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| As much as we like to have themed issues here at the eNews, this issue really has no theme at all. Think of it as an eclectic CD you burned for your car. You have a tale of a Christian campus group, some thoughts on Dawkins' The God Delusion, ideas for recruiting and involvement, and some well-deserved congratulations. We love to hear your feedback. Please send us comments at enews@secularstudents.org. If you'd like to write an article for an upcoming issue, please email us as well. We hope you enjoy the issue.
Welcome the New Southern California Campus Organizer! 
With the help of a generous grant from Atheists United in California, we are excited to announce that Ryan Langley is the new Secular Student Alliance Southern California Campus Organizer!
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Welcome New Affiliates
In the last 3 weeks, the Secular Student Alliance has added six new groups to our official count of affiliates. Read more... Toronto Secular Alliance wins SSA Best Website Award  According to the SSA’s Executive Director, August Brunsman, the Best Website allows people to get the most involved, is easiest to navigate, and offers a colorful look into the collegiate freethought movement. This year’s recipient of the Best Website award is The University of Toronto’s Secular Alliance (TSA). Read more... Go Off Campus to Start Campus Groups  Molleen Matsumura, aka Sweet Reason, notes that the SSA is already going off-campus to organize, with a page on MySpace and staff speaking at various conferences. How about sending reps to music festivals and other events that draw crowds of young people looking for something different? Read more... Religious Attitude, Part 1  “Look down at me and you see a fool; look up at me and you see a god; look straight at me and you see yourself.” While it's a frightening comparison, and one I'd never apply to a stereotype or organization per se, I feel my experience with at least one religious group came close. Read more... DefCon: Because the Religious Right is Wrong  DefCon is an online grassroots movement combating the growing power of the religious right. We will fight for the separation of church and state, individual freedom, scientific progress, pluralism, and tolerance while respecting people of faith and their right to express their beliefs. Read more... Delusion, or Catch-22?  Professor Richard Dawkins's new book, The God Delusion, made its way into my mailbox a month or so before its publication date. I won't say how or why, but I will say I was thrilled to have it. I sent my critiques and praise to Professor Dawkins himself and decided to leave them for his perusal alone. Out of this comes the point of this article: to address the points I feel Professor Dawkins may have missed or edited out of his version of The God Delusion. Read more... |
