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Welcome fellow Hoosiers. Hopefully you will find this group to be a friendly place were you can come and express your point of view. Every issue is on the table, this will be a place for healthy and open debate. Nothing is off limits.
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"Our pasta, who art in a colander, draining be your noodles. Thy noodle come, Thy sauce be yum, on top some grated Parmesan. Give us this day our garlic bread, ...and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trample on our lawns. And lead us not into vegetarianism, but deliver us some pizza, for thine is the meatball, the noodle, and the sauce, forever and ever. RAmen." -The FSM Holy Prayer
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NO search warrant needed in Indiana, for cops to go through your car or home!!??
Started by Jean Marie. Last reply by James Smith Dec 8, 2012. 12 Replies 0 Likes
New rule:Now, in Indiana, police may show up at your door,and go through your stuff,with no warrant,no probable cause even!or pull over your vehicle and go through it. …Continue
Indiana to become FIRST state to defund it's main defense against abortions...
Started by Jean Marie. Last reply by Laurel Tincher May 25, 2011. 10 Replies 0 Likes
After running Indiana into massive debt, and creating zero jobs, Gov Mitch Daniels of Indiana is now trying to pander to his base (who are up in arms because he offered a truce on social issues…Continue
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FINDING LOCAL ATHEISTS
Started by Jean Marie. Last reply by Jean Marie May 23, 2011. 6 Replies 0 Likes
Especially in the Hoosier State,you might think you are the only atheist here. but you are not alone. It can be hard to locate the rest of us, but, we exist!!WAYS TO FIND LOCAL ATHEISTS: Google your…Continue
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Comment was by Jean Marie on November 8, 2011 at 8:51am
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https://indianavoters.in.gov/PublicSite/PublicMain.aspx
go vote today, DITCH MITCH!! breathtakingly, i can not vote today for my own governor, as only ppl living with city limits can vote, and my address is considered the 'burbs, "county" address........
that seems wrong to me, that my very very large entire neighborhood is left out of voting for our own governor.
so someone go for ME today? Cast one for Gregg on my behalf, since my lamo local voting laws prohibit me from voting. grrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
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still only 9 Hoosiers here? c'mon Hoosiers, join this group, i know you are out there!!
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Comment was by Neal on May 23, 2011 at 8:00pm
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Consistency? heh =)
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HOOSIERS!!!!
News and Schedule--May 9-16, 2011
To see these events in calendar form, please visit our website. You can print and post this calendar to remind yourself about the events.
Links to local media coverage of the billboard campaign are on the CFI-Indiana website and on Reba's blog, "Living Without Religion in Indiana". Posters and bumper stickers of the "You Don't Need God to Hope, to Care, to Love, to Live." billboards are on sale at CFI-Indiana for the following prices: Bumper Stickers--free, Poster 18"w x 6"h--$5.00 each, Poster 36"w x 12"h--$20.00 each.National Day of Reason at CFI Indiana. You many view a video of the program here.
A Night to Unite(an Indy Pride Event)--Friday, June 10, 7:30 pm, Athenaeum Theatre, 401 East Michigan Street, Indianapolis. CFI-Indiana is reserving tables for this event which will be marked with our CFI Logo and name. A table costs $100 and seats four people. If you would like to attend and sit at a CFI table, you may pay $25 as your share of the table. Please email Reba asap if you are interested in doing this.
Featured May Events:
Saturday, May 21, 6:00 pm--Rapture Party and Roy Zimmerman Show--Live from the Starving Ear.
Sunday, May 22, 6:00 pm, Center for Inquiry Indiana, 350 Canal Walk, Suite A, Indianapolis. Darren Dochuk. From Bible Belt to Sunbelt: Plain-folk Religion, Grassroots Politics, and the Rise of Evangelical Conservatism. Dr. Dochuk is a member of the History Department at Purdue University.
Mark Your Calendar for Future Events
Check out the special events planned for following months below, featuring, John Loftus, Chris Edwards, David Linden, Annual CFI Picnic, and Ben Radford!
May 9-16 Schedule
Weekly Events
Coffee and Conversation
Every Sunday, 10:00 am to noon at Center for Inquiry Indiana, 350 Canal Walk, Suite A, Indianapolis, IN. Unstructured conversation and socializing.
English as a New Language
Every Saturday, 10:00-11:30 am, Center for Inquiry Indiana, 350 Canal Walk, Suite A, Indianapolis, IN. This is for anyone from any language background who wants to learn and improve his or her English speaking skills. No charge.
Hike on the Canal Walk
Every Tuesday evening, 6:00 pm. Meet at CFI Indiana, 350 Canal Walk, Suite A, Indianapolis for a hike along the downtown Canal Walk and White River State Park. Enjoy the walk and conversation with CFI Friends. Anyone is welcome to join us. The guided walk will be up to 6 miles but each individual may choose the distance they want to walk with the group. It will take about 2 hours to walk the entire 6 miles. Reba Boyd Wooden, CFI Indiana Executive Director, will be leading the walk. This is also an official Indianapolis Hiking Club hike so IHC members can earn milage credit for this hike.
Concerts on the Canal
Every Thursday evening, 6:00 pm, May 26-August 11 except June 30. Indiana History Center, 450 West Ohio Street, Indianapolis. (1/2 block south of CFI Indiana on the Canal Walk). Go here and check out the programs for each of these concerts.
May 9-16 Scheduled Events
CFI Indiana 20's/30's—Guided Discussion—May 10, 6:30 pm, CFI Indiana, 350 Canal Walk, Suite A, Indianapolis. Topic: the Dunning-Kruger Effect. People of all ages are welcome to attend. Serra Head is the coordinator for the 20's/30's activities.
CFI Dining Out Night—Wednesday, May 11, 6:30 pm. Location: Amici's, 601 E. New York Street, Indianapolis. This is a once a month event which moves around to various restaurants in town. To RSVP for reservations and to suggest restaurants for future events, email Mary Hunt
Indiana Chapter of Americans United for Separation of Church and State--Thursday, May 12, 7:00 pm, All Souls Unitarian Church, Beattie Room, 5805 East 56th Street, Indianapolis. Topic: Why Establishment Poisons Everything. Speaker: The Rev. Dr. Charles W. Allen, Chaplain, Grace Unlimited, A Ministry of Indianapolis Lutheran-Episcopal Campus Ministry.
“Establishing a religion is unjust to those who do not follow it, but more importantly (for those of us who are religious), it cuts the heart out of that religion. Establishment poisons religion. But religion is not the only thing that establishment can poison. It can also poison the sciences, the arts, and anything else we consider vital to the betterment of life. Philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre once said that a vital component of the good life is 'a life spent in seeking for the good life.”' Establishment gets in the way of that vital component by penalizing the seekers. Establishment poisons everything.”--Dr. Allen
Superstition Bash--Friday, May 13, 7:00 pm, Center for Inquiry Indiana, 350 Canal Walk, Suite A, Indianapolis. Serra Head is organizing this activity. Please send your ideas to her.
CFI-Indiana Social Outing—Saturday, May 14, 8:00 pm, Morty's Comedy Joint, 3625 E 96th Street, Indianapolis, IN. Stand Up Comic: Pete Dominik. Tickets are $15. They can be purchased online or by calling 317-848-5500. Seating is first come first serve, so people should get there by 7:00. If most of the group is there by that time, they will try to arrange seating as a large group. Please RSVP to Reba after you have reserved your ticket, so that we know how many will be there. This event is being coordinated by Kat McKee.
Pete describes himself as an agnostic atheist whenever relevant subjects arise, a view point he described arriving at "around 1996 or 1997," leaving behind the Catholic beliefs he had grown up with." More about his personal views.
Scientific Examination of Religion—Sunday, May 15, 6:00 pm, Center for Inquiry Indiana, 350 Canal Walk, Suite A, Indianapolis. Topic: Liars for Jesus: The Religious Right's Alternate Version of History. Sean O'Brien is the discussion leader for this group. This will be the third in a series of discussions on this important book.
Though not as well known as the anti-science attacks from Creationists of all stripes, there is a growing revisionist form of American history that is becoming popular with many American Christians. This version of history denies the legitimacy of the separation of church and state and asserts that the United States was explicitly founded as a Christian nation.
Beginning in March, we will review the investigation by researcher Chris Rodda into the historical distortions and fabrications by a popular Christian Dominionist, David Barton. Her detailed and highly readable investigation into what the Founding Fathers really thought and said about religion, secular government and church/state separation counters Barton and others who claim to have a new version of truth.
Beginning in March, we will review Chris Rodda's book Liars for Jesus: The Religious Right's Alternate Version of History.
Indy Atheist Meetup—Monday, May 16, 7:00 pm.,Moe and Johnny’s, 5380 North College, Indianapolis. Open discussion. Anyone is welcome. Bryan Smiley is the coordinator of Indy Atheist Meetup group.
Future Events—Mark your Calendar Now
Saturday, June 11—Circle City IN Pride. CFI Indiana will have an information table. If you can help staff the table that day, email Jeff Jones.
Saturday, June 18, 7:00 pm, Center for Inquiry Indiana, 350 Canal Walk,Suite A, Indianapolis—Dr. David Linden. The Compass of Pleasure: How Our Brains Make Fatty Foods, Orgasm, Exercise, Marijuana, Generosity, Vodka, Learning, and Gambling Feel So Good. Dr. Linden is Professor of Neuroscience, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Editor in Chief, Journal of Neurophysiology.
Sunday, July 10, 6:00 pm, Chris Edwards author of Spiritual Snake Oil: Fads & Fallacies in Pop Culture.
Sunday, July 24, 6:00 pm, Center for Inquiry Indiana, 350 Canal Walk, Suite A, Indianapolis, IN. John Loftus, The End of Christianity.
Sunday, August 21, noon, CFI Indiana Annual Picnic, Reddick Shelter, Fort Harrison State Park, 5900 Post Road, Indianapolis. There is a $5.00 per vehicle fee to enter the park.
October—date and time to be announced later. Ben Radford returns to CFI Indiana.
About CFI Indiana
For more information about these programs and more and to sign up to receive a full CFI Indiana newsletter, email indy@centerforinquiry.net or call 317-423-0710.
Mission Statement
The mission of Center for Inquiry | Indiana is to foster a secular society based on science, reason, freedom of inquiry, and humanist values.
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WHOOPS, many words did not make it into that post below, go to CFI INDY website to read full description of event.
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Rapture Party and Roy Zimmerman Show
Roy Zimmerman: Feeding a Starving Ear
Saturday, May 21, 6:00 pm
Center for Inquiry-Indiana
350 Canal Walk, Suite A, IndianapolisSatirical songwriter Roy Zimmerman returns to CFI Indiana with his one-man show.
"Roy Zimmerman: Feeding a Starving Ear"
Party begins at 6:00 pm and the show starts at 7:00 pm
Admission: $15.
Space is limited so purchase your tickets at CFI Indiana or online today.
Don't be Left Behind!!!!
Snacks and beverages will be available for a donation.
“Live From the Starving Ear” is 90 minutes of Zimmerman’s funny songs and comic commentary. The Tea Party, the economy, same-sex marriage, Socialism, Creationism, guns, taxes, abstinence and yes, Barack Obama all come under satirical scrutiny. “There’s a whole new political landscape,” he says, “painted by Jackson Pollock.”
In twelve albums over twenty years, Zimmerman has brought the sting of satire to the struggle for Peace and Social Justice. His songs have been heard on HBO and Showtime. He has recorded for Warner/Reprise Records. He’s been profiled on NPR’s “All Things Considered,” and he's a featured blogger for the Huffington Post. Roy’s YouTube videos have garnered over six million views and tens of thousands of comments, many of them coherent. And yes, he has a website: http://royzimmerman.com/
He sings an uptempo pop tune about “Real America.” He sings a limbo-like song about Rush Limbaugh - “How low can you go?” There’s an ode to the “Orange County Rolling Acres Senior Center Cannabis Club.” There’s even a “Sing-Along Second Amendment.”
The San Francisco Bay Guardian says, “Remember that old picture of Woody Guthrie with the sign on his guitar reading ‘this machine kills fascists’? Cross that image with Tom Lehrer, a dash of John Denver, Doctor Demento, and maybe a Mormon missionary, and you get something approximating the sight and sound of Roy Zimmerman, the clean-cut take-no-prisoners political satirist.”
Tom Lehrer himself says, "I congratulate Roy Zimmerman on reintroducing literacy to comedy songs. And the rhymes actually rhyme, they don't just 'rhyne.'"
Joni Mitchell says, "Roy's lyrics move beyond poetry and achieve perfection."
Roy’s lyrics have a decidedly Lefty slant. "We used to have a name for Right Wing satire. We called it 'cruelty.'"
The HBO documentary “The Trials of Ted Haggard,” directed by Alexandra Pelosi features Roy’s song, “Ted Haggard is Completely Heterosexual.” Mr. Haggard himself said of the song, “It's really bad — I mean, it's poorly done — but it's funny.”
For more information and to listen to a sample of Roy's songs, please visit his website.
About CFI Indiana
For more information about these programs or to sign up to receive a full CFI Indiana newsletter, please email indy@centerforinquiry.net or call 317-423-0710.Mission Statement
The mission of Center for Inquiry - Indiana is to foster a secular society based on science, reason, freedom of inquiry, and humanist values.Membership
Friend of the Center membership entitles you to benefits including free or discounted event admission, 15% off Prometheus books, and a CFI window decal. Join now!
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Like those videos, Will!!! Thanks!!
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Featured May Events:
Secular Family Network/CFI Kids Educational Activity—Sunday, May 1, 3:00 pm, Center for Inquiry-Indiana, 350 Canal Walk, Suite A, Indianapolis, IN. Author Michael Hardesty will read and discuss his book, "Who Made The Sun, Mommy?"
Saturday, May 21, 7:00 pm--Roy Zimmerman. The Starving Ear.
Sunday, May 22, 6:00 pm, Center for Inquiry Indiana, 350 Canal Walk, Suite A, Indianapolis. Darren Dochuk. From Bible Belt to Sunbelt: Plain-folk Religion, Grassroots Politics, and the Rise of Evangelical Conservatism. Dr. Dochuk is a member of the History Department at Purdue University.A Night to Unite(an Indy Pride Event)--Friday, June 10, 7:30 pm, Athenaeum Theatre, 401 East Michigan Street, Indianapolis. CFI-Indiana is reserving tables for this event which will be marked with our CFI Logo and name. A table costs $100 and seats four people. If you would like to attend and sit at a CFI table, you may pay $25 as your share of the table. Please email Reba asap if you are interested in doing this
http://www.centerforinquiry.net/indy
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like those vids, Will!!!!
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