From our newsletter
By August Berkshire When we began as the Twin Cities Chapter of American Atheists in 1984, and when we became Minnesota Atheists in 1991, we chose the word “Atheists” for three reasons. First, it is an accurate description of who we are. Second, we did not want to choose a Read more
By August Berkshire The following letter to the editor was published in the [Minneapolis] Star Tribune, Sept.15, 2012, p. A8 under the title “Parent Should Embrace Daughter’s Choice. As president of Minnesota Atheists, I appreciated Carolyn Hax’s advice to the mother who is concerned about her 16-year-old daughter, “Emily” (Daughter Read more
By August Berkshire Almost fifty people took part in marching in our contingent in the Twin Cities Gay Parade on June 24, or staffing our booth in Loring Park during the Gay Pride Festival on June 23 and 24. Our friendly volunteers collected lots of hugs and handed out a Read more
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