2015 American Atheists National Convention

The 2015 American Atheists National Convention is being held April 2-5, 2015 at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee. That's just 4 hours and 20 minutes from here!! No need to purchase airline tickets. You just can't beat this opportunity! #aacon15

Register and book your hotel today! The Peabody Hotel will fill up soon.

The Peabody is located blocks from Beale Street, the Rock 'N Soul Museum, the Orpheum Theater, and countless other Memphis attractions. The Peabody itself is a Memphis icon. Since 1933, the Peabody Ducks have marched to and from the hotel's lobby every day at 11am and 5pm.

The Peabody Memphis 149 Union Avenue, Memphis, TN

2013 Group Trips

Tonight's meetup was allot of fun. New members Jason, Todd, and Amanda joined in. Also, recent additions, Kevin and Fabian took part too. After general discussion, we voted on probable Group Trips, and then shared some brew at Johnny's Sidebar next door. Of all the ideas presented at the June 26th Meetup the following four garnered the most interest and we'll attempt to plan each one at some point in the near future:

Most Voted for:

• Visit the St. Louis Science Center *possibly the Doctor Who event
• Attend a "Hell House" around Halloween
• Attend a Meetup with the Skeptics Society of St. Louis
• Visit Riverbluff Cave (near Springfield, MO) and attend Skepticon 6

Honorable Mentions:

• Tour the Church of Scientology of St. Louis
• Hiking trip *The Fall season is preferred
• Meet up with the St. Louis Ghost Hunter's Society
• Karaoke event
• Tarot Card & Palm Reading *Amanda may check with relatives

- Tim

Ultimate Answer Found In Local Store's Restroom

Behold! The directions necessary for getting to an imaginary place of ultimate boredom! Found on every urinal and toilet in my local Sam's Club restroom. Just classy.

Biblical Medicine? How Religious Corporations Are Gobbling Up Healthcare Facilities

"...on May 20, the Seattle Times announced an affiliation agreement between the University of Washington system and Peace Health. Even within Catholic-controlled hospitals, less than five percent of revenues come from the Catholic Church. Most are tax payer funds in the form of Medicaid, Medicare and capital grants for public services—and insurance reimbursement. So, the thought of the bishops influencing a public owned and funded institution adds insult to injury. In response, Columnist Danny Westneat, of the Times, framed a pointed question. “Most of us aren’t Catholic, so I’m guessing we’d never go along with letting the creeds of that one faith run something as universal as education [even if ‘the Catholics have a good record of running quality schools’]. So why are we allowing it with healthcare?” Read the full article: