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Christianity
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06.03.09Panel Report: “Faith Meets Doubt”On May 18th, there was a student discussion panel called Faith Meets Doubt. There were two Muslims, two atheists, and two Christians on the panel. Additionally, there were short introductions by a conservative Jew and a Deist. The event was planned and coordinated by Leilani, and cosponsored by the Infidels Club and BASS. Leilani deserves much credit for organizing such a great event. The room was overflowing with people. Many of the panelists invited their friends, so we had a very mixed audience. One panelist, Jennifer, was part of the Passion for Christ Movement, so we had several audience members wearing ...
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04.15.09Meeting Minutes IIThe following minutes are from our April 10 meeting. Announcements We are hosting a debate between Matt Slick and John Shook. It will occur on Wednesday, April 29, 6:30 pm, in Humanities A51. The topic is “Christianity or Secular Humanism: Which is ethically superior?” Expect to see more advertisement of this event soon. Some of you may have seen the signs on Bruin Walk which say “Is God a Delusion?” This event is hosted by the Lutheran Campus Ministries (the same people who have that “Religion is for the weak” table in front of Pauley Pavilion). The talk, given by Angus Menuge, ...
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04.07.09Meeting Minutes IThe following are the meeting minutes for our first meeting of the spring quarter! It occurred on Friday, 5-7 PM, April 3. Just like last quarter, weekly meeting minutes will be posted on this website for anyone who wants to see what they missed, or who just wants to reminisce. Reminder: This website is a resource for all members of BASS. If you want to contribute anything, just contact us or talk to an officer. There are a lot of events going on this quarter, and we would be very pleased if any attendees could write about their reactions. Announcements On April 29, ...
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02.12.09Dan Barker in action!Hey BASSiators, Dan Barker is coming to give a presentation sponsored by BASS on Feb. 18th and so I decided to listen to a couple of his old debates. Well I totally forgot how awesome of a debater he was against all the sleazy-type debaters. People like Todd Friel, a host on Ray Comfort and Kirk Cameron's radio thingy or Dinesh D'Souza, who is sleazy beyond words in his debate style--these guys are able to one up people like Daniel Dennett or Christopher Hitchens but not Dan Barker. Barker knows exactly how to handle these type of guys who hit below ...
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10.26.08Fred Phelps and FamilyThis past meeting we watched a few bits with Louis Theroux, one of which was from, The Most Hated Family in America. I'm surprised that not everyone is aware of Fred Phelps and the Westboro Baptist Church. This is one of those cases where ignorance is probably bliss. Fred Phelps and the WBC are most widely known for the website www.godhatesfags.com. The first I had heard of them was back around 2000 for having a running counter of how long Matthew Shepard has been in hell. They also run www.godhatestheworld.com, www.americaisdoomed.com, priestsrapeboys.com, www.hatemongers.com (No, I'm not making that one up), ...
