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OC Register reports our story - The OC Register picked up on our story about Hennessy's and has printed the following: http://www.ocregister.com/news /group-220047-beach-weaver.html
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Claire | Nov 19, 2009 |
| Seal Beach & Long Beach Atheists meeting - Hi! Thank you to all who attended yesterday's meeting at Hennessy's Tavern in Seal Beach. Here's what we discussed! MEETINGS & VENUE *We'll be searching for a new venue (especially as our sign offended one of the resta | Claire | Nov 16, 2009 |
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Meetup details changed: The Long Beach Atheists November Meetup - I've updated this Meetup. For more details, see the full listing: http://atheists.meetup.com/487/calendar/11602324/ When: November 15, 2009 10:30 AM Where: Henn
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GEORGE | Oct 22, 2009 |
| Looking for members - | john | Sep 16, 2009 |
| September Meetup - I posted the details on the message board . Robert | Robert Hanna | Sep 13, 2009 |
| Whose God is real? - | john | Aug 27, 2009 |
| Hey - Preview not available | Marcia | Jul 13, 2009 |
| Re: [atheists-487] Obama appointment - Urban legends can get started when someone says, what if X is true? and the next person only hears "X is true" and takes it from there. If PZ Myers thinks that his religious views are not going to affect his job performance, I think we should move on | Frances Prevas | Jul 9, 2009 |
| Re: [atheists-487] Obama appointment - Preview not available | Kellan O'Connor | Jul 9, 2009 |
| Re: [atheists-487] Obama appointment - It's an analogy, Frances! Obviously, I do not think he holds that opinion. No one is trying to pry into Collins's private fantasy.... these are publicly stated opinions of his! And they affect his co-workers view of them, and the public's view of t | Darren Gates | Jul 9, 2009 |
| Re: [atheists-487] Obama appointment - I completely agree! In all 3 cases, this guy should not be the head of any scientific organization Frank Aguirre wrote: > > I mean the appointment is a problem... it is a problem for our > country. As Harris points out, the > guys book is m | Darren Gates | Jul 9, 2009 |
| Re: [atheists-487] Obama appointment - It isn't his opinion that women are inferior. So he's already shown that he can compartmentalize his religion and science. We can't ask for anything more. When you start to pry into people's private fantasies, you come dangerously close to thought | Frances Prevas | Jul 9, 2009 |
| RE: [atheists-487] Obama appointment - .hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body.hmmessage { font-size: 10pt; font-family:Verdana } I mean the appointment is a problem... it is a problem for&nb | Frank Aguirre | Jul 9, 2009 |
| Re: [atheists-487] Obama appointment - suppose that his opinion was that women are inferior to men (this is just an analogy!)... Suppose also that his opinion is JUST his private fantasy and he never actually denies women any top-level appointments, and he treats women in the workplac | Darren Gates | Jul 9, 2009 |
| Re: [atheists-487] Obama appointment - I have seen nothing that indicates that Collins' religion is anything other than his private fantasy, with no effect on anything that really matters. It would be inappropriate or illegal for an adminstrator to act on the assumption that women are inf | Frances Prevas | Jul 9, 2009 |
| Re: [atheists-487] Obama appointed a hold-over Creationist to head NIH? - I think that one opinion can change everything when it comes to qualifications for a top government job. For example, suppose Collins held the opinion that women were inferior to men, *but* suppose that his scientific and management credentials w | Darren Gates | Jul 9, 2009 |
| Re: [atheists-487] Obama appointed a hold-over Creationist to head NIH? - about this comment: "the type of books she likes to read or she only reads things recommended by her church" I always come across people who claim that their doubts about religion were "resolved" by consulting the Bible. That's a bit like con | Darren Gates | Jul 9, 2009 |
| RE: [atheists-487] Obama appointed a hold-over Creationist to head NIH? - Preview not available | Frank Aguirre | Jul 9, 2009 |
| Re: [atheists-487] Obama appointed a hold-over Creationist to head NIH? - Darren, thank you for that article. Frances, as an older woman, I am all too familiar with the way such believers compartmentalize their "scientific discipline" | YaraMC | Jul 9, 2009 |
| RE: [atheists-487] Obama appointed a hold-over Creationist to head NIH? - .hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body.hmmessage { font-size: 10pt; font-family:Verdana } LoL That article is great. Sam Harris is fun | Frank Aguirre | Jul 9, 2009 |
| Re: [atheists-487] Obama appointed a hold-over Creationist to head NIH? - This is a good article by my hero, Sam Harris: http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20060815_sam_harris_language_ignorance/ Frances Prevas wrote: > Don't go overboard. > > Francis Collins is a well regarded scientist and administrator, and PZ My | Darren Gates | Jul 9, 2009 |
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Re: [atheists-487] Obama appointed a hold-over Creationist to head NIH? -
Don't go overboard.
Francis Collins is a well regarded scientist and administrator, and PZ Myers says he will make a good administrator.
http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2009/07/collins_to_head_nih.php
He's not a Young Earth Creationist or
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Frances Prevas | Jul 9, 2009 |
| Re: [atheists-487] Obama appointed a hold-over Creationist to head NIH? - I have been a Democrat all my life, but Obama is turning out to be following and imitating all of Bush's retrograde and anti-woman policies. I will NOT be votin | YaraMC | Jul 9, 2009 |
| Obama appointed a hold-over Creationist to head NIH? - I am all for bi-partisan inclusiveness...but that doesn't mean that I'll sit quietly by as a bible-believer is placed at the head of the National Institutes of Health - presumably to placate a vocal minority of prideful Right-Wing know-nothings... h | Neil Clark | Jul 9, 2009 |
| CONGRATULATIONS! Al Franken - CONGRATULATIONS! Al Franken sworn in as Minnesota senator Sent To The Long Beach Atheists July Meetup The Honorable Senator Al Franklin Hello Al! I would like to personall | GEORGE | Jul 7, 2009 |
| Re: [atheists-487] Why is Charlotte Allen so mad at atheists? - response to LA Times item - Preview not available | Kellan O'Connor | May 22, 2009 |
| Re: Roger here, I was the video producer for CFI Hollywood and AU for a year. - Roger here, I was the video producer for CFI Hollywood and AU for a year. Listen, I have sold over 100,000 albums and need an agency who can book me into venues along the beach from San Diego to San Francisco over the summer. | Roger Martinez | May 22, 2009 |
| Re: [atheists-487] Why is Charlotte Allen so mad at atheists? - response to LA Times item - Her frustrations are evident in her writing. That's a good sign that our criticism of religion is effective. I mean, the fact that she's complaining about us in the mainstream media is actually a sort of compliment. And that her whol | Andrew | May 22, 2009 |
| Re: [atheists-487] Why is Charlotte Allen so mad at atheists? - response to LA Times item - Basically, she's trying to turn our arguments about belief on us--which makes her rather tiresome. In the fourteenth paragraph, she declares something th | YaraMC | May 22, 2009 |
| Why is Charlotte Allen so mad at atheists? - response to LA Times item - From the Los Angeles Times Blowback Why is Charlotte Allen so mad at atheists? | Michael | May 22, 2009 |
| LA Times editorial re: atheism - The author seems to put the responsibility on atheists to disprove the existence of god as stated in the following: "The problem with atheists -- | Michael | May 17, 2009 |
| RE: [atheists-487] Long Beach and Seal Beach Atheist Groups Launching! - | Ron Mazzella | May 14, 2009 |
| Long Beach and Seal Beach Atheist Groups Launching! - Atheists United is proud to announce the launch of a new affiliate, the Seal Beach Atheists and the re-launch of the Long Beach Atheists. George Pedraja of Seal Beach and John Moe of Long Beach have stepped up to organize these affiliates and b | Atheists United | May 14, 2009 |
| Troy Jollimore on "The God Debate"-a long book report but worthwhile IMHO - Preview not available | Michael | Apr 3, 2009 |
| Texas Science Education Debate Over - but the Win Is a Loss - Texas Science Education Debate Over - but the Win Is a Loss | Michael | Mar 31, 2009 |
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Re: [atheists-487] O.C. suspends Planned Parenthood funding - how do you start a recall??? - http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/recall.pdf I don't live in OC, so I can't help. Michael <[address removed]> wrote:
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Frances Prevas | Mar 10, 2009 |
| O.C. suspends Planned Parenthood funding - how do you start a recall??? - Preview not available | Michael | Mar 10, 2009 |
| And a Happy Festivus To All...Rival religious displays in Washington State capitol - Preview not available | Michael | Dec 6, 2008 |
| Atheists sue to take God out of state's terrorism law - Preview not available | Michael | Dec 2, 2008 |
| Silverton, Oregon, elects a transgender mayor - The mayor-elect's new clothes: Silverton, Oregon, elects a transgender leader | Michael | Nov 19, 2008 |
| more on Dole's "godless ad" - from NC News Observer - | Michael | Nov 10, 2008 |
| Proper credit for comment - Just for the record... - Just for the rec | Michael | Oct 29, 2008 |
| Re: [atheists-487] Dole attacks Democratic challenger as - Preview not available | user 7745740 | Oct 29, 2008 |
| Re: [atheists-487] Dole attacks Democratic challenger as "Godless" - Oh really, I am extremely curious about that. Can you explain the types of athiests you | Kimberly :) | Oct 29, 2008 |
| Re: [atheists-487] Dole attacks Democratic challenger as "Godless" - In a message dated 10/29/2008 3:07:25 PM Eastern Standard Time, [address removed] writes: | Norm | Oct 29, 2008 |
| Re: [atheists-487] Dole attacks Democratic challenger as "Godless" - I don't tell them I am an athiest until they already like me then they cannot be prejudi | Kimberly :) | Oct 29, 2008 |
| Re: [atheists-487] Dole attacks Democratic challenger as "Godless" - hi, I've found that many people I know feel generally as I do, and are very supportive! I know at least 20 atheists now, and they are all very happy, well-adjusted people. I think the negative/depressing/cynical mood is not usually true, but when | Darren Gates | Oct 29, 2008 |
| Re: [atheists-487] Dole attacks Democratic challenger as "Godless" - I do have a question for you all as a new member of this meetup. I find a lot of people I meet think of atheists as generally negative, depressing, cynical, militant in their beliefs people. I've always had a problem with that and have looked for ways | mlevine | Oct 29, 2008 |
| Dole attacks Democratic challenger as "Godless" - Guess that the Republica | Michael | Oct 29, 2008 |
| Re: [atheists-487] Is Palin Qualified? An important PBS poll! Please vote right away. - Who was that lone politician that came out during the past two weeks and admited being a | Kimberly :) | Oct 28, 2008 |
| Re: [atheists-487] Is Palin Qualified? An important PBS poll! Please vote right away. - | Syn Holliday | Oct 28, 2008 |
| Re: [atheists-487] Is Palin Qualified? An important PBS poll! Please vote right away. - | Syn Holliday | Oct 28, 2008 |
| Re: [atheists-487] Is Palin Qualified? An important PBS poll! Please vote right away. - I agree they do bring their religion up a lot but she in particular terrifies me. | Kimberly :) | Oct 27, 2008 |
| Re: [atheists-487] Is Palin Qualified? An important PBS poll! Please vote right away. - Syn the option here being.... On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 2:15 PM, Jason Hall < [address removed] > wrote: | mlevine | Oct 27, 2008 |
| Re: [atheists-487] Is Palin Qualified? An important PBS poll! Please vote right away. - Yup, and unless there is a major grass-roots campaign to promote the third parties, that | user 5292996 | Oct 27, 2008 |
| Re: [atheists-487] Is Palin Qualified? An important PBS poll! Please vote right away. - | Syn Holliday | Oct 27, 2008 |
| Re: [atheists-487] Is Palin Qualified? An important PBS poll! Please vote right away. - There's a difference though and it's one of degree. let's say I have a friend who we can call "mike's moron friend", now MMF is horrible to base decisions off of. If a choice comes along do I A) think first of MMF to help guide m | mlevine | Oct 27, 2008 |
| Re: [atheists-487] Is Palin Qualified? An important PBS poll! Please vote right away. - | Syn Holliday | Oct 27, 2008 |
| Re: [atheists-487] Is Palin Qualified? An important PBS poll! Please vote right away. - Palin is a religious fanatic which makes her completely unqualified as she veiws the wor | Kimberly :) | Oct 24, 2008 |
| Is Palin Qualified? An important PBS poll! Please vote right away. - | Michael | Oct 23, 2008 |
| Fw: "Predictably Irrational" Author at Adat Chaverim, W Oct 15 7pm - Adat Cheverim, the LA Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, is launching their Lecture Series this Wednesday, October 15 at 7pm with a presentation from Dan Ariely, author of the critically acclaimed book _Predictably Irrational_. When we make decisio | Atheists United | Oct 11, 2008 |
| Library of Congress Classification System - guess where bibles are found ... - It doesn't get much more appropriate than this - emphasis added, but the following is true: | Michael | Sep 21, 2008 |
| Passive Activists: The National Pocket Atheists - Join us if..... You feel that many people in the general public are not aware of a viable alternative to religion. You are able to wear a shirt with the word Atheist in big letters on the back. You can refrain and refuse to discuss religious topics wit | Norm | Sep 1, 2008 |
| In God We Trust....NBC Poll .... in case anyone's interested - Just in case anyone is interested. It is | Michael | Aug 26, 2008 |
| god is aconcept to dominate the weak-minded, the hopeful-naive & the sheep; PERIOD!!!!! - Preview not available | JIM | Aug 13, 2008 |
| focus on the family leader prays for rain to ruin Democratic Convention - Preview not available | Michael | Aug 12, 2008 |
| Re: [atheists-487] Religulous - Bill Maher's new film - The first version of this blog listed Sam Harris' book as The End of Truth. --- On Thu, 8/7/08, Michael <[address removed]> w | Frances Prevas | Aug 7, 2008 |
| Religulous - Bill Maher's new film - The Big Picture Patrick Go | Michael | Aug 7, 2008 |
| Call to Action: Write to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi! - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco doesn't seem to appreciate that one can be a good person without being religious. The Secular Coalition for America has written to her about her comments in regards to Barack | Atheists United | Jul 9, 2008 |
| Re: [atheists-487] Atheist Solder on AC 360 TONIGHT on CNN - Thank you!!!!! I'll see if I can tape it ....haven't used my VCR for years so I can't guarantee that I'll remember how it works. Stuart <[address removed]> | Michael | Jul 7, 2008 |
| Re: [atheists-487] Ancient Hebrew tablet sparks debate on Messiah - What a great article! I loved this line: "Some Christian groups do not insist on the historicity of the resurrection but rather postulate it as a tenet of faith beyond rational verification." The reminded me of my all-time favorite quote, from M | Darren Gates | Jul 7, 2008 |
| Atheist Solder on AC 360 TONIGHT on CNN - If anyone on this list could possibly tape and forward this, I would love to see it. I don't subscribe to cable TV, so I have no other way to see it... -Stuart htt | Atheists United | Jul 7, 2008 |
| Re: [atheists-487] Ancient Hebrew tablet sparks debate on Messiah - There have been so many stories over time that have claims of a savior dying and coming | user 5292996 | Jul 7, 2008 |
| Ancient Hebrew tablet sparks debate on Messiah - Even though a large percentage of artifacts sold in the Middle East have turned out to be suspect - if not out-right frauds - this could prove interesting... I know that Jews generally regard Jesus as a "Dud Messiah" - they've seen dozens of pretend | Neil Clark | Jul 7, 2008 |
| Re: [atheists-487] Obama to Expand Bush's Faith-Based Programs - Take 2 - Agreed. The way I see it, Obama has set even the playing field and established ground rules that will force faith based organizations to partition themselves | Lee | Jul 4, 2008 |
| Obama to Expand Bush's Faith-Based Programs - Take 2 - From: "Roy Speckhardt" <[address removed]> Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 11:17:15 -0400 | Atheists United | Jul 1, 2008 |
| Obama to Expand Bush's Faith-Based programs - I hope those that are available to join us at the Ventura and Santa Monica Indivisible Day | Atheists United | Jul 1, 2008 |
| Re: [atheists-487] Restructuring the Long Beach Atheists meetup - Here's an idea: why not Sunday morning, like for Sunday brunch when everyone else is at church? I like the idea of food while chatting. Neil Clark wrote: > Yeay, Stuart! > > My 2-cents; chose something OTHER than a Friday evening...which is > | Darren Gates | Jul 1, 2008 |
| RE: [atheists-487] Restructuring the Long Beach Atheists meetup - | Neil Clark | Jul 1, 2008 |
| Restructuring the Long Beach Atheists meetup - Hi everyone! I've agreed to step up as the organizer for the Long Beach atheist meetup. This meetup group had been congregating on the 3rd Fridays of each month at the local Hometown Buffet for the past two years; but people had been complaini | Atheists United | Jul 1, 2008 |
| Re: [atheists-487] Call for Activists in Upcoming Newdow Pledge Ruling - THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!! Stuart <[address removed]> wrote: CALL FOR ACTIVISTS IN UPCOMING NEWDOW PLEDGE RULING | Michael | Jun 23, 2008 |
| Call for Activists in Upcoming Newdow Pledge Ruling - CALL FOR ACTIVISTS IN UPCOMING NEWDOW PLEDGE RULING June 22, 2008 In the next week, Atheists United expects the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to announce a ruling on the case brought by Michael Newdow on the unconstitutionality of "Under God" in the Pledg | Atheists United | Jun 22, 2008 |
| Re: [atheists-487] Pending ruling on Newdow's Pledge Case - | TheZog13 | Jun 20, 2008 |
| Re: [atheists-487] Pending ruling on Newdow's Pledge Case - "IGWT" and "UG" and have always been in the pledge and on our money. Not true! | user 5292996 | Jun 20, 2008 |
| Pending ruling on Newdow's Pledge Case - Atheists United is expecting the US 9th Circuit Court to release its ruling on Michael Newdow's most recent case to declare the phrases "Under God" and "In God We Trust" unconstitutional in the next week or so. If the judges match their 2002 ruling | Atheists United | Jun 20, 2008 |
| Indivisible Day, July 4 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 17, 2008 Contact Information: Stuart B | Atheists United | Jun 17, 2008 |
| RE: [atheists-487] Long Beach Atheists 3rd Friday Hometown Buffet meeting - Preview not available | user 2827711 | Jun 17, 2008 |
| RE: [atheists-487] Long Beach Atheists 3rd Friday Hometown Buffet meeting - | Neil Clark | Jun 17, 2008 |
| Long Beach Atheists 3rd Friday Hometown Buffet meeting - I've decided to let this meetup membership elapse so this will be our last meeting unless someone else desires to become the sponsor and organizer. Friday we can discuss meeting at the Unitarian Church or somewhere else if the group desires. A | user 2827711 | Jun 17, 2008 |
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Study Claims God Makes You Stupid - http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/12/god_boffins/
God makes you stupid, researchers claim
By Chris Williams
The UK Register, London, UK
Published Thursday 12th June 2008 11:06 GMT
A psychology researcher has controversially claimed that stupidit
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Atheists United | Jun 13, 2008 |
| Press Release: Atheist Community Greatly Disturbed by Secret Obama Meeting - Preview not available | Atheists United | Jun 12, 2008 |
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Christian Leaders Meet Privately With Obama - http://www.christianpost.com/article/20080611/32771.htm
Christian Leaders Meet Privately with Obama
The Christian Post
Wed, Jun. 11, 2008 Posted: 07:58:47 AM EST
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Atheists United | Jun 11, 2008 |
| Re: [atheists-487] Long Beach Atheists 3rd Friday Hometown Buffet dinner - Hi Rod, Im Les from the AU-SFV and I will be at pride on Sunday I would love to be there with fellow humanist to enjoy the fun it'll be my first time attending. Rodney Schaerer <[address removed]& | Les | Jun 1, 2008 |
| Fw: Meetup Message from Ali: Opportunity with TLC - Anyone in this group looking for their 15 minutes of fame? Your opportunity may have arrived! Keep reading below. If you'd like to find out more about this, contact Ali directly. -Stuart ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: Ali West [address removed] | Atheists United | May 28, 2008 |
| H.S. Biology Teachers present Creationism - H.S. Biology Teachers present Cr | Neil Clark | May 20, 2008 |
| Fw: HELP LAFF CELEBRATE JULY 4th, INDIVISIBLE DAY! - Preview not available | Atheists United | May 19, 2008 |
| Einstein on god - Einstein on god | Neil Clark | May 14, 2008 |
| Long Beach Atheists 3rd Friday Hometown Buffet dinner - We will be having the Long Beach Atheists 3rd Friday dinner at the downtown Hometown Buffet on the 16th. Lots has been going on in the Atheist community and I'll bring the A.U. Rational Alternative newsletter for everyone to look at. Althought | user 2827711 | May 14, 2008 |
| Reporting on 2008 NDOP Counter-Events - Atheists United is compiling a summary for our next newsletter of National Day of Prayer counter-events that were held across the Southland today. If you know of any local individuals or atheist groups participated in counter-events at the NDOP rallies t | Atheists United | May 1, 2008 |
| AAI Celebrates National Day of Reason, May 1, 2008 - Preview not available | Atheists United | Apr 29, 2008 |
