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By Patti Butcheck, on January 23rd, 2017 Lawrence Krauss – March 20, 2017 at 7:00PM
On Monday, March 20, 2017 at 7:00 PM, The Freethought Society and the Philadelphia Ethical Humanist Society will host Lawrence Krauss as an honored speaker. He will discuss his newest book, The Greatest Story Ever Told — So Far, which is scheduled for release just a few days before his appearance. In this book, Krauss connects the world we know with the invisible world all around us. Krauss explains our current understanding of nature and the struggle to construct the greatest theoretical edifice ever assembled, the Standard Model of Particle Physics — and then to understand its implications for our existence. Continue reading: Lawrence Krauss on March 20, 2017
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By Patti Butcheck, on December 30th, 2016 Click here to see the January/February 2017 Freethought Society (FS) ezine.
In the ezine you will find the following articles:
- Dr. Richard Dawkins Recovers from Minor Stroke by Margaret Downey
- Photos From the Dr. Dawkins 2016 U. S. A. Tour
- More Photos From the Dr. Dawkins 2016 U. S. A. Tour
- Freethought Society Merchandise Page
- Freedom of Religion or Belief Committee Report by Dennis Middlebrooks and Alan Gold
- The Freethought Society’s 2017 Two-Month Activities Calendar
- The Ongoing Tree of Knowledge Project
- Tree of Knowledge Testimonials by Glen Loev and Hugh Taft-Morales
- 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!
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.
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By Patti Butcheck, on November 4th, 2016 Click here to see the November/December 2016 Freethought Society (FS) ezine.
In the ezine you will find the following articles:
- Skepticism on Parade: Educating the Public in Atlanta, Georgia by Margaret Downey
- My First Time at DragonCon by Judee Lee Rauchle
- 2016 DragonCon Skeptic Parade Entry Photos
- Reflections on Freethinking: An Essay by Paul Cech
- Freethought Society President Honors Past Board Members
- Challenging the Yearly BSA Recruitment Effort by Margaret Downey
- Freethought Society Online Store Opens!
- How to Promote and Support the Tree of Knowledge as a Secular Winter Holiday Symbol
- LogiCal-LA and Anti-Superstition Friday-the-Thirteenth 2017 Flyer/Poster
- The Freethought Society’s 2016/2017 Three-Month 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!
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. To keep updated about events, meetings and issues, please sign up to participate
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By Patti Butcheck, on November 3rd, 2016 The Freethought Society (FS) and the Ethical Humanist Society of Philadelphia (EHSP) invite you to the installation of the 2016 Philadelphia Tree of Knowledge.
The Tree of Knowledge will be decorated as a group effort immediately following the EHSP platform and a Rollin Wilber piano mini-concert on Sunday, December 4, 2016. Hugh Taft-Morales will be the platform speaker.
The 11:00 AM free and open-to-the-public platform takes place in the Ethical Society Building, located at 1906 Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Attendees are encouraged to bring two color copies of the front cover of their favorite book so that an ornament can be made for either use on the 2016 tree or for a home display.
Margaret Downey will be making the ornaments at 1:00 PM in the upstairs meeting room at the EHSP building. Volunteers are needed to assist in creating new ornaments which will help FS improve the diversity of The Tree of Knowledge ornament selection. Ornaments will be available for purchase. These weatherproof ornaments sell for $1-$5, depending on the size.
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By Patti Butcheck, on November 3rd, 2016 Each year since 2010, representatives of the Freethought Society (FS) and leaders from many secular organizations have spoken at the Chester County Commissioners Sunshine Meeting advocating for the inclusion of the secular community symbol, The Tree of Knowledge, in the Winter Holiday public display that is placed on the grounds of the Chester County Courthouse located at Market and High Streets. The Tree of Knowledge was banned from public display when the Commissioners adopted Resolution 58-10 deeming that they, and they alone, would determine which symbols would represent the secular community.
Since then, the Commissioners have determined that the secular community is sufficiently represented by the following items: A Santa Claus figure, candy canes, reindeer, and/or a wire train with white lights. FS contends that these items are not representative of secularists. Year after year, FS conducts an effort to convince the Commissioners that only The Tree of Knowledge symbol is acceptable as a secular winter symbol.
Another attempt to reason with the Commissioners will take place on Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at 10:00 AM.
- The location of the Sunshine Meeting is: 313 West Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania 19380.
- Please go to the sixth floor Commissioners Board Room.
- Please be prepared to speak in support of displaying and including the Tree of Knowledge during the 2016 Winter Holiday public display.
- If you do not want to speak, please make a hand-held sign stating “I support The Tree of Knowledge” to hold up so that the Commissioners know your position in the matter.
Scheduled to address the Commissioners are Hugh Taft-Morales (Ethical Humanist Society Leader), and Glen Loev (vice-president of FS and a representative from the secular Jewish community).
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