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Minnesota Atheists at Twin Cities Pride
The Minnesota Atheists continued our tradition of participating in Twin Cities Pride again this year. Several LGBTQ supporting atheists marched in the parade and hosted a booth in Loring Park in...
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Atheist Volunteers Serving Our Community
Atheist volunteers from Minnesota Atheists did it again. They cooked a genuine gourmet meal at the Family Place shelter in St. Paul as they do every third Saturday of each month.
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Highway Cleanup and Lunch
By Steve Petersen Our long tradition of helping beautify our highways and getting public recognition for atheism (in the form of a road sign informing motorists that this stretch of highway is...
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Public Meeting: Relevance of Religion for Atheists
Grant Steves is a past member and chair of the board of directors as well as host for the Atheists Talk program on both cable and radio. He has presented several lectures to Minnesota Atheists,...
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President’s Column: Fun Aint Free
By Eric Jayne Fun is good. That is the mantra of Mike Veeck who co-owns the local minor league St. Paul Saints baseball team along with “team psychologist” Bill Murray. Thanks to the support and...
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October Public Meeting: Pathfinder's Project with Ben Blanchard
Ben Blanchard recently returned from a year abroad. He was one of the first participants of the Pathfinder's Project, which, according to its website, is a yearlong international service trip...
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News and Notes - October 2014
By George Francis Kane It is back-to-school time. That means a new round of battles over the separation of church and state, against people who want to use the public schools to turn the students...
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President's Column: Why I'm Not a Secular Humanist
By Eric Jayne A favorite TV show from my youth was ALF. The popular NBC sitcom, which ran from 1986 to 1990, was about a three-feet tall furry, wisecracking Alien Life Form (“ALF”) who crash landed his...
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President’s Column: Fun Ain't Free
By Eric Jayne Fun is good. That is the mantra of Mike Veeck who co-owns the local minor league St. Paul Saints baseball team along with “team psychologist” Bill Murray. Thanks to the support and...
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October Public Meeting: Pathfinders Project with Ben Blanchard
Ben Blanchard recently returned from a year abroad. He was one of the first participants of the Pathfinders Project, which, according to its website, is a yearlong international service trip sponsored...
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President's Column: Why I'm Not a Secular Humanist
By Eric Jayne A favorite TV show from my youth was ALF. The popular NBC sitcom, which ran from 1986 to 1990, was about a three-feet tall furry, wisecracking Alien Life Form (“ALF”) who crash landed his...
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Animal Liberation and Atheism: Two Author's Events for Kim Socha in November
Join local author Kim Socha at two local author's events in the Twin Cities this month as she reads from her new book Animal Liberation and Athesim, which is now available at Freethoughthouse.com and...
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President’s Column: War on Christmas Continues
By Eric Jayne The passing of Halloween brings another cause for celebration: The annual War on Christmas. In our own unique way, the Minnesota Atheists has participated in the War on Christmas for...
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News and Notes - November 2014
By George Francis Kane Writing the decision in the 1968 Epperson v. Arkansas case, Justice Abe Fortas noted that “(t)he First Amendment mandates governmental neutrality between religion and religion,...
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Donate to Minnesota Atheists....with good reason
Donate to Minnesota Atheists... with good reason The end of 2014 is right around the corner. For some, the end of the year is a time to reflect, and for some it is a time to plan. For some, it is...
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Press Release: Minnesota Atheists Doing God's Work
St. Paul, MN, November 26, 2014 – As we prepare for another “War on Christmas”, Minnesota Atheists is proud to help fight hunger and make the holidays a little brighter for individuals and families in...
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Book Review: Waking Up by Sam Harris
By Grant Steves Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion (Sam Harris) - 256 pages; Simon & Schuster (September 9, 2014) Sam Harris appears to be a contradiction. Can you be an atheist...
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January Business Meeting: Reproductive Justice Activism
Over this past summer there was quite a bit of talk about abortion clinics and the people who oppose them. This was due in large part to the U.S. Supreme Court case McCullen v. Coakley. In that case...
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Announcing the Secular Women Work Conference
Minnesota Atheists is doing something different with our summer conference this year. We've teamed up with Campus Atheists, Skeptics, and Humanists and Secular Woman to bring you a conference by...
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Children's Hospital of MN Offers MN Atheists a Distinctive Thanks
By Eric Jayne Minnesota Atheists recently received a nice thank you letter from Children’s Hospital of Minnesota after we donated two carloads of toys and other gifts to benefit hospital patients and...
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