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I don't know who reads this, so I thought I'd announce stuff here in the unlikely event that someone near toledo reads this who isn't a friend of mine on Facebook, and has therefore not gotten the Facebook invite.
I'm starting up a skeptical/non-religious organization at UT. I've been at UT for a year now, and there is a distinct lack of any skeptical organization, and instead, an inundation of something like 30 religious student organizations.
My primary goal in starting this group is to show people that atheists aren't immoral people. A recent poll showed that "...Americans rate atheists below Muslims, recent immigrants, gays and lesbians and other minority groups in 'sharing their vision of American society.' Atheists are also the minority group most Americans are least willing to allow their children to marry." Seriously America? We have the same moral basis as everyone else: treat others the way you would want to be treated. To further this end, I'd eventually want to get service projects going. We'd start small, but eventually it'd be really neat to do something really big! I'd also like to bring in a couple speakers and sponsor a lecture/debate or two per year. Eventually we could even send a few representatives to TAM in Las Vegas!
To further this organization, I've contacted the Secular Student Alliance, and affiliated the fledgling group with them. I've named it, somewhat unimaginatively perhaps, the Secular Student Alliance at the University of Toledo (UT-SSA for short.) If you are a student at UT, interested in the skeptics movement, or just a really cool dude or dudette, I could use your help. Please, let your friends know about UT-SSA! Join the facebook group University of Toledo Secular Student Alliance, and come to our first meeting on Friday, September 4th! It will be in the south lounge in the student union.
I hope to see you there!
I'm starting up a skeptical/non-religious organization at UT. I've been at UT for a year now, and there is a distinct lack of any skeptical organization, and instead, an inundation of something like 30 religious student organizations.
My primary goal in starting this group is to show people that atheists aren't immoral people. A recent poll showed that "...Americans rate atheists below Muslims, recent immigrants, gays and lesbians and other minority groups in 'sharing their vision of American society.' Atheists are also the minority group most Americans are least willing to allow their children to marry." Seriously America? We have the same moral basis as everyone else: treat others the way you would want to be treated. To further this end, I'd eventually want to get service projects going. We'd start small, but eventually it'd be really neat to do something really big! I'd also like to bring in a couple speakers and sponsor a lecture/debate or two per year. Eventually we could even send a few representatives to TAM in Las Vegas!
To further this organization, I've contacted the Secular Student Alliance, and affiliated the fledgling group with them. I've named it, somewhat unimaginatively perhaps, the Secular Student Alliance at the University of Toledo (UT-SSA for short.) If you are a student at UT, interested in the skeptics movement, or just a really cool dude or dudette, I could use your help. Please, let your friends know about UT-SSA! Join the facebook group University of Toledo Secular Student Alliance, and come to our first meeting on Friday, September 4th! It will be in the south lounge in the student union.
I hope to see you there!