Our Kindred Spirits
Behold the world of freethought: a deep, vast commonwealth, multifarious, divergent and self-reflecting as a snowflake. You won't find a lot of agreement here; freethinkers are an independent lot. But this is the place to learn more, find other groups like AOF, or simply grow your horizons. Do not worry, you have the rest of your life to do your homework. You’ve barely begun.
Sister Groups within the Sacramento Community of Reason
o SCoR, the Sacramento Area Coalition of Reason (network)
o Our Thoughts Are Free (network)
o HAGSA, the Humanist Association of the Greater Sacramento Area
o SacFAN, Sacramento Freethinkers, Atheists & Nonbelievers
o AgASA, the Atheists and Agnostic Student Association of UC Davis (and Wikipage)
o Sacramento City College Freethinkers
o SAS, the Sacramento Area Skeptics
o SORT, the Sacramento Organization for Rational Thinking
o Americans United Sacramento and Americans United Sacramento (Blogspot)
o FACTS, aka the First Atheist Church of True Science
o IRLF, the Interfaith Religious Liberty Foundation
o SAAGE, the Sacramento Atheist-Agnostic Gatherings & Events (events network)
o SAITA, the Sacramento Atheists and Independent Thinkers Alliance
o Teaching About Religion (local educational resource)
Major Secular events in the Sacramento area
o Sacramento Freethought Day - a Sunday in mid-October
o Sacramento Darwin Day - a Sunday in mid-February
o Human Light - a Sunday in late December
National or International organizations
o FFRF, the Freedom From Religion Foundation
o The Secular Coalition for America
o CSH, the Council for Secular Humanism
o International Humanist and Ethical Union
o IHS, the Institute for Humanist Studies
o Canadian Association for Science and Reason
o CSICOP, Committee for Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal
o The Institute for Church-State Studies
Non-local Resources and Information
o The English Atheist (Religion Page)
o The Skeptic's Corner (archived)
o Jim Lippard's Atheism & Christianity page
o Why won't God heal amputees?
o The God Contention, with religious & secular answers to the Big Questions
o A Christian Nation?, by the Right Rev. James Huber
o Teaching About Religion (national educational resource)
Family Resources, Social Networks, and Building a Community
o American Atheists Youth & Family
Science and Evolution
o NCSE, the National Center for Science Education
o Pharyngula, the PZ Meyers Science Blog
o Ed Babinski's Creation & Evolution Blog
o Dave Matson and Dave Matson (Blog)
History
o This Day in Church History, a Christian site with a sense of humor
o History of Religion and the Geography of War, an excellent animation
o Our Real Christian Heritage (offline, link to archive)
o Jesusquest - Who was Jesus, anyway?
o "Things They Don't Tell You ..."
Reference and Research
o The Religious Tolerance website
De-conversion support and testimonials
o The Ex-Christian Network and New ExChristian Network
o List of Ex-Christian Sites (old list, some blind links)
o ZIP-file of Deconversion Stories
Recommended secular charities
o Sacramento Blood Source - Schedule a Donation!
When you schedule, please use the AOF Blood Source ID# 4857
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