Roundtable Discussion on Religion and Politics, this Monday at 8pm in 303 Griffin-Floyd Hall

Join us in this Monday at 8pm—one day before the Florida primaries—for our first roundtable discussion this semester on religion and politics. How do your religious beliefs affect or inform your political ones? Are ethical issues (abortion, gay marriage) more or less important to you than issues of foreign policy, and is your preference affected by your religious standpoint? Some Republican candidates have declared their support for teaching creationism in schools—whether or not you agree, could something like this be enough to lose (or gain) them your vote? How far should politicians' own religious beliefs affect their political decisions? Do the candidates uphold the separation of church and state—why or why not?

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We plan to entertain these questions and more this Monday at 8pm in the Philosophy Library (room 303 of Griffin-Floyd—see map). We'll try to have some form of refreshments as usual. Come on out join us!

Spring 2008 Kickoff Social, 8pm this Thursday (1/17) @ Tim and Terry's

It's a new year for Gator Freethought, and we've got a lot planned for this semester. Since our new year's resolution is to have more fun, we plan to kick off the new year this Thursday at Tim and Terry's, a casual open-mic / food / beer place, located across University behind Target Copy (see map below). They do NOT card at the door, only at the counter if you buy a beer, so do not use your age as an excuse not to come! There's a huge back porch area where we can set up a few tables and chat and have a good time, so come on out.

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Also, if you're interested, here's what we've got coming up this semester:

1/17, Thursday:
First meeting! (This event.)

1/28, Monday (day before the primaries!):
Roundtable discussion on how our (non)religious beliefs affect our decision on who to vote for *the next day*, on the religious beliefs of the candidates, and on how far we think their beliefs ought to inform their political decisions. Should be really exciting and a very important discussion to have.

2/13, Wednesday (day before Valentine's day!):
Another roundtable discussion on... religion and dating! How do your (non)religious beliefs affect what you're looking for in a mate, your ideal dating process, your sexual mores, etc.

More dates/info coming soon!

So come find out what's in store this semester, meet and greet new and old freethinkers, and help us plan out the rest of the semester this Thursday at 8pm at Tim and Terry's. See you all there!