The Existence of God: Theism vs Atheism

The Question of the existence of God has been one of the principal arguments between Theists and Atheist. These arguments have taken many different forms; philosophical, scientific and sometimes historical. Though neither argument has produced mathematical acuracy, some people through their personal experiences or otherwise have chosen faith, while some remain critical of it.

Join us on Saturday 19th May for an unforgetable evening of fun and share the sumptuous food, company and listen/engage in a thought-provoking, eye-opening and debate on this issue.

Main Speakers

Speakers:

Lori Lipman Brown served as Nevada State Senator from 1992 to 1994. Her legislative record in the arenas of public education, mental health care and the repeal of consensual sex crimes resulted in her being named Civil Libertarian of the Year by the Southern Nevada chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union and Legislator of the Year by the Nevada chapter of the National Association of Social Workers.

Brown has been a frequent political commentator on television and radio and a regular columnist in a variety of print media. A former private practice lawyer, she served most recently on the faculty of the University of Phoenix, where she taught constitutional law, American history and education law. She has also taught high school English, speech and drama.

Brown will direct the coalition's activities and lobby U.S. Congressional representatives on issues arising out of the inappropriate incursion of religion into civil law. She will be addressing the interests and concerns of America's atheists, freethinkers, humanists and other secularists.

Culled from http://www.secular.org

Rick Wingrove

Rick Wingrove Is currently the Capitol Hill Representative for American Atheists, the first national Atheist organization, founded by Madalyn Murray O'Hair in 1963. AA rose to national prominence in 1963 as the victorious plaintiff in the famous Supreme Court case Murray v. Curlett, which ended mandatory prayer and bible reading in the public schools. AA is heavily focused on preserving our First Amendment right to be free from another person's religion.

American Atheist National Convention in 2006

Michigan State Atheists Convention in 2006

Atheists in Foxholes Demonstration on the Mall in 2005

He has also participated in panel discussions at Langley High School, regarding Ten Commandments displays, and at McLean High School on the subject of Evolution

He maintains a website called "The Assertive Atheist", http://www.flamewarrior.com/ where he addresses (some say humorously) issues such as the (non)existence of deities.

Rick is also the Virginia State Director for American Atheists http://www.atheists.org/va/ and co-founder of a local Atheists group called Beltway Atheists.

Shmuel Herzfeld

Shmuel is Rabbi of Ohev Sholom Talmud Torah - The National Synagogue, the oldest Orthodox synagogue in Washington, DC. His communal responsibilities include teaching classes, coordinating adult education, creating programs for the elderly,the youth, and the sick, and ministering to the pastoral needs of the congregation.

He received rabbinic ordination from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, an affiliate of Yeshiva University, and a Masters in Jewish History from Bernard Revel Graduate School of Yeshiva University.

He is a frequent guest columnist in newspapers; and is a frequent contributor to www.ouradio.org. He has also taught numerous classes on Judaism at the US Senate. He is National Vice-President of Coalition of Jewish Concerns—Amcha, and co-founder of Lishmah.

Website: www.rabbishmuel.com