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The Hydra of the Ten Commandments A Monumental Mistake By:  “Prison Bob” Before the display was ruled Unconstitutional, the Reed Secular Alliance’s prisoner correspondent, wrote about the Oklahoma law that would allow the display at the State Capitol.  Prison Bob is an actually-incarcerated prisoner in the Oklahoma State penal system.  Here is what he had [...]

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By: Chalmer Wren Editor’s Note:  Chalmer Wren is the former Vice President and the current Advisor to the Metro State Atheists in Denver, Colorado.  He is an eager supporter of the Freethought Books Project, having recruited over 30 members to the cause.  We at the Reed Secular Alliance hope that you will enjoy this article [...]

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The Reed Secular Alliance is pleased to announce that the Freethought Books Project facebook cause page has reached 300 members.  In addition to our webmaster, PenPals, and the tireless work of Leslie Zukor,  members of the facebook cause provide an avenue of much needed support.  These freethinkers have given their donations, time, and encouragement to [...]

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The Reed Secular Alliance would like to thank the Center For Inquiry (CFI) – Washington, DC chaper, for collecting books for the Freethought Books Project.  A particular shout-out goes to Executive Director, Melody Hensley, for her tireless efforts on behalf of freethought. CFI – DC collected an amazing 70 materials, among which include Imagine No Superstition, [...]

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The Reed Secular Alliance is pleased to announce that the Center For Inquiry outpost in Washington, D.C. will be collecting secular books in February.  All titles will then be donated to the Freethought Books Project.  Each month, CFI – D.C. takes on a separate project, and the RSA is thrilled to be chosen as a [...]

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Book Drive Coverage The Reed Secular Alliance’s 2006 Best Award winning Freethought Books to Prisoners drive has received a number of mentions in the Secular Media. Below can be viewed the media coverage as it originally appeared: Nontheist Nexus eZine Dogma Free America Podcast Letter From A Prisoner Prisoner Receives Atheist Books-Read What Happens Next Freethought [...]

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Books of Note

Titles of Interest in the Freethought Books Project Books the Freethought Books Project has donated Author Book Donated By ** Dan Barker Losing Faith in Faith Freedom From Religion Foundation ** Ambrose Bierce The Devil’s Dictionary Chaz Bufe ** Richard Carrier Sense and Goodness Without God Richard Carrier ** Arthur Dobrin Teaching Right From Wrong [...]

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The Freethought Books Project has a new home; this website makes it much easier to donate to the cause. Our goal is to let inmates, mental institutions, and charitable organizations know that there is an alternative to the fundamentalist perspective on how to be a productive citizen with a moral compass. This website now allows [...]

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Starting this August, the Freethinkers will be in our second year of collecting books to prisoners. Donate your critical inquiry materials: Leslie A. ZukorReed College Freethinkers3203 SE Woodstock Blvd., #1170Portland, OR 97202 Here is our club’s Amazon.com wishlist, in case you want to donate.

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We are proud to announce that the Freethinkers have won the 2006 Secular Student Alliance Best Service Project Award. After a slow start and a handful of books being stolen, the Freethinkers have collected 600 books to donate to inmates. The club spent most of Reed’s spring break cataloging freethought books, wrapping them, and sending [...]

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