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Only in Cali

We were cruising down Highway 2 when an "Adopt-A-Highway" sign jumped out at me. The sponsor seemed unusual.

I surely couldn't imagine seeing such a sign in, say, northern Michigan, where highways are adopted by groups a little more in the mainstream.

I did a little resarch and learned these sign (the one in the photo is posted near San Luis Obispo) are subject to frequent vandalism; some pro-God folks particularly enjoy painting over the "A." Get it ...?

I guess it means that a belief in the Almighty is not necessary for picking up trash.

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Atheist Street Pirates Go National in Efforts to Remove Illegal Religious Signs

Known as the Atheist Street Pirates, the group formed in 2021 as a subset of the LA-based Atheists United, a nonprofit that’s been in the ci

Known as the Atheist Street Pirates, the group formed in 2021 as a subset of the LA-based Atheists United, a nonprofit that’s been in the city for 40 years and that seeks to “empower people to express secular values and promote separation of government and religion.”

Atheists United

#atheist#Washington#religion

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Atheists United Hires First Executive Director, Evan Clark

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Atheists United LA Hires First Executive Director

(Tues., Jan. 8, 2019) Los Angeles. — Atheists United (AU), the oldest atheist organization in Southern California, has hired a full-time executive director. Established in 1982 to provide a values-based community for secular people, Atheists United has become one of the most recognized atheists groups in the nation, prompting the hire of the organization’s first-ever full time paid staffer.

AU’s board announced this month that it is bringing on Evan Clark, a professional activist and organizer with more than 10 years of atheist and humanist advocacy and community building experience.

“This is a tremendous opportunity for us,” says AU President Bill Hausman. “We are working to increase our membership, enhance the contributions we make to the regional freethought community, and strengthen our presence in, and impact on, society at large. Hiring Evan is a monumental step toward achieving those goals.”

AU exists to provide community for people who wish to have ethically centered lives without religion. The group promotes secular government and works to serve the public good.

“Younger Americans are turning away from religious beliefs and institutions at rates never before seen in American history.” says Clark. “And now, they’re looking to us for community.

There’s never been a more exciting time to work in secular community organizing and Atheists United intends to be on the forefront of innovation in the space.”

Clark is the founder of Spectrum Experience LLC, the nation’s first humanist communications firm, and has traveled the country speaking to freethought groups about humanism, innovation and values-centered community building. He attended California Lutheran University (CLU) in Thousand Oaks, California and founded the school’s first Secular Student Alliance chapter. Clark was also CLU’s first openly atheist student body president and went on to co-found the Humanist Community of Ventura County. He serves as board chair for the national Secular Student Alliance and co-hosts the Humanist Experience Podcast, the official podcast of the charity Foundation Beyond Belief.

Clark’s immediate priorities for AU include building new partnerships with value-aligned organizations, developing original millennial-targeted programming and modernizing the membership experience.

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Atheists United is a non-profit that serves atheist communities in and around greater Los Angeles. Their mission is to build thriving atheist communities, empower people to express their secular values, and promote separation of government and religion.

More details are available at www.atheistsunited.org. _____

Atheists United www.atheistsunited.org Contact: Evan Clark  | Executive Director  | 978-501-2691 | [email protected]

Photo Credit: Jim Hesterman

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Chaplains in the work place?

In response to an article by a rabbi who thinks that tech companies (Silicon Valley) need to hire chaplains– the source of moral reasoning, Atheists United notes that the Rabbi failed to cite the success of chaplains in the country’s oldest workplace : RJ Reynolds Tobacco.  RJ Reynolds has had the program since 1949. Perhaps the chaplains there, over the years, helped the employees deal with their feelings of guilt over the deaths they caused and the lies they told.

If Silicon Valley needs to provide on-the job counseling, they should hire trained psychologists and social workers.

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Atheists condemn Neo-Nazis march in Charlottesville.

Atheists United stands with the rest of the country in denouncing the violence that occurred in Charlottesville Virginia at the hands of white supremacists. We are angered at the murder of Heather Heyer and the brutality inflicted on others who were beaten for speaking out against hatred and bigotry. We acknowledge and take a special note of the the historical connection between alt-right hate groups like Ku Klux Klan and Christianity, but we also know that the great majority of religious believers of all sects are united with us in their grief and anger at what happened. Atheists United stands with those who fight against bigotry in all its manifestations.

Gulnara Gulina

President, Atheists United

Los Angeles

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LECTURE: Dr. Richard Carrier “Did Jesus Even Exist?”

Dr. Carrier’s creed of extreme skepticism towards Jesus is well-spoken, but in the end it appears to preach to the choir. While his lecture is mired in eyebrow-raising, incredulity-inspiring analogies, it is still an entertaining and fairly substantial watch. Carrier seems unable to find one whole killer argument, so he compensates competently with several cumulative stacks of argument. The level of scrutiny, as well as the constant references of “read my book” are often disheartening. Some of the questions are interesting, and there is some good information to be had, but the conclusion, named in the title, may not convince those who are skeptical of this brand of skepticism. However, this is the sort of lecture that appeals to the viewer’s bias exorbitantly, and this reviewer may have allowed his personal brand of skepticism to supersede that of Carrier unfairly. The open-minded will know to search in several places for truth; not just one.

2.6 CHILL

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Atheists United Board Nominations

Atheists United has an elected board of directors consisting of a president, vice president, treasurer and secretary as well as several directors-at-large. The number of directors at large varies but is currently set at 8. Board members’ terms last two years and each year about half of the board is up for election.

Nominations for the 2017 Board are now being accepted and will close after the nominating meeting held at our September 25 General Meeting. The subsequent election (if seats are contested) will be held at the October 23 General Meeting. It is not currently known which board members are running for reelection but likely some aren’t running. We strongly encourage members to consider being nominated.

Board seats up for election this year are: Vice President ( currently Reid Nicewonder ); Treasurer ( currently Ingemar Hulthage ); 5 directors-at-large seats. Those 5 seats are currently held by , Christine Brean, Bruce Caukin, Dorian Mattar, Orion Newell, Marco Silva. Also Robin Rinzler was up for election next year but has resigned so we will have nominations to serve for 1 year in that vacant director at large seat.

AU’s bylaws specify that nominees have the following qualifications. Nominees for president must have completed 1 year of service as a board member prior to the end of the election year. All other nominees are required to have been members of Atheists United for at least 6 months prior to the September nominating meeting.

Members may nominate themselves or another member prior to or during the September nominating meeting. If you are nominating another member, please make sure that they want to run and they meet the above qualifications. To nominate prior to the general meeting, call the AU office at [phone]. Leave a message and a phone number and you will be called back to confirm the nomination.

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