Come listen to Dr. Darrel Ray talk to us in Woodburn 100 on 4/30 at 5pm.

For thousands of years, religion has woven its way through societies and people as if it were part and parcel to that society or person. In large measure it was left unexplained and unchallenged, it simply existed. Those who attempted to challenge and expose religion were often persecuted, excommunicated, shunned, or even executed. It could be fatal to explain that which the church, priest or imam said was unexplainable. Dr. Ray discusses this and much more in his engaging and entertaining presentation.

Dr. Ray is a psychologist and student of religion, sociology and anthropology. He is also founder of Recovering from Religion. http://www.recoveringreligionists.com

His insights on religion and religious infection have been praised by authors and experts like Dale McGowan, Dan Barker, Frank Schaeffer, Edwin Kagin, and many others. The God Virus has been top of the Science and Religion best sellers on Amazon for several months.

Learn how his revolutionary ideas explain: the fundamentalism of your Uncle Ned, the sexual behavior of a fallen mega church minister, the child rearing practices of a Pentecostal neighbor, why 19 men flew planes into the World Trade Center, why religion protects pedophile priests and how it might affect a person’s IQ.

Come join us for our weekly discussion meeting in the Dogwood Room of the IMU.

This week we will be discussing how to build community in the atheist movement. One large complaint among people transitioning to a secular lifestyle is the lack of community like a church provides. We will be talking about ways to cover that gap, or if it is even something worth considering.

I hope to see you there.

Come join us for our weekly movie night in Swain East 105.

This week we will be watching Deliver Us from Evil. Deliver Us from Evil is a documentary film directed by Amy J. Berg which tells the true story of Catholic priest Oliver O’Grady, who admited to having sexually abused/molested and raped approximately twenty five children in Northern California between the late 1970s and early 1990s. The film won the Best Documentary Award at the 2006 Los Angeles Film Festival and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.

What better way to get back into the swing of things after Spring Break than some good ole child molestation by priests?