The Freethought Books Project, split off from the Reed Secular Alliance in 2010, has a new address. Please send inquiries to the following location: Freethought Books Project P.O. Box 259 Mercer Island, WA 98040. You can also email leslie@secularstudents.org. We appreciate your continued interest.
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Freethought Books Project: A New Address
Posted in News, Service Projects on October 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Freethought Books Project Mailing Stats
Posted in News, Service Projects on March 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This past weekend, the Reed Secular Alliance completed its Freethought Books Project mailing. The statistics are as follows: Boxes: 10 Books: 91 Magazines: 13 Sent To: 9 individual prisoners 1 non-theistic books to prisoners drive Titles: The Born Again Skeptic’s Guide to the Bible, The Soul of Science, American Infidel: Robert G. Ingersoll, One Woman’s [...]
Book Project Featured in Freethought Today
Posted in Media, News, Service Projects on January 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In the November 2009 issue of Freethought Today, the Freedom From Religion Foundation featured the Freethought Books Project. The article, entitled, “Project Puts Freethought Behind Bars“, showcased the Reed Secular Alliance’s efforts to get non-theistic literature into prisons. “It was neat to be covered in Freethought Today,” book project founder, Leslie Zukor, explains. “That publication [...]
Freethought Books Project Mailing Stats
Posted in News, Service Projects on November 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Monday, November 30th, marked the Freethought Books Project’s second mailing of the semester. The first mailing saw nineteen boxes of books distributed to atheist, humanistic, and freethinking prisoners. While not as large, this effort led to more prisoners getting access to such literature. The following is a statistical run-down of what was donated and to [...]
Book Project Featured on the Friendly Atheist
Posted in Media, News, Service Projects on November 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On Friday, Hemant Mehta’s The Friendly Atheist blog featured the Freethought Books Project. The November 27th article showcases Michael L’s letter to the Reed Secular Alliance, thanking the group for the books, especially the biography of Robert G. Ingersoll, The Great Agnostic. The Freethought Books Project, started by RSA President, Leslie Zukor, has been around [...]
Peoria Atheist Prisoner Reflects on The Great Agnostic
Posted in Prisoner Letters, Service Projects on November 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last week, the Freethought Books Project received a letter from an Illinois atheist prisoner. In it, he talks about growing up under the backdrop of a statue of Robert Ingersoll, The Great Agnostic. The prisoner, Michael L., reflects about sledding on the statue in the snow, doing marijuana by Ingersoll’s likeness, and even making out [...]
Webmaster Speaks Out About Book Project
Posted in News, Opinion, Service Projects on November 1, 2009 | 2 Comments »
When Freethought Books Project webmaster, Jerry Donnelly, read about a religious prison program in his newspaper, he felt compelled to speak out. “I would like to let readers know there is another way to reach inmates,” he said. Donnelly went on to extol the virtues of the Freethought Books Project, which gives secular, freethinking, and [...]
Freethought Books Project Recruits 500!
Posted in News, Service Projects on October 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As of this October, the Freethought Books Project has 500 facebook cause members. Only this past semester, fewer than 300 people were active in the Reed Secular Alliance’s charitable endeavors. “Social networking sites like facebook have really allowed this project to grow,” founder Leslie Zukor explains. “When we started this in the fall of 2005, [...]
Atheists to Help Poor During Banned Books Week
Posted in News, Service Projects on July 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Metro State Atheists of Metropolitan State College in Denver are sponsoring a food drive this fall, with the goal of raising hundreds of dollars worth of non-perishable items. However, the event, which is set to happen during Banned Books Week, is not your typical food drive. During the week of September 26 – October [...]
Behind the Scenes with the Freethought Books Project
Posted in Opinion, Prisoner Letters, Service Projects on June 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Partners for Prisoners By: Joel Justiss I have a friend who has been very active in prison ministries for many years. He regularly visits prisons to lead Christian worship services and Bible classes. He spends time talking and praying with prisoners, and on their behalf solicits the prayers of others in his e-mail reports. I [...]
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