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- Time: 6:00 p.m.
Event: Recovering from Religion Johnson County, Kansas, Meetup
Sponsoring Organization: Recovering from Religion Meetup
Place: Black Dog Coffee House, 12815 W. 87th Parkway, Lenexa, KS 66215
Links: http://www.meetup.com/Johnson-County-Recovering-from-Religion/
Additional Information: This group is designed to help people connect who have left religion or are leaving.
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- Time: 6:00 p.m.
Event: State Line Freethinkers Meetup
Sponsoring Organization: State Line Freethinkers Meetup
Place: Lattéland Espresso & Tea, 7900 State Line Road, Prairie Village, KS 66208 - new meeting place
Link: http://www.meetup.com/StateLineFreeThinkers
Additional Information: This is a regularly recurring event. Check the Meetup web site for up-to-date information.
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- Time: 7:00 p.m.
Event: Food and Drinks at McCoy's
Sponsoring Organization: KC Midtown FreeThinkers
Place: McCoys Public House and Brewkitchen, 4057 Pennsylvania Ave., Kansas City, MO 64111
Link: http://www.meetup.com/KC-Midtown-FreeThinkers/
Additional Information: There is no planned topic. Just come and have some food, drink and good conversation. This is a regularly scheduled event. Check their Meetup page for up-to-date information.
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- Time: 10:00 a.m.
Event: SOS Weekly Meeting
Sponsoring Organization: Secular Organization for Sobriety (Save OurSelves)
Place: Waldo Community Branch Library, 201 East 75th Street, Kansas City, MO 64114 - new meeting place
Links: http://www.kcfreethought.org/sos; Meetup page: http://www.meetup.com/SOS-Kansas-City/
Additional Information: SOS meets each Saturday. While the name implies an interest only in alcohol addiction, all addictions will be the subject of the group. Anyone who has alcoholism, a drug addition, an eating disorder or any other type of addiction is welcome. The group addresses these addictions without involving religious beliefs, but you do not need to be an atheist, agnostic or other free thinker to participate.
- Time: 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Event: The Truth About the Founding Fathers and Separation of Church and State
Sponsoring Organization: Greater Kansas City Chapter of Americans United for Separation of Church and State
Place: Antioch Library (Johnson County), 8700 Shawnee Mission Parkway, Merriam, KS 66202
Link: Local Chapter Web Site: http://www.aukc.org ; Telephone: Lynne Schultz at 913-633-2479; Facebook: http://apps.facebook.com/causes/257975/50821777?m=a041d4cc ; National Organization Web Site: http://www.au.org
Additional Information: This will be a panel discussion with Rob Boston, assistant director of communications for Americans United and Fred Whitehead, local historian. Parking is limited, so please carpool if possible. There is additional parking behind Taco Bell and to the west of Taco Bell. This group is dedicated to keeping church and state separate and is open to anyone, whether a freethinker or religious, dedicated to its cause. To join the email list, email Lynne at lynnehs@gmail.com..
- Time: 7:00 p.m.
Event: "A God Atheists Can Believe In" - discussion led by Vern Barnet
Sponsoring Organization: Midwest Skeptics Society
Place: Black Dog Coffee House, 12815 W. 87th Parkway, Lenexa, KS 66215
Link: http://skeptics.meetup.com/137/
Additional Information: The Rev. Dr. Vern Barnet is the Wednesday "Faiths and Beliefs" columnist for The Kansas City Star. He founded the Kansas City Interfaith Council and has supported including a "Freethinker" in interfaith programs. An extensive bio-sketch is available on his website at http://www.cres.org (click on "vern"). Vern intends to discuss some of the many ways "God" has been used in our own and other cultures. See their Meetup web page for full details.
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- Time: 7-8 a.m.
Event: Voice of Reason
Sponsoring Organization: 90.1 FM, KKFI, Kansas City Community Radio
Place: Your radio in the Kansas City, Missouri, area; also, streaming audio from KKFI web site.
Links: http://www.kkfi.org/; Email: vorkkfi@yahoo.com; Phone: On-Air - 816-931-KKFI(5534) and Office - 816-931-3122
Additional Information: The Voice of Reason is the only radio program in Kansas City presented from a free thought perspective. It is hosted by Don Kemerling and Gary Purdom who present topics about philosophy, political events, free thought, humanism, atheism, agnosticism, etc. They are assisted by Lee Knox and Greg Swartz. The program can be heard anywhere in the world via the airways or streaming audio on the internet.
- Time: 8:15 a.m. (approximate)
Event: Breakfast After the Broadcast
Sponsoring Organization: Voice of Reason Programmers
Place: Chubby's on Broadway, 3756 Broadway Street, Kansas City, MO 64111-2596
Links: Email: vorkkfi@yahoo.com
Additional Information: Come and have breakfast with the programmers on the Voice of Reason after the broadcast! One or more of the programmers will generally be having breakfast at Chubby's on Broadway, so listeners are welcome to come, break the fast, discuss the show or discuss whatever comes to their minds. The programmers have a few duties to take care of at KKFI following the broadcast, but generally can be at the restaurant by 8:15 a.m. Listen at the end of the broadcast for any last minute changes!
- Time: 11:00 a.m.
Event: Science & Science Fiction Book Club
Sponsoring Organization: Atheist Meetup
Place: Westport Coffeehouse, 4010 Pennsylvania Ave., Kansas City, MO 64111
Link: http://atheists.meetup.com/140/
Additional Information: This week the group will be reading Richard Dawkins' new book The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution. This is a regularly occurring event that generally meets weekly. Check their Meetup page for up-to-date information.
- Time: 1:00 p.m.
Event: “The Psychology of Happiness: Then and Now” by Luis Flores
Sponsoring Organization: Community of Reason
Place: Room 301, Haag Hall (northwest corner of 52nd & Rockhill Road), University of Missouri at Kansas City (Park on level 4 of the parking structure south, across the street; 3rd floor of Haag is accessed directly through overhead walkway.)
Link: http://www.communityofreason.net; Phone: 816-561-1866
Additional Information: Luis Flores is instructor of psychology at Metropolitan Community College and will take an informal look at an emerging field of psychology.
- Time: 2:00 p.m
Event: St. Joseph Skeptics Weekly Meeting
Sponsoring Organization: St. Joseph Skeptics
Place: Rolling Hills Library, Belt Branch, 1904 Belt Highway, St Joseph, MO
Link: http://stjosephskeptics.org/ or http://www.meetup.com/StJosephAtheistsAndAgnostics/.
Additional Information: This is a regularly occurring event Check their web sites for up-to-date information. If you live in or around St. Joseph, stop in and engage in some interesting times!
- Time: 6:00 p.m.
Event: Debate Night - "Creation vs. Evolution"
Sponsoring Organization: Midwest Skeptics Society
Place: Black Dog Coffee House, 12815 W. 87th Parkway, Lenexa, KS 66215
Link: http://skeptics.meetup.com/137/
Additional Information: Exact details not announced. See their Meetup web page for up-to-date details.
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