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By Eric Jayne If you are thumbing through this month’s newsletter looking for the President’s Column, you’re not going to find it. Since August was busy with other adventures, including a debate with theists in Canada, I agreed to fill in with an “Associate President’s Column.” I’m going to use Read more
By August Berkshire There are some things we do that mainly involve us talking and socializing with each other, such as picnics, our winter solstice party, and most of our dozens of Meetups each month. Then there are other things that bridge the gap between internal and external, such as Read more
By August Berkshire Question: What do vampires, zombies, and Harry Potter spirits have in common? Answer: They are all alternatives to the traditional Christian afterlife and they are all very popular with young people. I see this as part of a larger trend away from Christianity and towards atheism. Let’s Read more
By August Berkshire Why is it that whenever the Religious Right gets power, they always go after gays and women first? Is it because their faith is basically a fertility cult, and so all sex must be procreative and women must be submissive? If there is a genetic component to Read more
By August Berkshire Several years ago, three same-sex couples, collectively known as the organization “Marry Me Minnesota,” went to court in Hennepin County to apply for marriage licenses. They were refused. They then went to Minnesota District Trial Court, suing for the right for same-sex couples to get married in Read more