Wednesday, March 10, 2010

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Whale Watch on Hornblower 3-13

March 13, 2010 at 1:00 pm If you are just dying to see a whale not in captivity, here is a chance to appreciate the magnificent creatures among friends. After we will do Coffee and Conversation after and you can have some nice rice at Bamboo Lounge to settle your stomach. Adults $37 Children (4-12) $19 Seniors/Military $32 Kids (3 and under) FREE Incidentally,... Read more »

This Weeks Coffee & Conversation – 3/13

1475 University Ave San Diego, CA 92103 Join us for Coffee and Conversation at The Bamboo Lounge at 6:00 PM Saturday, March 13th, 2010. What is Coffee and Conversation? Why, it’s the best damned discussion group around!  With it’s mix of academic scrutiny, intellectual curiosity,  humor, and compassionate community building, our philosophy... Read more »

An Evening talk with Darrel Ray author of “The God Virus”

Date: March 18, 2010 Time: 7:00 PM Location: The Mission Valley Resort Salon Ballroom  875 Hotel Circle South San Diego CA 92108 Price: $8.00 on line, 10.00 at the door The Humanist Association of San Diego Proudly Presents an Evening with Darrel Ray author of “The God Virus” • What makes religion so powerful? • How does it... Read more »

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How to Not Help the World

by Hemant Mehta, adapted from his blog “The Friendly Atheist.” For HumanistNetworkNews.org 1) Provide the U.S. military with Jesus Rifles: Coded references to New Testament Bible passages about Jesus Christ are inscribed on high-powered rifle sights provided to the United States military by Trijicon, a Michigan-based company, says an ABC... Read more »

Firm will remove Bible references from gun sights

By RICHARD LARDNER, Associated Press Writer Richard Lardner, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON – A Michigan defense contractor will voluntarily stop stamping references to Bible verses on combat rifle sights made for the U.S. military, a major buyer of the company’s gear. In a statement released Thursday, Trijicon of Wixom, Mich.,... Read more »

Helping Haiti

Haiti Earthquake Relief: How You Can Help UPDATE 01/15 4:12pm: Thanks to the generosity of over 300 members, Humanist Charities is sending $23,450 from the Haiti Emergency Relief Fund to purchase food and supplies for the people of Haiti. The AHA sent the donation via wire transfer to a secure credit union in the Dominican Republic, where the money... Read more »

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videos

Joss Whedon on Humanism

Joss Whedon receives the Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award in Cultural Humanism at Harvard University’s Memorial Church. ~ 10 April 2009. Whedon is an American director, executive producer, occasional actor, and creator and head writer of the television programs Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly, and Dollhouse. He has also written... Read more »

Comedian Steve Harvey and His “Gastrous Ball”.

On an episode of CNN’s Larry King Live, the comedian Steve Harvey states that Atheists are “idoits”. But how much can one really pay attention to anything he says when he asks, “Why we still got monkeys?”, referring to his disbelief in evolution. The audio on this is a bit muddy so you might want to turn this one up for... Read more »

Carl Sagan – A Glorious Dawn

A musical tribute to two great men of science. Carl Sagan and his cosmologist companion Stephen Hawking present: A Glorious Dawn – Cosmos remixed. Almost all samples and footage taken from Carl Sagan’s Cosmos and Stephen Hawking’s Universe series. Share Read More →

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