This observance is held in parallel with the National Day of Prayer, on the first Thursday in May each year. The goal of this effort is to celebrate reason—a concept all Americans can support—and to raise public awareness about the persistent threat to religious liberty posed by government intrusion into the private sphere of worship. The National Day of Reason website is co-sponsored by the American Humanist Association and the Washington Area Secular Humanists.

KRCC — Radio Colorado College — are holding their Spring Fund Drive, and Sunday, May 4th, has been designated “Freethinkers’ Day.” The Freethinkers of Colorado Springs will be answering phones at KRCC studios, taking pledges for the Fund Drive (not talking on the air), and we’re asking for your help to fill as many shifts on that day as we can. This will be great publicity for the Freethinkers — our group will get lots of mentions on the air — so we want to fill as many shifts as we can with Freethinkers. Please click "Read more" for all the details . . .

 
Joseph Langston
May 5, 2014
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Meeting Room in Rockrimmon Library832 Village Center Drive
Corner of Rockrimmon and Vindicator in the Safeway Shopping CenterColorado Springs  
 
This is a research data presentation, from 22 different sources, that is primarily concerned to show indicators of the rise in nonreligion, atheism, and secularity in the United States (and with minor and brief references to global rates). Throughout the presentation, I provide statistical and other research data that describes atheists, agnostics, and nones using studies from 1990 to 2014, and I refer to causality and theories on what lies behind this rise in recent decades. However, for the most part, the main thrust here is that a solid statistical and data driven case can be made for a rise in various indicators of secularity, that this rise did happen and is currently happening.

Come and enjoy good food and great conversation with other Freethinkers! Bring a dish to share, bring your spouse and/or friend, and bring water, soft drinks, a bottle of beer or wine, or whatever you’d like to drink. Coffee and tea will be provided by the host(s). The socials begin at 6:00 pm and usually break up around 9:00 pm. Remember to mark your calendar; socials are on the second Saturday of the month. Please click "Read more" for complete details . . .