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November / December 2023 Freethought Society Ezine

By Patti Butcheck, on November 7th, 2023

Click here to see the November/December 2023 Freethought Society (FS) Ezine.

In the Ezine you will find the following:

  • Freethought Society Represented at the2023 DragonCon Labor Day Weekend Event
  • DragonCon 2023 Pre-Parade and Parade Photos
  • What is a Street Pirate?
    (Margaret Downey interviews Christine Magallanes-Jones)
  • Welcome Sharon Chen
    (The Freethought Society’s Newest Board Member)
  • Crusades
    by Herb Silverman
  • Thomas Paine Memorial Association Update
  • Freethought Society Four-Month Calendar
  • Donation and Information Page
Margaret Downey Portraying Ruth Bader Ginsburg during DragonCon Parade

We hope that you will remain or become an active supporter of the great work FS is doing. Please donate to the general fund or select a project you want to help sponsor. All donations to FS are tax-deductible (EIN: 23-2738574).

The Freethought relies on small donations to make ends meet. Please support freethought, educational programs, and much more by starting a monthly recurring donation of $5 today. We made it easy for you to donate. Please visit: https://www.ftsociety.org/donate/

If the Ezine inspires you to become more actively involved with FS, please provide us with your contact information, including your phone number and mailing address.

Special events are being planned in your area so don’t miss an opportunity to participate further. All personal information is confidential and will not be shared with other organizations.

We want supporters to stay informed at all times.


Check for upcoming events at the FS Meet Up page
Like FS on Facebook!
Follow FS on Twitter

The Freethought Society News Editorial Staff

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September October 2023 Freethought Society Ezine

By Patti Butcheck, on September 12th, 2023

Click here see the September/October 2023 Freethought Society (FS) Ezine.

In the Ezine you will find the following:

  • The Robert Green Ingersoll Birthplace Museum Rededication Event
  • The Most Remarkable American Most People Have Never Heard Of
    by Seth Andrews
  • Tom Flynn’s “Afterlife” in Dresden, New York
    by Tim Madigan
  • Presentation of the Robert Green Ingersoll Cornhole Game
    by Margaret Downey
  • A New Humanist/Freethought Book & A Letter From The Author
    by Sarah Bakewell
  • My Creed
    by Robert Green Ingersoll
  • Dedication of Tom Flynn Memorial Gazebo
    by Margaret Downey
  • Photos of the Robert Green Ingersoll Museum Reopening Event
  • The Connection Between Robert Green Ingersoll and Thomas Paine
    by Margaret Downey
  • About Woody Kaplan
    by Herb Silverman
  • Freethought Society Activities Calendar
  • Donation and Information Page

We hope that you will remain or become an active supporter of the great work FS is doing. Please donate to the general fund or select a project you want to help sponsor. All donations to FS are tax-deductible (EIN: 23-2738574).

The Freethought relies on small donations to make ends meet. Please support freethought, educational programs, and much more by starting a monthly recurring donation of $5 today. We made it easy for you to donate. Please visit: https://www.ftsociety.org/donate/


If the Ezine inspires you to become more actively involved with FS, please provide us with your contact information, including your phone number and mailing address.

Special events are being planned in your area so don’t miss an opportunity to participate further. All personal information is confidential and will not be shared with other organizations.

We want supporters to always stay informed.

The Freethought Society News Editorial Staff

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Secular Day of the Dead 2023

By Patti Butcheck, on September 12th, 2023

The Freethought Society will once again cosponsor an international Secular Day of the Dead/Dia de los Muertos Secular Zoom event on Thursday, November 2, 2023. The bilingual event will start at 4:00 PM (PDT)/7:00 PM (EDT). Other sponsors are Hispanic American Freethinkers, Black Nonbelievers, Center For Inquiry, Freedom From Religion Foundation, and the Secular Coalition for America.

If you would like to see a pre-event video addressing the “appropriations” question, please log into to the event 15-minutes early. We will be showing the 2022 educational and entertaining video created by Secular Day of the Dead/Dia de los Muertos Secular board member Memo Benumea. The video can also be seen any time at the below link:

A Secular Day of the Dead/Dia de los Muertos Secular event is a celebration of life. Nontheist Hispanics view this day as a perfect way to remember the legacies of dead loved ones in a way that does not require prayer, church, or religious dogma. To nontheists our legacies are our afterlife. More and more people are abandoning their religious upbringing but still want to celebrate the beauty of their culture. This is why a Secular Day of the Dead/Dia de los Muertos Secular event was created.

The 2023 event will include many secularly designed Hispanic traditions and rituals that celebrate life legacies, cultural heritage, and our one and only life. All are welcome. 

We are pleased to host author Hector A. Garcia as the 2023 keynote speaker. Garcia is the author of Alpha God: The Psychology of Religious Violence and Oppression and Sex, Power, And Partisanship. 

Actor Jon Huertas will open the program with a special message. He has starred in the television series This is Us, Castle, and many others. He is also a Hollywood director and producer. 

The 2023 Secular Day of the Dead/Dia de los Muertos Secular program will include musical performances and unique presentations by Rolando Ávila, Martin Bonfil, Abraham Lopez LeFuente, Daniel Zepeda, and Salvador Leon Beltrán.

Attendees are encouraged to participate in the honoring ceremony. Three-to-five-minute videos can be sent to the following event organizer: margaret@FtSociety.org. Videos must be received by October 8, 2023. If honoring the life of a loved one on the evening of the event, please keep memorial remarks under five minutes.

Prizes will be awarded for the best Zoom box decor, face painting, honoring table, and hair/hat adornment. 

Below is the international event registration link as well as the Freethought Society Meetup page link:

Pre-Registration Required: 

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYsd-qtpj4qGtOCULSJDr-IaO17vI8OVwJY

Freethought Society Meetup Link: 

https://www.meetup.com/freethought-society-meetup/events/295954816/

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July August 2023 Freethought Society (FS) Ezine

By Patti Butcheck, on June 29th, 2023

Click here to see the July/August 2023 Freethought Society (FS) Ezine.

In the Ezine you will find the following:

  • The Online 2023 Thomas Paine Day
  • Photos from the June 8th Thomas Paine Day Zoom Event
  • The Origins of Deism
    by Amber Quitno
  • White Christian Nationalists
    by Herb Silverman
  • Venturing Ahead Following a Retreat
    by Frank J Angelini
  • Please Promote the Congressional Freethought Caucus
  • “Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.”
    ~ Thomas Jefferson
  • Missing Frank Trotta
  • Freethought Society Activities Calendar
  • Donation and Information Page

We hope that you will remain or become an active supporter of the great work FS is doing. Please donate to the general fund or select a project you want to help sponsor. All donations to FS are tax-deductible (EIN: 23-2738574).

The Freethought relies on small donations to make ends meet. Please support freethought, educational programs, and much more by starting a monthly recurring donation of $5 today. We made it easy for you to donate. Please visit: https://www.ftsociety.org/donate/

If the Ezine inspires you to become more actively involved with FS, please provide us with your contact information, including your phone number and mailing address.

Special events are being planned in your area so don’t miss an opportunity to participate further. All personal information is confidential and will not be shared with other organizations.

We want supporters to stay informed at all times.


Check for upcoming events at the FS Meet Up page

Like FS on Facebook!

Follow FS on Twitter

The Freethought Society News Editorial Staff

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May June 2023 Freethought Society Ezine

By Patti Butcheck, on May 7th, 2023

Click here to see the May/June 2023 Freethought Society (FS) Ezine.

In the Ezine you will find the following:

  • Major Changes Develop in California After Freethought Society Prison Reform Conference
  • Why Should Atheists and Freethinkers Care about Prison Reform?
    by Margaret Downey
  • Thanks for the meme-ories!
  • Commandments
    by Herb Silverman
  • Freethought Society Four-Month Calendar
  • Donation and Information Page

We hope that you will remain or become an active supporter of the great work FS is doing. Please donate to the general fund or select a project you want to help sponsor. All donations to FS are tax-deductible (EIN: 23-2738574).

The Freethought relies on small donations to make ends meet. Please support freethought, educational programs, and much more by starting a monthly recurring donation of $5 today. We made it easy for you to donate. Please visit: https://www.ftsociety.org/donate/

If the Ezine inspires you to become more actively involved with FS, please provide us with your contact information, including your phone number and mailing address.

Special events are being planned in your area so don’t miss an opportunity to participate further. All personal information is confidential and will not be shared with other organizations.

We want supporters to stay informed at all times.

Check for upcoming events at:

The Freethought Society News Editorial Staff

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