The Southern Illinois Atheists Meetup Group

"Justin, Thank you, but I never really claimed to be any manner of intelligent life. I do apologize if I mislead you. Sincerely, Sammy"

"Welcome to the group Sammy. I'm pretty new myself, but I am happy to see that there is intelligent life in my hometown."

"Welcome, William. I am a senior at SIU (POLS)"

"Meetup won't let me post these all in one message (too many characters), so I'll post this in a few listings. Category: Humor Title: Bill Maher Description: Comedian who doesn't pull punches..."

"I'm also a recovering Christian, was an agnostic atheist but I've recently started seeing some value in pantheism. Anyway, I'm a grad student at SIU. "

"I am a student at SIU, new to the area, and very strongly identify myself as an atheist. Would like to try, at some point, to get an atheist/freethinker student group established, but look forward to talking with you all as well."

"It sounds like the weather may have put a damper on the meeting for the 12th, so I'm going to put this on the calendar for 2 weeks later. If anyone has any suggestions for a different day\time\place,..."

"I'm a recovered Catholic, born in Australia and living in Illinois since 1985."

"Originally from southern Indiana, a former child "Babtist", I came out as an atheist in my late thirties. I am particularly appalled at the christian slant of American politics."

"I'm more into Politics than the subject of religion. I'm not so sure that I would be defined as an Atheist but I certainly think that religion has no place in politics and has been a corrupt and evil infleuence on society historically, and still is."

"I've had an ad on Craigslist for a while about this group. I'm wondering if there are other (free) on-line places I could post advertisments linking to this group. Any ideas?"

"I've updated this event. For more details, see the full listing: http://atheists.m... When: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 at 6:00 PM Where: Panera Bread Carbondale 1126..."

"Hey all. I was so happy when I came across this group on craigslist. My husband and I would really like to find others to hang out with that feel the same way we do about religion! Anyway I am 29 and my husband is 31. Looking forward to the next meet"

"This is the place to continue the conversation between monthly Meetups. Get to know your local Meetup community, ask questions, answer questions, talk about your last get-together--it's up to you. We..."

"Was a member of "Atheist of Silicon Valley" last year and have moved to Southern Illinois. Looking forward to meeting people in this group."

"Hello fellow infidels. I'm from Cape Girardeau and love to meet new atheist friends. If anyone wants/is "in charge" of this group, I can share some ideas on how to possibly "grow it." Anyone feel free to contact me about anything. scottphegley@yahoo."

"Thank you so much for organizing the SoIll group! I've been longing to meet other skeptics. Out of the country for the first meeting, but I really hope there will be more; I'll certainly be there if there are. Thanks again; I hope the meeting goes well."

"I'm an atheist (largely an empiricist as well); I've been adrift in SoIll for the last year and a half. Even though I grew up in Nashville, this place is far more religious than anywhere else I've lived, and I look forward to meeting other skeptics."