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| | Freethought - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Freethought is itself concerned with values and ethics and so is after a logical understanding of the same manner of principles and beliefs that a religion affords. | | | Freethought has at times been construed as opposition to organized religion, especially those that possess beliefs in supernatural beings. | | | In 1994, this idea was acted on in the founding of the Church of Freethought, which now exists as two active congregations of freethinkers: the North Texas Church of Freethought and the Houston Church of Freethought. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freethought
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| | Why I am not a Humanist |
| | The older word, "freethought", aptly described the common denominator of these disparate organisations, namely, that they attracted people who insisted on the right to follow their own line of musing and reasoning, specifically on religious matters, instead of accepting some dogmatic, supernatural creed. | | | It is reminiscent of "I believe in God", and I contend that the freethought or rationalist movement should not be promoting an ersatz religious mode of thinking but offering a radical departure from it by saying that the whole concept of "believing in" (in the dogmatic religious sense) is erroneous. | | | Until the 1940s what is now called the humanist movement was known as the freethought movement. |
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http://www.atheistfoundation.org.au/humanist.htm
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| | Students for Freethought - The Invisible Flying Monkey |
| | Freethought is the rejection of authority, dogma, and faith as reliable sources of truth in favor of rational and empirical inquiry and speculation. | | | Most religion and spiritual claims are based on methods completely antithetical to Freethought. | | | But we do think that anyone who doesn't bow to authority, dogma or faith should be highly skeptical of spiritual and religious claims. |
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| | Secular Seasons |
| | Freethought Coming Out Day allows friends, family, and communities of freethinkers the chance to understand who we are, what we believe, and that freethought is in every community and should not be looked upon with fear, but with respect as a positive, compassionate way to live one's life. | | | Freethought "Coming Out" Day is an annual day of celebration which gives those freethinkers who have been unable to proudly declare themselves a platform from which to do so. | | | At community festivals and on Freethought Coming Out Day, rent a booth and display the quilt, along with other group and freethought literature, so that the community can see what freethought means to you. |
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http://www.secularseasons.org/october/freethought_day.html
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| | Freethought, AH Eden |
| | In particular, the radical moral and cultural relativist rhetoric of certain politically-correct reformers, while it purports to be "liberal", it is anti-humanistic: it tolerates intolerance; preaches moral superiority of one group over another; promotes radical and fanatic religion; curbs free speech ("political-correctness"); and often exaggerates the rights of anti-social elements on the expense of remainder. | | | We reject "cultural relativism", which consists in accepting that men and women of Muslim culture should be deprived of the right to equality, freedom and secular values in the name of respect for cultures and traditions. | | | But while freethinkers share with some leftist "liberals" (or rather, neo-liberals) their concern for egalitarian causes, freethought must be distinguished from left-wing doctrines. |
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http://www.eden-study.org/freethought.html
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| | Reproducible Electronic Publishing can defeat censorship. This disk, its printout, or copi |
| | Fraud being a characteristic of things religious, the sin- gling out of this one might be invidious except that this year it happened to be the great cause of war between Protestant church forces and Secularism. | | | Dropping his argument from the gospel, the 26 FIFTY YEARS OF FREETHOUGHT minister withdrew and appealed to the authorities. | | | He spoke on the philosophy of camp meetings and revivals, drawing a strong contrast between Christianity and Freethought, to the disadvantage of religion. |
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| | History of Freethought |
| | A convenient term is Freethinker which means (Concise Oxford Dictionary) "a rejecter of authority in religious belief" and, by allowing that to be even a partial rejection on some narrow point, and by taking a wide definition of the words 'religious belief', we can cast a wide net and call ourselves Freethinkers. | | | It was a Christian view on a religious topic, not an atheistic pronouncement but, for its day and age, it was a freethought view, inasmuch as it went against the prevailing religious authorities' views and probably helped to pave the way for even more departures. | | | Erasmus of Holland was another such freethinker from within the church; he was a Rotterdam Augustine monk who espoused the view that man stood in direct relation to god without the need of an intermediary - not a popular view of the day. |
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http://www.atheistfoundation.org.au/history.htm
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| | 337 page printout CHAPTER XII. 1 - GOING TO JAIL FOR A PRINCIPLE. THE events of 1879 teste |
| | One of the ablest and best-known Freethought writers and speakers of the last quarter of the nine- teenth century reported, in The Truth Seeker of October 4, a Liberal Encampment, composed of Materialists and Spiritualists, that had closed a week's meeting at Bismarck Grove, Kansas, Sep- tember 11. | | | Carl Schurz said of Spencer: "We greet him as a hero of thought who has devoted his life to the sublime task of vindicat- ing the right of science as against the intolerant authority of traditional belief." Beecher was a professed evolutionist from that date. | | | Such is the charitable view I am 286 FIFTY YEARS OF FREETHOUGHT [1880 able to take of a man the sight or thought of whom always aroused in me the impulse to give him a mighty swat on the jaw. |
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http://www.skepticfiles.org/think/50v1p2.htm
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| | Freethought Feminist |
| | Freethought: thought unrestrained by deference to authority, especially in the areas of religion. | | | When Annie Laurie Gaylor, co-founder of the Freedom From Religion Foundation and editor of Freethought Today, asked me to participate in the FFRF mini-conference in San Francisco, July 30 and 31, I hesitated, not because I didn't want to take part, but because she called me an activist. | | | Otherwise if women limp along at the same rate they have, the next millennium will be approaching before women can claim a true equality with men. |
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http://www.rthoughtsrfree.org/feminist.htm
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| | The History of Freethought and Atheism |
| | Many freethought publishers were in business; many freethought organizations flourished; many freethought lecturers spoke; many freethought books were written. | | | Rarely has atheism or freethought received the use of radio and television that the more orthodox religions receive. | | | More people are now no longer afraid to openly state their lack of formal or orthodox religious beliefs. |
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http://www.positiveatheism.org/india/s1990c25.htm
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| | Examining Freethought |
| | Freethought may place its practitioner into a minority stance in a milieu of firmly held religious beliefs. | | | The term "freethought" came into existence in England toward the end of the seventeenth century, and the Oxford Dictionary notes that especially the deistic and other rejecters of Christianity claimed the "freethinker" designation at the beginning of the eighteenth century. | | | What we may not be cognizant of, however, is the extent to which their nonconforming freethought beliefs related to and resulted in the contributions for which we remember them. |
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http://www.teachingaboutreligion.com/Freethought/freethought_path.htm
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| | Universist Movement Universism Future of Religion is Faithless Freethought Religion Philosophy |
| | Atheist Religion Deist Religion Agnostic Religion Pantheist Religion Transcendentalist Religion Atheist Philosophy Deist Philosophy Agnostic Philosophy Pantheist Philosophy Transcendentalist Philosophy Freethought Religion UNIVERSISM IS THE NATURAL RELIGION Posthumanism Neohumanism New Humanism Fighting Jerry Falwell's Faith and Values Coalition Moral Majority. | | | What if there were a religious philosophy that unites freethought with spirituality? | | | Let’s promote progressive religion that elevates the Search for meaning as the central individual quest, providing humanity the passion to continue evolving. |
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http://www.universist.org
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| | Freethought Almanac |
| | Men and women who were indifferent, or outright opposed, to religion and priestcraft have made priceless contributions to the sum of human happiness — sometimes at the cost of their own lives. | | | The unifying theme is that Enlightenment liberalism has been as much a boon to humanity as religions have been humanity's nemesis. | | | I have studied the history of religion and social progress as an independent scholar since 1978. |
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http://www.ronaldbrucemeyer.com/rants.htm
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| | Today's Freethought |
| | If you were raised with only the Judeo-Christian concept of God, then this may be a little confusing as the freethought versions of God bear little or no resemblance to the theistic deity of the Bible. | | | It has occurred to me that many people do not have a clue what the various freethought positions actually entail. | | | Now, before I get into the topics of atheism, agnosticism, deism, pantheism, and transcendentalism, I will quickly go over the concept of God because the word has some ambiguous meaning in freethought, and I will use the word quite frequently in my coming explanations. |
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| | Alabama Freethought Association, Inc. is a local chapter of the Freedom From Religion Foundation. | | | Our goals: To educate the public on non-theism and protect the First Amendment — Separation of Religion from Government. | | | Alabama Freethought Association, Inc, is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit educational organization and local chapter of the national Freedom From Religion Foundation. |
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http://alabamafreethought.org
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| | Enlightenment Freethought |
| | Preceding the freethought movement, during the height of the Catholic Church's religious monopoly in the 12th century, (Catholic is Latin for ‘Universal’), religious leaders such as St. | | | Bernard, not only objected to reasoning that contradicted religious doctrine, but considered reason itself to be the sin of pride! | | | Anthony Collins is the philosopher who is most associated with the freethought movement through his book the "Discourse of Freethinking" (1713). |
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| | Strange Loops - Philosophy and Freethought |
| | For most of my life I was a Christian, but when I grew up and began to really think about it I found I could no longer take my faith seriously and I realized I was an agnostic/atheist. | | | Hopefully the material below will help clear up some misconceptions about non-believers, explain the problems with many traditional theological arguments, and present some of my own thoughts on the topic. | | | However, freethought is often defined more specifically as the rejection of religious dogma, replacing it with an open but critical mind and a healthy skepticism toward theism. |
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http://www.strange-loops.com/phil.html
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| | In Memory of Atheists in Foxholes |
| | The original hall was opened in 1991 and was filled to overflow during the Fourth of July 1991. | | | Without god or faith, you seek liberty for all. | | | Alabama Freethought Association took legal action for the removal of state sponsored religious symbols from Alabama State Parks and opened the park chapels to public use, and not just church use. |
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| | Open Directory - Society: Religion and Spirituality: Atheism: Organizations: Student Groups |
| | Society for Logic and Reason, Oregon State University - Actively defending rational principles and ideals and demonstrating that it is possible to lead a good and meaningful life without religion. | | | Advocate rational thought, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and separation of church and state. | | | Students for Freethought at Ohio State Uniniversity - Dedicated to promotion and practice of open, rational, and scientific examination of the universe and humanity's place in it. |
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http://dmoz.org/Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/Atheism/Organizations/Student_Groups
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| | Birmingham Freethought Society - home |
| | The choice of which religious faith, if any, to worship rests with each individual person. | | | At the BFS, we intend to give students another option to religious worship: a fellowship of reason. | | | The purpose of the Birmingham Freethought Society is to support the constitutional principle of church/state separation and offer fellowship to UAB's nonreligious community. |
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http://www.uab.edu/bfs
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| | Freethought Ring |
| | An open forum on the vital but little asked questions of life, without the dogma of religion or academia. | | | Jayde's Spiritual Sanctuary is a haven for people who think. | | | This is a site for freethinkers to share their thoughts, ideas, comments, and protests against those who judge them. |
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| | First Coast Freethought Society |
| | We offer support to those who have rejected or are questioning their religious beliefs. | | | At our meetings, you will find a forum for individuals interested in learning more about humanism and freethought. |
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http://www.firstcoastfreethoughtsociety.org
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| | Equal Time for Freethought |
| | Many in the Freethought community are committed to human rights and an ethical / moral life-stance that is secular --- not relying on religious dogmas or deities. | | | In fact, many of us believe that a vital part of achieving social progress will be freeing humanity from superstition and supernatural beliefs. | | | We plan to explore and represent the richly varied concerns of the Freethought community here in the New York City area and beyond. |
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| | Freethought History Newsletter |
| | Observing Secularism, the organizations and publications that make up the Freethought movement in the modern world. | | | Freethought History is a newsletter edited by Fred Whitehead that explores the origins of the freethought movement all over the world. | | | The Murder and Resurrection of Paganism, the suppression of Paganism by Christianity in classical civilizations. |
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http://www.sdsmt.edu/student-orgs/tfs/reading/freethought/begin.html
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| | Atheist, Freethought & Humanist Books |
| | A collection of articles and thoughts ranging from ancient philosophers to current-day secularists about religion, churches, and truth. | | | The best freethought material is in the later chapters of the book. | | | Examines the humanist and freethought tradition and celebrates those individuals who made possible the liberties we all enjoy today. |
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http://www.evolvefish.com/fish/ft_books.html
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| | Freethought Links |
| | A Freethought Parable: The Man who Bought a House | | | Contact Freethinkers all over the world-- add your name for free! |
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| | MU Freethought Alliance |
| | Moreover, while the Freethought Alliance is primarily targeted at sceptics, atheists, agnostics, secular humanists, and the like, people of any theistic outlook are welcome provided they stay within a rational, secular framework in evaluating matters. | | | The MU Freethought Alliance (MUFA) is a student organisation at the University of Missouri - Columbia (MU) which is principally devoted to considering, discussing and advocating issues within a rational, secular framework. | | | Though the organisation is predominantly made up of MU students, non-students are welcome to participate as well. |
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| | Freethinkers of Colorado Springs - A Haven for Freethought, Logic, and Reason! |
| | The Independent is published weekly, and our columns cover issues that affect freethought such as abortion, separation of church and state, religious dogma, secular humanism, naturalism, christianity, free speech, evolution, and, of course, logic and reason! | | | Also, please sign or view the guest book! | | | Most of the articles appeared in the Colorado Springs Independent and deal with freethought, reason, and dispelling religious dogma. |
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| | What is Freethought? |
| | © 2004 The North Texas Church of Freethought | | | NTCOF Home / About Us / What is Freethought? |
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| | The InfidelGuy Show : Freethought Media |
| | atheist atheism paranormal skepticism skeptical freethought investigation ghosts faith healing loch ness demons virgin mary fake quakery bigfoot | | | Joe Nickell appears on the program to discuss famous claims of paranormal events throughout history, as well as the more recent claims of such happenings today |
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| | Freethought |
| | Browse the Secular Web Bookstore for books on Freethought. | | | Love and Truth in the New Millennium (May 2000) | | | Visit Age of Reason Publications for related material. |
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| | Digital Freethought's Resource Pages |
| | "Why I Actively Oppose Religion" by Ed Buckner, Atlanta Freethought Society | | | - Freethought Mecca (Also includes Judaism, Christianity and Heterodox) | | | Atheistar: Carrying the Torch of Freethought into the Murky World of Religious Madness |
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| | The Freethought Trail |
| | Corning native Margaret Sanger led the 20th century birth control movement. | | | The Freethought Trail was brought to you by the following people: | | | Each site is described in words and in photographs, and directions are provided from one Freethought Trail location to another, so anyone who wants to can make their own path along the multitude of sites on the Trail! |
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http://www.freethought-trail.org
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| | Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc. |
| | Our national association of nontheists has been working since 1978 to promote freethought and defend the constitutional principle of the separation of state and church. | | | Membership in the nonprofit, tax-exempt Foundation includes a subscription of ten issues a year to the Foundation’s lively newspaper, Freethought Today. | | | Your membership supports the Foundation’s work, now more critical than ever, to keep state and church separate. |
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| | Freethought Today |
| | A subscription to Freethought Today is included with a $40.00 yearly membership in the Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc. Back issues may be ordered as they last for $2 each from: Freethought Today, PO Box 750, Madison WI 53701. | | | Freethought Today, the only freethought newspaper in North America, is published 10 times a year (with combined issues in January/February and June/July). | | | A subscription to Freethought Today is $20.00 (US) per year. |
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| | Atheist, Freethought, and Secular Humanist Connections |
| | CFA is a project of the Council for Secular Humanism. | | | The purpose of the Internet Infidels is to provide a virtual library of information on nontheistic worldviews, including agnosticism, atheism, freethought, humanism, and secularism. | | | CFA is dedicated to the promotion and enhancement of freethought, skepticism, secularism, non-theism and humanism, and to the national consolidation of campus resources for that end. |
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http://www.godlessprolifers.org/links/godless.html
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| | FreeThought |
| | This page is dedicated to her books and thoughts, whatever I have found that I think relates to her I will add links to this page. | | | I have also found a search engine dedicated to freethought. | | | It's got lots of cool links and interesting places to visit. |
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http://www.idcomm.com/personal/sunday/freethought.htm
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| | Freethought Toastmasters |
| | Although some people are natural-born speakers, most of us are a little apprehensive about going to a meeting where you may be expected to speak in front of crowd of people you don't know. | | | The Freethought Toastmasters Club welcomes people of all worldviews. | | | As a guest of Freethought Toastmasters, you are not expected to participate – unless you want to. |
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| | Students for Freethought - Welcome! |
| | Have no clue what freethought is? Then maybe you should go here | | | Click here to see a list of approved SFF quotes. | | | Would you like to be a member of Students for Freethought? |
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| | Freethought Firefighters International |
| | As you can see the look and feel is completely different from the previous site. | | | During the conversion process many articles will have to be converted to the new format by hand, so please bear with me through this process. | | | WASHINGTON (AP)—In dramatic and sometimes agonizing terms, federal disaster officials warned President Bush and his homeland security chief before Hurricane Katrina struck that the storm could breach levees, put lives at risk in New Orleans' Superdome and overwhelm rescuers, according to confidential video footage. |
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| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Protestantism |
| | Moreover, in the course of time, private judgment has ripened into unbridled freethought, Rationalism, Modernism, now rampant in most universities, cultured society, and the Press. | | | How mercilessly the new authority was exercised is matter of history. | | | The modern Press is at infinite pains to spread free judgment and its latest results to the reading public. |
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| | CFI - On Campus: The Course of Reason |
| | And as this 10th Anniversary year begins, I want to talk to you about our campus program, which reaches hundreds of colleges and universities each year. | | | One of the most important goals of the Center for Inquiry is to engage college and high school humanists and skeptics. | | | This semester marks the 10th Anniversary of the Center for Inquiry's support of freethought and skeptic campus organizations. |
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| | Tech Freethought Society |
| | Time: 7:00 P.M. Place: South Lounge of the Surbeck Student Center, by the fireplace. | | | Regular meetings of the Tech Freethought Society are held every Thursday at 7:00 P.M. in the south lounge of the Surbeck Student Center, by the fireplace. | | | Location and times may differ for special events hosted by TFS. |
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