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David Halperin at Reed

Posted in Lectures, Pictures on February 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

The Reed Secular Alliance hosted Campus Progress director David Halperin. Although the attendance wasn’t where we wanted it – it was Superbowl Sunday – those who came were treated to an interesting speech. Halperin spoke on “Left vs. Right in America,” basically what’s at stake in the so-called “culture wars.” Part of the reason for [...]

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Bill Scher at Reed

Posted in Lectures, Pictures on November 13, 2006 | Leave a Comment »

Just under 25 Reedies braved the elements to enjoy Bill Scher’s speech at Reed. Liberalism shouldn’t be a dirty word, he reminded the audience, mostly Democrats. Although club members enjoyed the lecture, there was disagreement about how relevant the talk was to the Reed Secular Alliance’s mission. Vice-President Roy Staples contended that liberalism and secularism [...]

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RSA Meets Dawkins

Posted in News, Pictures on October 28, 2006 | Leave a Comment »

In October of 2006, club Signator and President, Leslie Zukor, went with Reed Secular Alliance Vice-President, Roy Staples, to the Governor’s Hotel in downtown Portland. There, Richard Dawkins read from The God Delusion, the controversial atheist bestseller. The crowd was packed with several hundred people – maybe even 1,000 guests. The highlight of the event [...]

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Daniel Dennett at Reed

Posted in Lectures, Pictures on March 3, 2006 | Leave a Comment »

Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon On March 1st, 2006, Tufts University philosopher Daniel Dennett spoke at Reed College to a crowd of roughly 400 people. The Freethinkers sponsored this talk, but the audience was primarily academic. Several students from various academic disciplines, including Philosophy, Linguistics, Political Science, and Religion, had the opportunity [...]

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