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Meeting Announcement Date: Sunday, October 28, 2007 Time: 5:00 PM Place: Oodles of Noodles Restaurant (Banquet Room) 1020 Trowbridge Road East Lansing, Michigan (Optional $11.95 buffet or other entrées from the menu) RSVP appreciated Meeting Announcement Date: Sunday, September 16, 2007 Time: 5:00 PM Place: Oodles of Noodles Restaurant (Banquet Room) 1020 Trowbridge Road East Lansing, Michigan (Optional $11.95 buffet or other entrées from the menu) RSVP appreciated You may email me or call anytime at 517-750-3887 Meeting Announcement Date: Sunday, August 26, 2007 Time: 5:00 PM Place: Oodles of Noodles Restaurant (Banquet Room) 1020 Trowbridge Road East Lansing, Michigan (Optional $11.95 buffet or other entrées from the menu) RSVP appreciated You may email me or call anytime at 517-750-3887 Meeting Announcement Date: Sunday, June 24, 2007 Time: 5:00 PM Place: Oodles of Noodles Restaurant (Banquet Room) 1020 Trowbridge Road East Lansing, Michigan (Optional $11.95 buffet or other entrées from the menu) RSVP appreciated You may email me or call anytime at 517-750-3887 Jim Meeting Announcement Date: Sunday, May 20, 2007 Time: 5:00 PM Place: Oodles of Noodles Restaurant (Banquet Room) 1020 Trowbridge Road East Lansing, Michigan (Optional $8 buffet or other entrées from the menu) RSVP appreciated You may email me or call anytime at 517-750-3887 Jim Meeting Announcement Date: Sunday, April 29, 2007 Time: 5:00 PM Place: Oodles of Noodles Restaurant (Banquet Room) 1020 Trowbridge Road East Lansing, Michigan (Optional $8 buffet or other entrées from the menu) RSVP appreciated You may email me or call anytime at 517-750-3887 Jim Meeting Announcement Date: Sunday, March 25, 2007 Time: 5:00 PM Place: Oodles of Noodles Restaurant (Banquet Room) 1020 Trowbridge Road East Lansing, Michigan (Optional $8 buffet or other entrées from the menu) RSVP appreciated You may email me or call anytime at 517-750-3887 Jim Meeting Announcement Date: Sunday, February 25, 2007 Time: 5:00 PM Place: Oodles of Noodles Restaurant (Banquet Room) 1020 Trowbridge Road East Lansing, Michigan (Optional $8 buffet or other entrées from the menu) RSVP appreciated You may email me or call anytime at 517-750-3887 Jim Meeting Announcement Date: Sunday, January 28, 2007 Time: 5:00 PM Place: Oodles of Noodles Restaurant (Banquet Room) 1020 Trowbridge Road East Lansing, Michigan (Optional $8 buffet or other entrées from the menu) RSVP appreciated You may email me or call anytime at 517-750-3887 Jim The Mid-Michigan Atheists and Humanists will be hosting a 2006 Winter Solstice Dinner Celebration. This event will be held on December 17th starting at 5:00 PM at the Banquet Room of Oodles of Noodles Restaurant located at 1020 Trowbridge Road, East Lansing. All are welcome to join us for fun, food, drinks and entertainment. |
Hello everyone, Mark your calendar for our next MMAH Dinner Meeting that will start at 6pm, Sunday, July 27, 2008. Our program will feature Mr. Bob Henderson, a retired mechanical engineer whose avocation is the study of history, religion, politics, and science and technology. Bob will give a review of Senator Obama's book, "The Audacity of Hope," and contrast Senator Obama's visions and policies with those of Senator McCain. You can count on some lively discussions in the question and answer period that will follow, especially with the public being invited. A good turnout is expected, and we look forward to everyone attending to offer their reasons for why we should choose one candidate over the other for the all important next President of the United States. Hi all, In our MMAH Meeting this coming Sunday, May 18th, we will hold an open discussion on the role of religious beliefs regarding the political candidates. In the present political climate, it should be interesting for all you rational people to attend this meeting to express your thoughts, and perhaps to consolidate our thoughts as to who the best presidential candidate and running mate should be and why. We can also discuss other topics of interest you may have. Jim Happy New Year everyone, Hope members who were not able to attend our Winter Solstice Celebration Event had as much fun over the holidays as we revelers at the Event did. We are pleased by the good turnout, and appreciate the participation of distance travelers from Detroit, Monroe, Jackson, and Illinois. Our next meeting will be held on Sunday, January 27th starting at 5 PM at Oodles of Noodles Restaurant (see Meeting Announcement below). We are in the process of arranging speakers for our future meetings, and are presently in touch with 2 prospects. If you know of speakers we might try to engage for future meetings, or if you wish to give a talk on some topics, please let me know. Additionally, please let me know your thoughts on meeting agendas, topics for discussions, and critical issues related to Separation of Church and State that we should consider addressing. I have downloaded the debate aired on ABC between the Rational Response Squad (RSS) and the evangelical minister, Ray Comfort and actor Kirk Cameron about the question of whether or not God exit. Representing the Rational Response Squad is the nom de guerre Brian Sapient and his colleague, known as “Kelly." (The two have received enough death threats from the lambs of Jesus that they find it wise to obscure their surnames.) The RRS is best known for its involvement with the Blasphemy Challenge, which merrily invites people to post their video clips on YouTube denying the Holy Spirit. They're proselytizers in their own right, bent on recruiting the youth of a Christian nation to think for themselves. (By the way, “Angry Little Girl” was shown as one of the people who took up the Blasphemy Challenge. See the attachment for links to the popular video clips of “Angry Little Girl,” who is an outspoken Atheist, exercising her civil liberty through YouTube.) Representing the Supreme Being were evangelical minister Ray Comfort and actor Kirk Cameron - Mike Seaver on 123 episodes of the sitcom Growing Pains and, more recently, Buck Williams in three films adapted from the apocalyptic Left Behind novels. After watching the debate for the second time, I thought it was pretty doggone neat. I particularly like the part where the Rational Response Squad stumped Ray Comfort and actor Kirk Cameron where they couldn’t come up with anything to say when the moderator asked for their response to the Rational Response Squad. The moderator did a very good job of keeping the debate interesting and on track by asking pointed questions to members on both sides of the issue. Furthermore, the debate is in line with our thoughts about developing talking points which could be helpful for when we get into discussions with the religious. Also, the talking points can be printed in flyers and/or pamphlets for public distribution. I am considering showing the video of the debate at the next meeting by projecting it onto a large screen, as I think even members who might have watched it during its original TV broadcast will still enjoy the entertainment and the fun in sharing a few chuckles with fellow members, as we discuss the debate and talking points afterwards. Please give me your opinion on this consideration in sufficient time before the next meeting, and be on alert for a meeting update. We look forward to a good turnout for this January meeting to kick off the New Year, and to get acquainted with new people who recently had joined our group and to welcome others who attended our Winter solstice Celebration and expressed their intention to attend future meetings. Jim Hong, Director Mid-Michigan Atheists and Humanists Hello everyone, Mark your calendar for the next MMAH dinner meeting in which our guest speaker will be Mr. Ian Sacks who is President of “Profit Makers LLC” which provides effective solutions to businesses for maximizing productivity and profitability (See http://www.profitmakers.com/). Mr. Sacks is a well-informed person on many issues facing our country and the world today. He is particularly concerned by the lack of critical thinking on issues by the general public, politicians, "news" media, and too many of the scientific community. As an example, he will elaborate on the prevalent perception of "critical" global warming being principally caused by the activities of man. He will challenge this perception, and explain why he believes the promulgation of "critical" global warming has serious negative ramifications and may be the biggest scam of our lifetime. It matters not that you may already have an opinion on the issue of "critical" global warming. The fun in our group discussions is the challenge to rationally examine conflicting views. Join us for another fun-filled evening to interact and share your thoughts with fellow members. This event will be free and open to the public. It will be announced in the Lansing City Pulse, Noise, and other media. RSVP appreciated, as we anticipate a good turnout and want to ensure that adequate accommodation and services will be provided at the facility of our meeting. Information on event forthcoming. Hello everyone We will be meeting in a private room adjacent to the north side of the bar, as the Banquet Room where we normally meet is under renovation. More information to come. Hello everyone, Mark your calendar for the next meeting of MMAH to be held at 5 PM, on Sunday, June 24, 2007 at the Banquet Room of Oodles of Noodles Restaurant located at 1020 Trowbridge Road, E. Lansing, MI. (517) 333-7171. We are pleased that 4 new people joined our meeting of May 20th. Mark Farris filled us in on the status of the television production project, which resulted in a discussion of various ideas people were contributing. That meeting also included a speaker that was added on a last minute’s notice. Gerry Dunn gave a talk on The Power of Words in Effective Communication, which everyone found most profoundly inspiring. The program for the upcoming meeting on June 24th will include a premier screening of a video clip produced by Mark Farris and one produced by Tony Boling who has joined our group at our last meeting. The video clips will be projected onto a decent size screen for enhanced viewing. We look forward to everyone attending this meeting to provide support, offer suggestions and meet the new people joining us. Jim Hong PS: The restaurant has announced that the buffet for Sundays through August will be $11.95, as it will include extensive sea food entrées. You may also order selections from the menu. Hello everyone, Please mark your calendar for the next MMAH meeting to be held at 5 PM, Sunday, May 20, 2007 at the Banquet Room of Oodles of Noodles Restaurant located at 1020 Trowbridge Road, E. Lansing, MI. (517) 333-7171. Topics for discussion will include a review on the status of our Television Production Program. Also, we will be treated to some very interesting videos that will be projected onto a movie screen. We welcome your thoughts and suggestions on our program. We look forward to seeing you and others you know who might be interested in attending our meeting. Jim Hong Hello everyone, This is a reminder of the next MMAH meeting to be held at 5 PM on Sunday, April 29, 2007 at Oodles of Noodles Restaurant. Three of our members, Mark Farris, John Kelly, and Zach Wilson will be making presentations at this meeting. Zach has joined our group last month. He is a high school student, and is delighted in discovering our group. At age 14, he was writing a page defending religion until he got to about page 800 when he found it becoming more and more difficult to rationally justify what he was writing. Since then Zach has read a lot of material on philosophy, history, and how religion has negatively impacted the world. Zach is now a staunch defender of atheism, and is excited about the opportunity to give a talk, titled “The hypocrisy of Religion.” We look forward to everyone attending the presentations and to share in the lively discussions that will follow. Jim Hello everyone, Please mark your calendar for the next MMAH meeting to be held at 5:00 PM, Sunday, March 25th at the Banquet Room of Oodles of Noodles Restaurant, located at 1020 Trowbridge Road, East Lansing, Michigan; 517-333-7171. With the 20 new people who had joined us since our January meeting, we are looking for a good turn out this month in which everyone can get better acquainted. Furthermore, I have received confirmation from other members who said they will be bringing some of their friends to this meeting as well. In earlier meetings, we brought up the subject of our group producing television programs for public broadcasting. So far we have had 2 special meetings in this regard with a number of people who had expressed interest in participating in this venture in some capacity. We welcome anyone else who might be interested but have not yet indicated so. Gary Andrews, an award winning independent television and video producer attended our special meeting of March 11th and provided encouragement and valuable suggestions on program production. Additionally, we also were privileged to have at our special meeting, Richard Liscombe, who is a seasoned debater with religionists and conservative on televised programs. Richard is a MSU graduate whose avocation is the studied anthropology, politics and religion, and has traveled throughout much of Asia and other part of the world. He is very excited about our group and enthusiastic in participating in our program production. It is gratifying to be able to also draw upon Richard’s broad experience and insight. Mark Farris from Monroe, Michigan is the progenitor of this television program project. He is presently involved with developing a prototype segment which he believes will be ready for in-house review and comments at our upcoming meeting on March 25th. We look forward to everyone attending this meeting to offer support and suggestions. Jim Hong Hello everyone, We are pleased that our first meeting of the year in January had a good start with 11 new people joining us. Please mark you calendar for our next meeting which will start at 5 pm on Sunday, February 25, 2007 at the Banquet Room of Oodles of Noodles Restaurant, located at 1020 Trowbridge Road, East Lansing, Michigan; 517-333-7171. Included in the discussions of our last meeting was that regarding effective activism. We will take up this topic again in our next meeting, for subsequently a new vision as to how we may accomplish that objective has been brought to our attention. Other topics of interest will be discussed as well. Jim Our next meeting will be held at 5 PM, Sunday, January 28, 2007 in the Banquet Room of Oodles of Noodles Restaurant located at 1020 Trowbridge Road, East Lansing, MI. Everyone is encouraged to attend this first meeting of the year to meet and greet new people as well as to participate in developing a vision for future endeavors of our group. For 2007, we plan to grow, get organized, and steadily build our programs, activities, and membership. Your input and participation is increasingly important and valued. You may email me or contact me anytime at 517-750-3887 with your thoughts and/or attend our meetings to discuss your thoughts in person with our group. Thank you, Jim Hong Tentative Schedule of Events 1. 5:00 PM: Cash Bar - Meet and Greet; Silent Auction opens; Mystery Bag Raffle Tickets and 50/50 Raffle Tickets (for 50% of the Pot) go on sale. 2. 5:45 PM: Dinner ($8 buffet or order from menu); raffle every 15 minutes for Mystery Bags. 3. 6:45 PM: Talent Show. We now have 11 entries for our Talent Show. 4. 8:00 PM: Silent Auction Closes; 50/50 Raffle Ticket Winner and the Grand Prize Winner (drawn from the pool of all raffle tickets (including tickets from Winners of the 15-minute Raffles) announced. For more information visit www.mmah.org or contact Jim Hong anytime at 517-750-3887 |