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SUMMARY:The FFRFMCC Presents: "An Evening With Neil Carter"
DESCRIPTION:The FFRFMCC is proud to announce it is bringing Godless in Dixie blogger Neil Carter to speak to the secular community in Chicago!  Neil was recently featured on the CBS Sunday Morning program segment\, “Atheists: In Godlessness We Trust” \nA member of the Clergy Project\, he recently began work as the Group Development Director for Recovering from Religion.  He is also going to be on the promotional team for the upcoming Reason Rally 2\, which is currently being planned for the summer of 2016. \nRaised in the predominantly Christian bible belt of the south\, Neil spent two decades “passionately pursuing the ideals of evangelical Christianity.”  At age 35\, his views on religion changed\, and will share with us his experiences being a non-believer surrounded by a culture of deep religious faith.  He freely expresses his skeptical (and often antagonistic!) opinions about religion through his blog\, and also by moderating a discussion group among over 450 atheists in Mississippi. \nNeil will also talk about the reasons for the rapid growth of secularism in the U.S.\, as recently detailed in the latest Pew Forum research survey on America’s Changing Religious Landscape. \nThe presentation will be one hour in length\, followed by a 1/2 hour Q&A session. \nA “Meet & Greet” social will take place afterward in the EHS Community Room.  Refreshments will be served! \nTo reserve your spot online\, please click here to RSVP on our Doodle poll. \nSo please join us for an evening of freethought enlightenment! \n  \n\nTweet
URL:https://www.ffrfmcc.org/event/the-ffrfmcc-presents-an-evening-with-neil-carter/
LOCATION:Ethical Humanist Society of Chicago\, 7574 N. Lincoln Ave.\, Skokie\, IL\, 60077\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education
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SUMMARY:FFRFMCC Spring Business Meeting/Climate Change Presentation
DESCRIPTION:The FFRFMCC will hold its Spring 2015 business meeting on Saturday\, May 2nd to discuss Chapter activities\, answer questions\, and seek input from those who wish to be active in the Chapter’s mission. The meeting takes place from 1pm-2pm and will be followed by a presentation by Michelle Halle Stern from the Climate Reality Project. Ms. Stern will discuss climate change and how individuals can be more active in their communities to reduce its dangerous effects. This presentation will be from 2:30pm-4pm \n\nTweet
URL:https://www.ffrfmcc.org/event/ffrfmcc-spring-business-meetingclimate-change-presentation/
LOCATION:Conrad Sulzer Public Library\, 4455 N. Lincoln Ave\, Chicago\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education
ORGANIZER;CN="FFRF Metropolitan Chicago Chapter":MAILTO:info@ffrfmcc.org
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SUMMARY:FFRFMCC 2015 Darwin Day Event
DESCRIPTION:Please join us as Mr. Tyler Keillor\, paleo-artist from the University of Chicago who was responsible for sculpting the life-sized reconstruction of Tiktaalik\, will be on hand to discuss the process used in fossil labs to make specimens ready for research and how paleo-art can help public understanding of natural history. Mr. Keillor has been preparing fossils\, creating skeletal reconstructions\, and sculpting flesh models of prehistoric life at the University of Chicago since 2001. He has also worked on exhibits at the Field Museum of Natural History. His presentation will be one-hour\, including a Q&A session. \nThe presentation will take place in the EHS auditorium\, with a dinner to follow in the building’s Community Room. Dinner will include grilled chicken\, vegetable pasta\, salad\, appetizers and soft drinks. \nGeneral admission for this event will be $15.00 and includes all food and drinks. \nAdmission is payable at the door\, but we ask that you please reserve in advance by Friday\, Feb 13th. \nYou can RSVP by clicking here \n\nTweet
URL:https://www.ffrfmcc.org/event/ffrfmcc-2015-darwin-day-event/
LOCATION:Ethical Humanist Society of Chicago\, 7574 N. Lincoln Ave.\, Skokie\, IL\, 60077\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,Education
ORGANIZER;CN="FFRF Metropolitan Chicago Chapter":MAILTO:info@ffrfmcc.org
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SUMMARY:FFRFMCC Presents Paul Loebe of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation
DESCRIPTION:The FFRF Metropolitan Chicago Chapter invites you to a presentation by Mr. Paul Loebe\, Special Projects Manager for the Military Religious Freedom Foundation. \nPaul will discuss complaint cases involving religious indoctrination and proselytizing that is prevalent in our U.S. military.  The MRFF is a legal organization “dedicated to ensuring that all members of the United States Armed Forces fully receive the Constitutional guarantees of religious freedom to which they and all Americans are entitled by virtue of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.” \nThe presentation\, taking place in Room 304 at the Irish American Heritage Center\, will be one hour in length including a question and answer session. \nImmediately afterward\, a “Meet & Greet” social will take place in the Fifth Province Room Pub on the first floor of the Center until 4:00pm.  This will include a buffet luncheon featuring salad and a variety of pizza.  A full cash bar will be available. \nTo reserve your space online\, please click here \nSo please join us for what will be a most fun and interesting afternoon of secular discussion and socializing! \nRSVP deadline is Monday\, September 15\, 2014. \nSee you there! \n\nTweet
URL:https://www.ffrfmcc.org/event/ffrfmcc-presents-paul-loebe-of-the-military-religious-freedom-foundation/
LOCATION:The Irish American Heritage Center\, 4626 N. Knox Ave.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60630\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education
ORGANIZER;CN="FFRFMCC":MAILTO:info@ffrfmcc.org
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