Spring 2003

Congradulations on the following people as they have been voted to be our new officers for the next school term (Autumn 2003/ Spring 2004):

Amanda...Preident
Timmy...Vice-President
Jason...Treasurer
Matt...Secretary

More information concerning summer activities will be posted soon.
written on 12. May 2003 Monday [16.44.27]

Our Last meeting shall be a cookout at Will's House. Come for food, stay for,um, CFA fun Thursday, May 8 at 2:00 pm.
written on 05. May 2003 Monday [18.51.31]

A church-state forum titled "We Support the Ten AMENDMENTS" will be held Tuesday, April 22, at 6:30 pm on the campus at MTSU in the Business Aerospace Building (BAS), room South 328. The speaker will be the Rev. Thomas L. McCracken, minister, Central Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Murfreesboro. The meeting is sponsored by the Campus Freethought Alliance and Nashville Chapter Americans United for Separation of Church and State. The title of the address was inspired by signs posted in Murfreesboro which say "We Support the Ten Commandments." The meeting is open to the public at no charge.
written on 09. April 2003 Wednesday [21.53.26]

At our last meeting, We discussed the following:
01.As part of Lambda's Spring Out!- On Thursday, April 03, CFA will be sponsoring The Bible and Homosexuality which will be presented by Reverend April Baker and Dr. Mark Caldwell of Glendale Baptist Church. This event will take place at 7:00 PM in the LRC 221.
02. CFA will be attending the Conbference in Washington, DC. This will take place April 10-13.
03. April 22nd is a possible date for a speaker. More details about this will be posted soon.
04. Our next meeting will be April 08th at 6:30pm in BAS S 341. WE will be discussing "end of the year" events.
written on 27. March 2003 Thursday [11.44.50]

The CFA @ MTSU, in response to Bellaire Baptist's confernce on "Growing God's Woman.", will be turning Tuesday's Meetinginto a "Growing HIS Woman" conference. The topic is of course a parody. If we can not get a speaker, we will just have a moderated discussion. We will begin this talk at 7:30 pm , Tuesday in BAS S 341.There will be pizza. THE CFA WILL STILL BE MEETING AT 6:30!!!! We have a lot of business, that we got to cover, so if you can come early, please. Topics of discussion are as follows:
01. Conference in Washington
02. SPRING OUT
03. Church / State
04. End of Semester and Summer
written on 24. March 2003 Monday [10.37.24]

Our next meeting will be on March 25 (BAS S 341, 6:30). We shall be having a picture taken for Midlander. Dress ok (not up, not down). Also we are will be sponsoring a talk for Lambda's Spring Out (April Baker on April 3rd). More information about her will be posted soon.
written on 18. March 2003 Tuesday [11.56.35]

Welcome back from Spring Break! As you may have noticed, the web page has been slightly altered. Information about upcoming events such as meetings will be posted as soon as possible.
written on 16. March 2003 Sunday [13.38.54]

Campus Freethought Alliance IS competing in the 2003 MTSU quiz Bowl. The team will consist of Jessica C, Terri, Jason and Mat. Today's meeting is dedicated to cheering our Quiz Bowl team on to victory. We will meet at 5:45 in the LRC photo gallery. Let's support our fellow free thinkers.
written on 25. February 2003 Tuesday [15.25.37]

Between February 26 and March 01, CFA representatives will visit Tennessee, including campuses such as Vanderbilt, Middle Tennessee State University and others, presenting Voltaire and the Challenge of the New Enlightenment. More details about this will be available shortly.
written on 18. February 2003 Tuesday [10.04.41]

Also in other news, Nick (our Co-VP) has been called upon to serve our country and will be shipping out soon. Thus, he had to withdraw from classes and the University. Mat Pauley (our president) writes, "I would like to take a minute to thank Nick for all of his support, participation and enthuasism. he truly added to the flavor that is the CFA. Nick, we wish you the best of luck overseas and a hope for a quick return."
written on 10. February 2003 Monday [12.45.17]

Here are some news information about this week's events. Please read along. This week is our Darwin Day celebration. Tuesday, February 11: Dr. Howard is unavailable due to family matters. We will be meeting in BAS S 341 at 630 pm. There will be the Secret Darwin exchanged. To participate, please bring a wrapped gift of no more then $5, though related to Darwin or science in some way. We will be discussing evolution. Wednesday, February 12: Dr. Bob Price will lecture on creationism in LRC at 5:30 pm. Help will be needed with this. If you got shirts from last year, please show your support of Darwin Day by wearing them. Thats is all for now.
written on 10. February 2003 Monday [12.29.06]

Finally here are the minutes from last week's meeting: officially changing group name's from CFA to Raiders for Rationalism, meeting at the Red Rose for some of our meetings, and Lambda's invitation to CFA to become involved in their Spring Out event. Also a short game of the Dictionary game was played. Details about the next meeting will be posted soon.
written on 03. February 2003 Monday [17.19.48]

Here's a news brief from the Nashville Chapter of Americans United for Separation of Church and State:
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January 23, Thursday, 7 pm. A free public meeting sponsored by Nashville Chapter Americans United for Separation of Church and State, held at Trinity Presbyterian Church. Hear attorney Alvin Harris discuss First Amendment issues raised in Doe v. Porter. This is a current case involving teaching of religion to elementary school children during school hours in Rhea County, home of the Dayton "Monkey Trial." The plaintiffs decided to remain anonymous for fear of retribution from the community. Trinity Presbyterian Church is at 3201 Hillsboro Pike. This is immediately south of I-440; turn west at Sharondale; the church is on the corner. WE PLAN TO HOLD THE MEETING IN SPITE OF A LITTLE SNOW. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR EFFORTS.
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January 26, Sunday, 5 to 6 pm.Tune in to radio station WVOL (am 1470) to hear discussion about separation of church and state by two people provided by Americans United, the Rev. Thomas McCracken, pastor of the Christian (Disciples of Christ) Church in Murfreesboro and Charles Sumner, president of Nashville Chapter Americans United. The host is Pastor Enoch Fuzz, who has a program each Sunday from 5 to 7. WE NEED SOME OF YOU TO TELEPHONE in with provocative questions: 227-1470 or 737-WVOL.
Also don't forget about our next meeting: Tuesday 28. January in the BAS room S 341.
written on 23. January 2003 Thursday [12.19.41]

There will be an information set up in the KUC tomorrow (Wednesday 15. January 9am-2pm). Our next meeting will be in the BAS room S 341 on Tuesday 28. January.
written on 14. January 2003 Tuesday [19.57.01]

Upon request, our meeting room has returned to BAS; specifically room BAS S 341. HOWEVER OUR FIRST MEETING ON MONDAY JANUARY 13TH WILL BE IN BAS S 337 at 6:30pm.
written on 09. January 2003 Thursday [01.27.15]

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