By Jason Schoenack

The Red River Freethinkers held an enthusiastic conference in Fargo on September 18. The conference, called “Project 42”, attracted an overflow crowd at the downtown Hotel Radisson. The name was taken from the novel The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, where 42 was the ultimate answer to everything. Attendees came from six states and two Canadian provinces.

John Fitzgerald Kennedy delivered the following address (reprinted below is a portion) to the Greater Houston Ministerial Association, on September 12, 1960. He was campaigning for president, and many conservative Protestants opposed him because he was a Catholic.  This speech is considered a classic exposition of American separation of church and state.

By George Kane

 

For several years, we have celebrated the fifth Sunday of any month with a highly successful fundraising meal for our special projects. For the last couple of years, this has been a Flying Spaghetti Monster feast featuring a wide variety of sauces donated by members. This August, however, the fifth Sunday fell during the State Fair, and we were unable to secure any of our usual locations for the event. To keep our tradition alive, our pastafarians gathered for dinner at The Old Spaghetti Factory in Minneapolis. Since there was competition that day from the state fair and other events, the turnout was only a dozen, but the event raised $283 in donations for the Radio Fund.

Once again in October, Minnesota Atheists is honored to have as our speaker Dr. Hector Avalos.

 

By August Berkshire

 

Cooperation among atheist and humanist groups of goodwill is always an admirable goal. For many years Minnesota Atheists has been a leader in this area. In just this year, we have worked cooperatively with the following groups: