Previous Events
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Forum: Sunday March 30, at 1:00 p.m., in the Las Vegas Library Program Room |
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Sunday, March 16, at 2:00 p.m. in the Las Vegas Library Program Room |
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Topic: |
Varieties of Freethought |
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Speaker/ |
Dr. Mel Lipman, longtime humanist activist and President of the American Humanist Association |
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Note(s): |
This is a joint HALVASON/LVFS presentation |
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Place/Time: |
Sunday March 2, at 11:30 p.m. in the UUCLV facilities |
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Topic: |
It's the Community, not the Economy |
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Facilitator: |
Laurie Bullock |
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Notes: |
How do we live in community
and strengthen our bonds within the human family and with the rest of the
interdependent web of existence? This discussion will focus on the evolving
community and our connections to it. |
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Sunday, February 24, at 1:00 p.m. in the Las Vegas Library Program Room |
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Topic: |
None: this meeting is an open forum for discussions of items of interest to participants. |
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Speaker/ |
None: this meeting is an open forum. |
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Sunday, February 17, at 2:00 p.m. in the Las Vegas Library Program Room |
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Topic: |
A World of Clashing Darwinisms |
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Speaker/ |
Dr. David Wrobel, UNLV Professor of History and the current President of the Pacific Coast Branch of the American Historical Society |
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Note(s): |
Dr. Wrobel's talk focuses
on the debate over Darwinian Science and the applications of evolutionary
theory to human society in the late 19th century, and in doing so, lays the
foundation for more informed discussion of a range of contemporary hot button
issues from welfare policy to intelligent design. |
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Sunday February 3, at 11:30 p.m. in the UUCLV facilities |
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Topic: |
The Menace of Fundamentalism |
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Facilitator: |
Gary DeVaney, author of "The God Murders" |
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Place/Time: |
Sunday, January 27, at 1:00 p.m. in the Las Vegas Library Program Room |
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Topic: |
None: this meeting is an open forum for discussions of items of interest to participants. |
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Speaker/ |
None: this meeting is an open forum. |
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Sunday, January 20, at 2:00 p.m. in the Las Vegas Library Program Room |
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Topic: |
Letting Go of God |
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Speaker/ |
Julia Sweeney (video) |
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Note(s): |
We will display portions of
Julia Sweeney's video Letting Go of God, interespersed with discussion
from attendees. |
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Place/Time: |
Saturday, December 22, at 6:00 p.m. at the home of HALVASON member Leslie Tighi |
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Topic: |
HALVASON Winter Solstice/Holiday Party |
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Speaker/ |
None. See description in Notes |
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Note(s): |
Members of HALVASON and the LVFS are invited to attend the
joint HALVASON/LVFS Winter Solstice party on Saturday, December 22nd,
beginning at 6:00 p.m. Last year's party was a huge success and lots of fun
for everyone, and we expect this year's to be even better. We will be serving
a holiday dinner of with a variety of meats (turkey, ham and beef), a large
variety of side dishes (including potatoes, dressing, gravy, cranberry sauce,
and vegetables), and soft drinks and ice. Those desiring alcoholic beverages
are welcome to bring their libation of choice. |
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Place/Time: |
Sunday December 2, at 11:30 p.m. in the UUCLV facilities |
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Topic: |
Presidential attitudes on bioethical issues |
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Facilitator: |
Dr. Kurt Regner, Asst. Professor of Life Sciences at UNLV |
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Notes: |
This is a joint event with UUCLV. Notes from a previous presentation by Dr. Wegner to HALVASON are available. |
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Place/Time: |
Sunday November 25, at 1:00 p.m. in the Las Vegas Library Program Room |
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Topic: |
None: this meeting is an open forum for discussions of items of interest to participants. |
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Speaker/ |
None: this meeting is an open forum. |
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Place/Time: |
Sunday November 18, at 6:30
p.m. at Congregation Ner Tamid, |
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Topic: |
Interfaith Council Thanksgiving Service |
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Speaker(s): |
Representatives of various faith traditions. |
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Note(s): |
HALVASON President Carl Kaun will represent Humanism. Our participation on the Interfaith Council depends on our representation at these Services, and we encourage members to participate. Participants have an opportunity to submit written questions at each event. A short fellowship and refreshments follows the forum, prepared by the host faith community. |
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Sunday November 18, at 2:00 p.m. in the Las Vegas Library Program Room |
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Topic: |
Exploring the dark side of religion: how religion impacts the individual and society |
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Speaker/ |
Ryan Smith |
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Note(s): |
Ryan is an elementary
school teacher and initiator of an online business. He was at one time
a fundamentalist Mormon missionary, and has gone to religious school and
worked for the Mormon Church. He has spoken to the HALVASON/UUCLV forum
on sex and religion. |
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Place/Time: |
Sunday October 28, at 1:00 p.m. in the Las Vegas Library Program Room |
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Topic: |
None: this meeting is an open forum for discussions of items of interest to participants. |
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Speaker/ |
None: this meeting is an open forum. Mel Lipman has announced that because of the national AHA board meeting earlier in the day, several members of the AHA board, including Executive Director Roy Speckhardt, will be present. This will provide an excellent opportunity for members to ask about AHA's direction and to indicate their desires. |
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Sunday October 21, at 2:00 p.m. in the Las Vegas Library Program Room |
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Topic: |
Where our health insurance dollars really go |
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Speaker/ |
Kenneth Osgood, MD, MPH |
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Note(s): |
Dr. Osgood is President and
Director of Product Development for MSR Medical Scientific Resources |
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Place/Time: |
Sunday October 7, at 11:30 a.m. in the UUCLV facilities |
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Topic: |
Common Arguments against humanism revealed: Pascal's Wager, Einstein believed in god, Hitler was an atheist, the universe must have been designed, etc. Come and discuss arguments you have heard or may hear in the future and why they are fundamentally false. |
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Facilitator: |
Randon Beckstead |
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Note: |
This is a joint HALVASON/UUCLV event |
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Place/Time: |
Sunday September 16, at 2:00 p.m. in the Las Vegas Library Program Room |
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Topic: |
Modern Therapy: where the secular and spiritual collide (and sometimes overlap) |
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Speaker/ |
Steven Kalas |
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Note: |
Mr. Kalas is a former ordained minister who writes a human-oriented column Sundays and Tuesdays for the Review-Journal. Further information on Mr. Kalas is found below at 6/23/2007. |
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Place/Time: |
Sunday September 2, at 10:00 a.m. in the UUCLV facilities |
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Topic: |
Varieties of Judaism--From orthodox fundamentalist to humanistic |
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Presentor: |
Mel Lipman, president of the American Humanist Association |
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Note: |
There is NO joint forum in September due to Labor Day. Mel is talking to the UU congregation. |
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Place/Time: |
Sunday August 26, at 1:00 p.m. in the Las Vegas Library Program Room |
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Topic: |
None: this meeting is an open forum for discussions of items of interest to participants. |
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Speaker/ |
None: this meeting is an open forum |
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Place/Time: |
Sunday August 19, at 2:00 p.m. in the Las Vegas Library Program Room |
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Topic: |
Religion in the 2008 elections |
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Speaker/ |
Dr. Ted G. Jelen |
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Note: |
Dr. Jelen is a professor of Political Science at UNLV. His main research interests are in public opinion, religion and politics, feminism, and the politics of abortion. He is an editor of the academic journal Politics and Religion, and a former editor of the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. |
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Sunday July 15, at 2:00 p.m. in the Las Vegas Library Program Room |
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Topic: |
Human rights and church/state separation |
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Speaker/ |
Dr. Gregory S. Brown |
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Note: |
Dr. Brown is an Assistant Professor of History at UNLV |
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Place/Time: |
Sunday July 8, at 11:30 a.m. in the UUCLV facilities NOTE DATE CHANGE! |
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Topic: |
Who owns our bodies, anyhow? Dr. Kurt Regner will facilitate this forum from the world of bio-ethics which we will call "Who owns our bodies, anyhow?" The several areas of current interest - cloning, stem-cell research, genetic engineering among others, prompt us to ask this question. Current Admininstration efforts to stymie research in these areas brings us back once again to the Wall of Separation. Join us for a stimulating discussion. |
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Facilitator: |
Dr. Kurt Regner, Asst. Professor of Life Sciences at UNLV |
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Note: |
This is a joint event with
UUCLV. Notes from a previous
presentation by Dr. Wegner to HALVASON are available. President
Carl Kaun recently wrote a
hopefully provocative letter to the |
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Place/Time: |
Sunday June 24, at 1:00
p.m. in the Las Vegas Library Program Room |
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Forum: |
What should the HALVASON Forum do for members? Where should we meet? What should we talk about? |
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Sunday June 17, at 2:00 p.m. in the Las Vegas Library Program Room |
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Topic: |
Godless Grief and remembering Clark Adams |
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Moderator: |
Cathe Jones of Godless Grief |
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Note: |
This is a joint event with
LVFS. Cathe will lead a discussion of how humanists and
other nonbelievers grieve, including remembrances of |
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Place/Time: |
Sunday June 3, at 11:30 a.m. in the UUCLV facilities |
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Topic: |
Unfit to Serve: Why, in a nation where the constitution guarantees separation of church and state, would an agnostic, atheist or humanist be incapable of gaining national office? Why is freethought seen to be synonymous with evil? |
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Facilitator: |
Paul LaCombe |
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Note: |
This is a joint event with UUCLV. |
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Place/Time: |
Sunday June 3, at 2:00
p.m., at the Unitarian-Universalist Congregation facilities at |
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Topic: |
A memorial for Clark Adams, celebrating a life well-lived. |
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Speaker: |
Mel Lipman will deliver opening remarks. |
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Note: |
This is a joint event with LVFS. |
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Place/Time: |
Sunday May 20, at 2:00 p.m. in the Las Vegas Library Program Room |
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Topic: |
Humanism in the civil rights movement |
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Speaker/ |
Mr. Michael Estes, who has
given this presentation at other events. At six feet six inches tall,
Mike Estes is certainly easy to find in a crowded room! He is
currently a member of the Atheist Coalition of San Diego, and has been
involved with freethought organizations in the |
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Note: |
This is a joint event with the Las Vegas Freethought Society. Please join us for what both Mel Lipman and Clark Adams describe as a stirring presentation, and following discussion |
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Place/Time: |
May 6, at 11:30 a.m. in the UUCLV facilities |
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Topic: |
A humanist examination of sex, exploring differences in outlook from more fundamentalist perspectives. |
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Facilitator: |
Ryan Smith, husband, parent and humanist |
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Note: |
This is a joint HALVASON/UUCLV event. |
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May 6, at 2:00 p.m. in the brand new theater of the Sci Fi Center, at 2520 State Street (just west of Commercial Center and just south of Sahara; park along State Street) NOTE THAT THIS IS A SPECIAL EVENT AT A NEW LOCATION |
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Topic: |
Where the Hell is Jesus? A Look at the "Trial Transcripts" of Peter and Paul, which is a humorous take on evidence in Acts that Jesus didn't exist |
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Speaker/ |
Richard Carrier, a
Ph.D. student of ancient history at |
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This is a joint event with the Las Vegas Freethought Society. Please join us for what promises to be a really fun presentation. |