Matthew Ygelsias has a post highlighting one study showing a trend toward more people responding “other” or “none” (not clear what the break down is) when asked about their religious beliefs.

20 January, 1:00 PM

Come out to the January membership meeting. This will be a brainstorming session for our members about what they would like to see happen in the organization. Members are encouraged to bring computers, if they have them, so we can get some ideas and policies written down. This event will be held at the Greenlake Library. (more…)

PZ Myers over at pharyngula has posted a summary of common arguments about god and religion.  This list is available in PDF form from the Minnesota Atheists.  It is pretty useful to have all of these common questions summarized in one place.

A Texas school board official was forced to resign. Apparently some thought she was critical of intelligent design creationism. I guess there’s no place for that kind of thinking on a Texas school board.

1 December, 7:00 PM

Lori Lipman Brown, of the Secular Coalition of America, will be reporting on the current issues in our nation’s capitol and what we need to do to maintain our first amendment rights. This event will take place in the Knatvold Room of the University Unitarian Church on Saturday, December 1, 2007 at 7:00 PM.

Members of Seattle Atheists will be wrapping gifts at local book stores over the next month. All proceeds will benefit Seattle Children’s Hospital.
Contact a board member for more information.

9 December, 5:00 PM

This annual solstice event is open to all groups in the Northwest Freethought Coalition and anyone else who is interested. It will be hosted at the University Unitarian Church on Sunday, December 9, 2007 from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Join us for a festive evening and get acquainted with other freethinkers!