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Recent News:

Thanks to all who came to the talk by Eddie Tabash!  SAIU apologizes for not having enough seating, and we appreciate your amenability in sitting on the floor and standing.  We also ran out of outlines for the talk, so anyone who would like a copy can download one:
PDF version
RTF version (rtf = rich text format, it will open in Microsoft word)

Sign up for the forum!!! Thanks to Eoban for getting it set up. Everyone is welcome to join it, and we even are starting a section for curious people to “Ask an Athiest/Secularist.” It can be intimidating to ask questions at a meeting, so this is a place where people can ask anonymous questions in a non-threatening environment. That said, we are happy to have anyone at our meetings and don’t want anyone to ever feel threatened! We’re nice:)

Upcoming Events:

Wednesday, November 19: ‘Ethics Without Religion: Why the Bible is an unfit basis for moral conduct.’ Eddie Tabash, a prominent lawyer and atheist speaker and important member of the secular community, gave a talk about morality.  Get the lecture notes!
**Sunday, November 23: Russell’s Tea Party, a discussion for secularists and those interested in secularism. 8pm in Frangipani Room at the IMU.
Monday, November 24: Movie night, showing Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed, Ben Stein movie about intelligent design.
Sunday, November 30: Russell’s Tea Party, a discussion for secularists and those interested in secularism. 8pm in the Frangipani Room at the IMU.
Sunday, December 7: Russell’s Tea Party, a discussion for secularists and those interested in secularism. 8pm in the Georgian Room at the IMU.
Sunday, December 14: In place of the normal RTP (Russell’s Tea Party), we’ll be having a holiday party. Festivus party, anyone? This is in State Room East in the IMU at 8pm.
Thursday, February 12, 2009: Darwin Day! (Do you have activity ideas? Email secular@indiana.edu.
Monday, March 30, 2009: Hemant Mehta speaking about “I Sold My Soul on eBay” and how youth can contribute to the secular movement.
April 9-12, 2009 (Th-Sun): Center for Inquiry World Congress 2009!!  I hope we can get a good group to attend.  Email secular@indiana.edu if you’re interested.  Learn more.

** Denotes the soonest upcoming event!

About us:
“Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason more than that of blindfolded fear.”—Thomas Jefferson

The Secular Alliance of IU is a group of students, faculty, staff, and other members of the Bloomington community who share a secular outlook or worldview. The group includes atheists, agnostics, freethinkers, humanists, skeptics, and others who fall into a so-called “secular” category. We strive to understand the world through science and reason, from a naturalistic perspective. We assert that the rights of human beings should be upheld because of the commonality of the human condition. We also believe in promoting the separation of church and state. If you share our secular outlook, would like to learn more about us and what we do, or simply would like to join us for discussion, please see our Calendar or Events page and join us for our next activity.

Our mission as a group, first and foremost, is to strengthen the community of nonreligious people in Bloomington and on the IU campus. We are a safe haven for nonbelievers, doubters, and believers to come together in mutual understanding and discussion. We are here to support those who aren’t religious, and to educate those who are about what it means to be nonreligious. Our goal is not to rid the world of religion or convert believers to atheism; we simply wish to promote understanding and discussion between people of all beliefs, and to “question everything.”