Come join us for tea and discussion in the Dogwood room in the IMU this week. Russell’s Tea Parties are SAIU’s periodic general-purpose casual meetups, named after Bertrand Russell’s ‘teapot’ thought experiment, his argument that the burden of proof in supernatural claims lies with the person making the claim.

Come, drink tea, tell us about your religious and non-religious experiences, start a friendly debate, discuss current events, find other members with common interests, start a group project, or even go totally off-topic for a while.

This week we will be trying to find our own definition of where ‘crazy’ begins in religion and whether or not it’s even useful to define such a point. Many of our members are OK with certain types of religion but not others and it will be interesting to investigate this more.

Religulous

Come join us in Student Building 150 at 7:30pm for a showing of Religulous. Religulous is a 2008 American comedy/documentary film written by and starring political comedian Bill Maher and directed by Larry Charles. According to Maher, the title of the film is a portmanteau derived from the words “religion” and “ridiculous”; the documentary examines and satirizes organized religion and religious belief.

We are also looking for movie suggestions for future movie nights. Please suggest some!

Come join us for tea and discussion in Ballantine 134. Russell’s Tea Parties are SAIU’s periodic general-purpose casual meetups, named after Bertrand Russell’s ‘teapot’ thought experiment, his argument that the burden of proof in supernatural claims lies with the person making the claim.

Come, drink tea, tell us about your religious and non-religious experiences, start a friendly debate, discuss current events, find other members with common interests, start a group project, or even go totally off-topic for a while.

This week we will be discussing alternative medicine. I would like us to talk through such issues as whether or not things like homeopathy (which has been shown not to work) should be promoted or if the supporters of it are just trying to screw honest, albeit gullible, people out of their money.

SAIU is volunteering for Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard (MHC).  MHC is a food pantry whose mission is to provide healthful, wholesome foods to people in need, as well as nutrition and gardening education.  They provide our services in ways that build community while enhancing the dignity, respect, and self-care of all involved.

SAIU members go through the pantry, check all the labels on items, and dispose of anything that is past its expiration date.  MHC is located at 1010 S Walnut St, Bloomington IN. We’ll be volunteering from 2PM to 4PM. See you there!

SAIU is volunteering for the Midwest Pages to Prisoners Project, an all-volunteer effort to encourage self-education among the US prison population by providing free reading materials on request.  The program’s participants are interested in prison serving the purpose of rehabilitation rather than punishment, and also recognize that prison libraries are often understocked and have limited availability.

Volunteers receive letters from prisoners, verify a prisoner’s current incarceration status, retrieve books from shelves, pack them, and also keep track of requests and books in the project’s database.  SAIU will be volunteering the first and third Sunday of each month this semester from 2 PM to 5 PM,  Pages to Prisoners is located at 118 S Rogers St, Suite #2, Bloomington IN, 47404, just off Kirkwood. See you there!

Come join us for tea and discussion in the Walnut room in the IMU this week. Russell’s Tea Parties are SAIU’s periodic general-purpose casual meetups, named after Bertrand Russell’s ‘teapot’ thought experiment, his argument that the burden of proof in supernatural claims lies with the person making the claim.

Come, drink tea, tell us about your religious and non-religious experiences, start a friendly debate, discuss current events, find other members with common interests, start a group project, or even go totally off-topic for a while.

Come join us for tea and discussion in the Dogwood room in the IMU this week. Russell’s Tea Parties are SAIU’s periodic general-purpose casual meetups, named after Bertrand Russell’s ‘teapot’ thought experiment, his argument that the burden of proof in supernatural claims lies with the person making the claim.

Come, drink tea, tell us about your religious and non-religious experiences, start a friendly debate, discuss current events, find other members with common interests, start a group project, or even go totally off-topic for a while.