Tom Flynn on "A Radical View on Church and State"

WASH MDC and The Council for Secular Humanism present
A special presentation by TOM FLYNN, editor of FREE INQUIRY.
"A Radical View on Church and State" followed by "A Dispiriting Commentary"
SATURDAY, DEC. 12, 2015 3:15 - 5:30- P.M.
WHEATON (MD.) PUBLIC LIBRARY
11701 Georgia Avenue, Wheaton, MD 20902

Admission is FREE.

Abstract of "A Radical View ...
" Should all religious symbols and language be barred
from public spaces? Where do you draw the line between church and state?
Tom Flynn offers a personal argument why secularists should dream big and
strive for a tomorrow where public spaces truly are "religion-free zones" -
and why America's future may depend on realizing such a social arrangement,
sooner rather than later. Agree or disagree, you won't want to miss this
engaging and provocative illustrated presentation.

"Dispiriting Commentary" Do secular humanists undermine their position when
they use spiritual language? In a short illustrated presentation, Flynn
argues that the answer is yes. Those who believe in life without the
supernatural make their stance unclear, even confusing, when they wield
words like "spirit" and "spiritual." Presentation includes a handy list of
95 synonyms useful for not talking about "spirit" but instead saying what we
really mean.

About the Speaker
Tom Flynn is Editor of Free Inquiry magazine, executive director of the
Council for Secular Humanism, director of the Robert Green Ingersoll
Birthplace Museum, and co-founder of the Freethought Trail. His books
include The Trouble with Christmas, the blasphemous sci-fi novels Galactic
Rapture andNothing Sacred, and (as editor) The New Encyclopedia of Unbelief.
Recently he was named a founding board member of the New York Cultural
Heritage Tourism Network. Tom has been listed in Who's Who in the East,
Who's Who in Entertainment, and Who's Who in Hell.

• • *
    The Council for Secular Humanism-a program of the Center for
    Inquiry-promotes rational inquiry, secular values, and positive human
    development through the advancement of secular humanism. The Council,
    publisher of the bimonthly journal Free Inquiry, has a website at
    www.secularhumanism.org.
    The Center for Inquiry (CFI) is a nonprofit educational, advocacy, and
    research organization headquartered in Amherst, New York, with executive
    offices in Washington, D.C. It is also home to both the Committee for
    Skeptical Inquiry and the Council for Secular Humanism. The mission of CFI
    is to foster a secular society based on science, reason, freedom of inquiry, and humanist values. CFI's web address is www.centerforinquiry.net