "God & Government: An Atheist Perspective" at 6:30 pm on Thursday, February 28 in the Auditorium at the Anchorage Museum (625 C St). EventBrite tickets are $10.00. Contact Julie Olsen at [email protected]

Dan Barker will do a book reading (signing/discussion) of his new book Mere Morality at The Writer's Block Bookstore & Cafe (3956 Spenard Rd, Anchorage) on Wednesday, February 27 at 6:30 pm.

FFRF Director of Strategic Response Andrew L. Seidel will be speaking at the Supreme Court rally on behalf of American Humanist Association(AHA) and their Bladensburg cross challenge.FFRF Director of Strategic Response Andrew L. Seidel will be speaking at the Supreme Court rally on behalf of American Humanist Association (AHA) and their Bladensburg cross challenge. The public rally supporting AHA begins at the steps of the Supreme Court on Wed., Feb. 27, 2019 at 8:00 a.m. ET. Andrew will speak at 11:20 a.m. - 11:30 a.m ET.

DAN BARKER IN ALASKA

Dan Barker's first visit to Alaska will involve five events. See below.

The events are organized by the Secular Community of Anchorage and the Alaska Progressive Action Network.

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Dan Barker will talk about "The Battle of Church and State" at Dalton State College on Monday, February 25. The event, which will take place at 7:00 pm in Brown Center 105, (north side of campus, see map) is organized by the Secular Student Alliance at Dalton State College. Contact David Peyton at [email protected]

Dan Barker will talk about his new book, Mere Morality, to the Chattanooga Humanist Assembly at 6:00 pm on Sunday, February 24 at the UUCC (3224 Navajo Drive) in Chattanooga. The event begins with a  potluck dinner (all freethinkers invited) at 5:00pm. Contact CHA.

Dan Barker will talk about "Love Thy First Amendment" at Vanderbilt University at 6:30 pm on Valentine's Day, Thursday, February 14. The event is organized by the Vanderbilt University Secular Student Alliance and will be held in the Stevenson Center, 1231 Stevenson Center Ln, Nashville, TN 37212, in room 4327. Contact student organizer Helena Robertson with questions at [email protected].

Dan Barker will speak and participate in a debate at Freedom Summit 2019 on Saturday, February 9. The event (which requires registration) will take place at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. Details to follow . . . Contact [email protected].

On December 7, 2018 at 6:30-9:00 p.m., FFRF members in the Greater Phoenix area are meeting to determine how much support there would be for a local FFRF chapter. There will be open discussion regarding future plans for the forming FFRF-Valley of the Sun chapter in addition to talks from forming chapter president Zenaido Quintana, Secular Coalition for Arizona Director of Government Affairs Tory Roberg, and FFRF's Director of Strategic Response Andrew Seidel. This meeting is free and located at the Humanist Community Center at 627 W Rio Salado Pkwy, Mesa, Arizona 85201.

On Saturday, December 8 at 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. is the Secular Coalition for Arizona's 4th Annual Secular Summit where members of Secular Coalition and Secular Communities for Arizona gather to discuss the coming year's legislative session and to weigh policy priorities. Andrew Seidel is the keynote speaker, featured during the morning session. The afternoon is a work session for participants to provide feedback on the legislative program, and help guide strategic planning for 2019. Admission is $20-$100. The Secular Summit will be held at the Humanist Community Center at 627 W Rio Salado Pkwy, Mesa, Arizona 85201.

On Sunday, December 9 at 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., the newly reinstated Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Greater Phoenix Chapter is hosting a legal panel discussion focused on the status of church/state separation legal actions around the country. The panel will include Richard Katskee, Legal Director for AU, Darrell Hill, staff attorney for ACLU-Arizona and Dianne Post, Chair for the Legal Panel for Secular Communities for Arizona, in addition to Andrew Seidel, the FFRF Director of Strategic Response. Admission is free. The legal panel will be held at the Humanist Community Center at 627 W Rio Salado Pkwy, Mesa, Arizona 85201.

If you have questions about any of these three events, please email [email protected].

FFRF co-president and former minister Dan Barker will talk about "The Importance of Critical Thinking" for the Honduran Freethinkers on at 3:00 pm on Wednesday, December 5 at the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Honduras en el Valle de Sula UNAH-VS. Contact [email protected].

Dan Barker will appear at "The Door" (2548 Elm St., Dallas, Texas), on Tuesday, October 16. Skeptical Texans will also give a presentation. The event is organized by the Dallas-Fort Worth chapter of the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Contact FFRF chapter director Jenny Del Toro.

FFRF Robert G. Ingersoll Legal Fellow Colin McNamara will share a message on “The Moral Case for Strict Separation” with the Iowa Lakes Unitarian Universalist Fellowship on Sunday, October 14. The event will take place at the Arrowwood Convention and Conference Center. The Fellowship meets for coffee at 10:30 am, followed by the service at 11:00 am.