Orange County Atheists

One day there was a man who discovered a piece of wisdom along the side of the road. The Devil and the angel Micheal watched from a far. The man read the wisdom and jumped up and down with joy and glorified this tiny piece of great insight. He ran to one town and another expressing this great piece and brought many to know of the wisdom. And the masses, they too were so in love with this wisdom that,eventually, they turned it into a religion or should I say many relgions. Micheal turned to Satan and asked 'Arn't you suppose to stop this one and what he is doing? Won't this hurt your cause?' and Satan said 'No! certainly not. For it is only a piece and let then savor and keep it to their hearts. I know there is more than what was in that wisdom and as long as they keep it and not the whole, they will become mine. So, let them savor what is only part of the truth and they will be mine for ever.' This is a paraprase of the auther Jidu Krisnamurti, a once Hindu who died recently, who renounced his belief and became an atheist. Isn't the story similar to what is going on today with these radical fundamentalists, on either side, who can't see more than what they want. We have as atheists proven logically, ethically, and metaphysically, that systems like religions and politcal systems along with psychology is a hindrance rather than a greatness to mankind and its need to grow or in our argument evolve. I am a serious strong atheist who will not stand for repression, opression, or rejection. I am an American who believes in the constitution and the rights of all and will not take to the side so that religious Arians can dictate to me how I should live. I would like to attend this meeting on Mar 13, hopefully to meet and greet my fellow atheistic brotherhood and sisterhood. Hope you like the story. Thanx! RebelBob

See you there.

ill try my best to be there
eric

Count me in for the March meeting. Niko.

I will be there for the March meeting.
Thanks

There are right around 83 different churches in Irvine California -

I'm just passin' through, and I might join you at your next meeting - ET willin'...

Main Entry: cottage industry
Function: noun
Date: 1921
1 : an industry whose labor force consists of family units or individuals working at home with their own equipment
2 : a small and often informally organized industry
3 : a limited but enthusiastically pursued activity or subject

Main Entry: 1 wor·ship
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English worshipe worthiness, respect, reverence paid to a divine being, from Old English weorthscipe worthiness, respect, from weorth worthy, worth + -scipe -ship
Date: before 12th century

1 : chiefly British a person of importance — used as a title for various officials (as magistrates and some mayors)
2 : reverence offered a divine being or supernatural power; also : an act of expressing such reverence
3 : a form of religious practice with its creed and ritual
4 : extravagant respect or admiration for or devotion to an object of esteem

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I can't make it this time.

It looks like I'll be able to attend this meeting. I'm looking forward to seeing everyone again.

I'll be there.

If I make it this time, it will be late, because I'm going to the SOCDC meeting which starts at 7pm.

I'll go

I hope to meet you all this evening!