Posted in Lectures, News on March 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Survivor of a Religious Boot Camp Speaks Out
Join the Reed Secular Alliance tomorrow night, Tuesday, March 31st, for our “The Perils of the Faith Based Initiative” lecture. The event begins with a 7:00 pm Meet and Greet, in Reed College’s Vollum Lecture Hall.
At 7:30 pm, author Michele Ulriksen will speak on her book, Reform at [...]
Posted in News on March 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sam Singleton Descends Upon Oregon
Thirty people braved the dreary Portland weather to attend Sam Singleton’s “Atheist Evangelist” comedy on Friday night. The Old Church in Portland had the distinction of hanging the above sign in its walls, which led to amusement among the crowd. “An engraver somewhere is laughing about having that sign on the walls of a [...]
Posted in News on March 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Leslie Zukor, President of the Reed Secular Alliance, spent a rewarding evening discussing freethought with Atheist Comedian, Sam Singleton. During the conversation, both Zukor and Singleton shared their de-conversion stories. The former is the daughter of a Religion school teacher, in the Reform Jewish tradition, and the latter is the son of an itinerant Pentecostal Pastor. [...]
Posted in News on March 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On Thursday, March 26th, Atheist Comedian and Evangelist, Sam Singleton, will come to Reed College. Singleton will be meeting the Reed Secular Alliance at 7:30 pm in Reed College’s Vollum College Center.
The affair, which is an informal gathering, will take place in the chairs outside of Vollum 241. Although the event [...]
Posted in News on March 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Atheist Evangelist in Town
Atheist evangelist, Sam Singleton, will be preaching to the converted in Portland this Friday. The comedian will deliver his one-act play at the Old Church on March 27th. Doors open at 9:00 pm, and the show is at 9:30. Tickets are $17 general admission, but are only $12 with a student ID.
Club [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on March 19, 2009 | 4 Comments »
The Survivor of a Christian Boot Camp Speaks Out
By: Leslie A. Zukor
Michele Ulriksen was a relatively normal Southern California teen, back in the summer of 1986. She enjoyed the warm sun, secular music, and drank on occasion. She even snuck out to smoke and get drunk a few times. She watched MTV, wore red lipstick like [...]
Posted in News, Opinion on March 15, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Lessons from a Chemistry Teacher at a Houston High School
By: Leslie A. Zukor
“Why does a supersaturated solution of sodium acetate crystallize when heat is added?” one student asked in Chemistry class. What seemed to be a routine question about straightforward science was anything but straightforward for the students at St. Thomas Episcopal High School in [...]
Posted in Lectures, Media, News on March 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last week’s Lori Lipman Brown lecture is now online. Brown, the former Lobbyist and the Founding Director Emeritus of the Secular Coalition for America, discusses secular lobbying in D.C. She also reveals how many non-theists are legislators in our nation’s Capitol. We hope that you’ll enjoy the talk; Lori is a great speaker, and we [...]
Posted in Lectures, Media, News on March 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In April of 2008, the Reed Secular Alliance hosted Austin Dacey, author of The Secular Conscience. 60 people were in attendance, and it was a great night for a freethinking lecture. Dacey’s speech is now online, for readers’ viewing pleasure. We hope you’ll enjoy the video.
Posted in Lectures, Media, News on March 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Back in September of 2006, the Reed Secular Alliance hosted a book talk by bestselling author Chris Mooney. Mooney spoke on his work, The Republican War on Science, which is about the GOP’s attempts to suppress scientific research, when it supports corporate or socially conservative interests. Now, for the first time, readers can enjoy the lecture from [...]
