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Local Atheist Groups
Local Free-thought Groups and Resources
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Bringing believers and nonbelievers together for moderated
conversations, The Garrison-Martineau Project promotes dialogue and understanding
-- helping people to be heard, lowering the anger and anxiety of the
"culture war" as a means of improving civic discourse.
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The
Humanist Community is a membership chapter of the American
Humanist Association, serving San Jose, Silicon Valley, Stanford,
and the Peninsula since 1962.
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California Marriages
by Kate Talbot. Telephone:
650-571-5555 650-571-5555.
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Secular Ceremonies
by Roseanne Allen.
Telephone: 510-412-3386 510-412-3386.
National Resources
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Born out of the landmark
Murray v.
Curlett case, which challenged prayer recitation in the public
schools, American Atheists
has been the premier organization laboring for the civil liberties
of Atheists, and the total, absolute separation of government and
religion. California State Director: Larry Hicok.
terrycts@comcast.net.
510-222-7580.
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The
Atheist Alliance
is a democratic association of independent, autonomous atheist
societies as well as individual members. Telephone: 612-588-7031
612-588-7031.
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Since 1978, the
Freedom From
Religion Foundation has been working to keep state and church
separate and to educate the public about the views of non-theists.
Telephone: 608-256-8900 608-256-8900.
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Americans United for Separation of
Church and State is a religious liberty watchdog group based in
Washington, D.C. Founded in 1947, the organization educates
Americans about the importance of church-state separation in
safeguarding religious freedom.
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The "Internet Infidels" maintain the
Secular Web, a large and
diverse online community of nonbelievers.
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Spend some time at
Positive Atheism for plenty of freewheeling commentary and
discussion.
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Streaming Atheist radio is offered by the
Atheist Network. Put
your computer speakers to work!
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Dr. Michael Newdow's
Restore the Pledge website comprehensively covers the "Under
God" issue.
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Faith Freedom
International exposes the "lies of Islam and its expansionist
plans."
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The Brights are a
fast-growing worldwide movement advocating the concept of an
umbrella constituency uniting the great diversity of individuals
with a naturalistic worldview (free of supernatural and mystical
forces).
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The Military Association of
Atheists and Freethinkers is an Internet-based grassroots
organization that exists to provide a forum for service members to
express their views and find a community of like-minded individuals.
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Kimberly Blaker's
The Wall is a
weekly syndicated column on church and state and other issues from a
liberal perspective. She is editor and coauthor of The Fundamentals
of Extremism: the Christian Right in America.
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In an effort to create greater awareness of the dangers we now
face and an understanding of the dynamics of fundamentalism, the
authors of The Fundamentals of Extremism: the Christian Right in
America have decided at this time of crisis to make the book
available to read online--free. We hope that this will encourage
public discourse, and ultimately, lead to realistic solutions to
protecting America from the so-called "true" Christians and their
"family values." Click here
for details.
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Spreading
the message of reality everywhere,
Choose Reality is
getting these two little words in the minds of as many people as
possible. "All we are say-ing, is give truth a chance."
National Atheist Groups
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This new section will have many more groups listed soon. To
suggest a group,
email the webmaster.
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Seattle Atheists is
a non-profit organization dedicated to serving the atheist community
in the Seattle area, striving to promote understanding and respect
toward all freethinkers by providing information, creating a sense
of fellowship, actively opposing discrimination, and above all,
emphasizing reason and critical thinking over supernaturalism.
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Advocating the secular viewpoint, the
Iowa Secularists strive
to create a community of people in Iowa with a religion-free
worldview.
Religion-Specific
Science Resources
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City College of San Francisco presents
The Story Of Time And Life - an exhibit on the formation of the
Universe, the Solar System, and the evolution of Life on Earth.
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Defending the Teaching of Evolution in the Public Schools, the
National Center for Science
Education is a nationally-recognized clearinghouse for
information based in Oakland, California. Telephone: 510-601-7203
510-601-7203.
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The "Amazing Randi's"
James Randi
Educational Foundation is an educational resource on the
paranormal, pseudoscientific and the supernatural.
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CSICOP, the
Committee for the
Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal, encourages
the critical investigation of paranormal and fringe-science claims
from a responsible, scientific point of view and disseminates
factual information about the results of such inquiries to the
scientific community and the public.
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The Space Telescope Science Institute’s
Hubblesite has breaking space
news and gorgeous pictures of our universe through the lens of
NASA's orbiting Hubble Space Telescope.
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Moses and his god are examined in "The
Real Moses," a book by Fintan Ruth.
Social Resources
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Post or review personal ads at the
Free Thinker's Match
Maker, a place where you can meet other single atheists,
agnostics, humanists and other nonreligious people at no cost.
Just For Fun
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"All Jesus, all the time." The unsaved are unwelcome at
Landover Baptist Church.
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Extra! Extra!
The Onion
is "America's Finest News Source."
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Get your very own
God Detector
so He can let His presence be known.
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Cecil Adams, "The World's Smartest Human Being," serves up
The Straight Dope.
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Get "Eternal Salvation or Double Your Money Back!" at the
Church of the SubGenius.
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Religion isn't the only fraud out there. The
Museum of Hoaxes
exposes what people have fallen for throughout the centuries.
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View cleverly-captioned photos in "Churches
ad hoc: a divine comedy" -- American churches captured by a
skeptical photographer.
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An Atheist in Mountain
View, California, put his massive Lego collection to use in
The Brick Testament,
depicting "uncensored" Bible stories.
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Return the favor the next time you're handed an annoying Bible
tract with these
pamphlets.
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All those nasty things usually not discussed in church are laid
bare at the Evil Bible web site.
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The
Atheist Music
Blog welcomes additions to a growing list of "Atheist,
Pro-Science and Free-Thinking Songs."
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Dingleberry Church
provides satirical salvation "Determined On Uplifting Church and
Heavenly Excellence" (D.O.U.C.H.E.).
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