The Brisbane Atheists Meetup Group

"Yesterday I pulled up next to a professionally painted van with the words "Intelligent Design is Atheism" adorning it's side. There were also pictures of crop circles all over it. The guy..."

"Most, if not all, of us know about the Westboro Baptist Church: those of GodHatesFags.com, etc. Well, there's a documentary on Channel 7 tomorrow (Monday) night at 10.40pm. (If you've never heard..."

"Hey there. I'm an overseas student from Brazil who was a christian since my early until my late teens, fortunately was released from this prison by Philosophy. I have been living in Australia for 10 months and want to relate to like-minded people."

"I've just finished reading a book called Atheism Explained: From Folly to Philosophy, by David Ramsay Steele. I've also read the books by Dawkins (God Delusion), Hitchens (God is not Great), Phillip..."

"ABC TV Compass, with Geraldine Doogue ENEMIES OF REASON: Part 1 - Slaves to Superstition Sunday 4 May, 9:25pm In a new onslaught..."

"http://www.newsci... Humans alone practice religion because they're the only creatures to have evolved imagination. That's..."

"At the appropriate time, such as Mormons or JW's ringing on my doorbell, I describe myself as a devout atheist. My recollections of the beginnings of expressing myself this way I can trace back to reading Betrand Russell's "Why I am not a Christian""

"Guys sadly I need to find someone to take over as organiser for this meetup as I have to deal with my sister's bowel cancer which is unfortunately advancing quicker than we first thought. We think..."

"This was in yesterday's Courier Mail: Atheists versus bishops in euthanasia row Michael Madigan April 26, 2008 03:19am THE atheists are challenging the bishops in the latest euthanasia debate..."

"*yawn* I just came back from the ANZAC Day Dawn Service... ...and they played God Save the Queen!! WTF??? I thought ANZAC Day was meant to be secular. Not only that, it was blatantly political as..."

"http://nymag.com/... The fastest-growing faith in America is no faith at all. And now some atheists think they need a church."

"What a load of crap. The $86 million bill for world youth day (not including a $40 million compensation to secure the Randwick racecourse) is being paid for by the NSW government. Something the greens..."

"I noticed that the membership has increased in the past week or two. Just wanted to say gidday and welcome to the new members. Vonnie"

"Hey, i'm a second year UQ student studying physics. I'm worried about the way in which religious groups have quietly set themselves up at my uni."

"Hi to everyone. I am a freethinker and an athiest live in brisbane mature age uni student mother of two. "

"Hello! we are sorry we couldn't make the meeting and by the next one I think we may be living in Alice Springs (or a community near there)!!! Job opportunities opening up out there for my Husband..."

"I am mid 50's, probably intelligent (else I wouldn't be here) and reasonably sure I do not believe in a GOD. "

"Hello, Im a lawyer in town who has held atheist beliefs for several years now. I look forward to meeting and discussing the wider philosophical arguments of morality, belief and knowledge in the atheist context. "

"I had a visit from a pair the other day. One of them had spent the first 30 years of his life as an atheist and then, one day, some Jehovah's Witnesses knocked on his door and showed him the path. I,..."

"http://www.altern... To really understand the politics of the Christian Right, we need to look not only to public activity, but to private matters. "Models of idealized family..."