freethought

But I fear that it would just be a mass of what 'freethought' too often means today: a lot of talking about reason and critical thought, combined with a lot of shying away from the actual work such talk would commit one to doing.

Links of Note 2005

But I fear that it would just be a mass of what 'freethought' too often means today: a lot of talking about reason and critical thought, combined with a lot of shying away from the actual work such talk would commit one to doing.

Archive 2005-06-01 2005

The non-meeting activities of freethought groups have at times been aggressive.

Amarnath Amarasingam: With Reason On Their Side: Is Secularism A Movement? Amarnath Amarasingam 2011

The majority of those interviewed and surveyed pointed out that the freethought group was a significant part of their overall social life.

Amarnath Amarasingam: With Reason On Their Side: Is Secularism A Movement? Amarnath Amarasingam 2011

He has enthusiastic commitments from a long line of freethought celebrities including biologist Richard Dawkins, Dan Barker of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, Jen McCreight of (Blaghag, Boobquake); Eugenie Scott of the (National Center for Science Education) and Hemant Mehta, who sold his soul on Ebay.

Valerie Tarico: U.S. Army Christian Flag Folding Ceremony Shows Official Sanction Of Church-State Violations Valerie Tarico 2011

As a member from the University of Washington points out, their freethought group maintains what he calls a 'rapid-response squad': If there was a preacher in the center of campus condemning everyone to hell, we'd have Secular Student Union members there in pirate costumes, holding up signs lauding the Flying Spaghetti Monster.

Amarnath Amarasingam: With Reason On Their Side: Is Secularism A Movement? Amarnath Amarasingam 2011

As one member noted, the freethought group pretty much is my social life.

Amarnath Amarasingam: With Reason On Their Side: Is Secularism A Movement? Amarnath Amarasingam 2011

As one member of the freethought group at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, pointed out, I started going because I wanted to seriously consider whether religion, specifically Christianity, was viable.

Amarnath Amarasingam: With Reason On Their Side: Is Secularism A Movement? Amarnath Amarasingam 2011

A member of the freethought society at the University of Alberta told me that her main reason for joining was to provide an alternative voice on campus: I felt that there were a number of people on campus who did not have a voice and needed representation.

Amarnath Amarasingam: With Reason On Their Side: Is Secularism A Movement? Amarnath Amarasingam 2011

It became clear that freethought campus groups to take just one example of a secular space, by providing a safe place for conversation, by engaging in socialization activities, changing individuals' social networks, and creating a feeling of holding embattled viewpoints, fosters secular identity formation.

Amarnath Amarasingam: With Reason On Their Side: Is Secularism A Movement? Amarnath Amarasingam 2011