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11.22.09Yet another report on Ray Comfort and Kirk CameronYes, it's yet another report on Ray Comfort and Kirk Cameron. Delayed, because I'm perpetually busy. Here's what happened. We knew for a long time that Ray Comfort was planning to distribute the books on the 19th of November. But on the morning of the 18th, I woke up and read this: Ray has a change in plans. Ray Comfort announced the morning of that he was coming in a day early! So we had to change our plans too. The original plan was to have volunteers hand out counter-flyers and bookmarks from the NCSE, while simultaneously holding a table on ...
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11.02.09Alternative Medicine in the Daily BruinOn October 21st, the Daily Bruin featured two articles in its Science and Health section which were sympathetic to Integrative Medicine. "Integrative," if you weren't aware, is one of those buzzwords of alternative medicine. Wellness remedies can work best in tandem UCLA Center for East-West Medicine fuses integrates alternative, conventional medicine for better treatment Fellow BASS member Daniel sent a letter to the Daily Bruin in reply, and it appeared today. Alternative medicine requires scrutiny (scroll down to second letter) Congratulations to Daniel for getting it published! Writing letters like these is one of the easiest ways to be an effective activist. Let's do it ...
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10.21.09BASS Meeting IV***Please note the room and time change!*** When: Friday, October 23rd, 5:00-6:30 pm Where: Ackerman Union 3508 RSVP by facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=159480914755 We will have a talk by Mikael Miller, a gay ex-Mormon and fellow Bruin. He is an excellent speaker and storyteller, as any of last year's BASS members will attest. If you attend only one meeting this quarter, this one's a good choice! We will also include a brief presentation by Ben on how evangelicals view Jehovah's Witnesses. As always, snacks are included. For our full meeting schedule, go here: http://bruinskeptics.org/eventsmeetings/
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10.04.09Snack ScheduleHere's the list of people you can thank for bringing snacks in the upcoming meetings. Week Date Bringer of Snacks 2 Oct. 9, Friday Ben 3 Oct. 16, Friday Daniel 4 Oct. 23, Friday Randali 5 Oct. 30, Friday Keith 6 Nov. 6, Friday Cara 7 Nov. 13, Friday Daniel 8 Nov. 20, Friday Matthew 9 NO MEETING 10 Dec. 4, Friday Leilani Continue Reading...
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10.01.09BASS Meeting IYou are invited to BASS Meeting I! When: Friday, October 2, 6-8 pm Where: Royce Hall 156 RSVP by facebook Our agenda for this meeting: -Introductions, announcements, and opportunities -Joe will have a presentation about 9/11 truthers -"Psychiatry: an Industry of Death", which is a museum operated by the Church of Scientology. A few members saw it over the summer. We are also asking for *entirely optional* dues, no more than $5. This is mainly to compensate the people who are bringing snacks. Yes, there will be snacks! Continue Reading...
