THE COWTOWN HUMANIST
A chapter of the American Humanist
Association and The Alliance of Secular Humanist Societies.
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December 2001 Volume 3, No.
9
Next
Meeting
This
month's meeting will be 7 p.m. Wednesday, December 12, at the Westside UU
Church, 6901 McCart. The guest speaker will be Linda Foley of Peace
Action. See below for details.
Last month
The
Rev. Lillie Henley, minister of Westside UU, spoke to our group about the tradition of
Humanism within the Unitarian Universalist church. Yours truly was not present
(I was tied up drafting some military strategy for the Northern Alliance) and
could not attend, but word on the street is that her talk was fascinating and
well-received. Thanks to all who attended!
And
the contraband played on (continued)
Remember
that guy in jail who we kept trying to send the magazines to? And how the
magazines kept getting refused by the prison? Well, he finally got them.
It only took three tries -- not bad for a bureaucracy. Thanks to Russell
Elleven for keeping at this, and also to Pam Hughes, who offered some wise
advice as an "insider". (She was a bookseller -- NOT an inmate).
I'm
only gonna say this one more time . . .
Here's your
last reminder to be sure and check out the Winter Solstice Bash. It's set for
Sunday, December 16, at Dick Hogan's barn in Weatherford. If you want to
attend -- or want to know who else will be attending
-- you can post a message on this site. And if you need more details on the
party, check out http://www.metroplexatheists.org/. We encourage everyone to attend -- it should be a hell of
a good time.
"Humanists,
party of 17"
And while
we're doing reminders, don't forget that everyone is welcome to join us for
dinner before the meeting. This month, we'll be meeting at King Tut, on the
corner of 1512 W. Magnolia (near 8th Street). We'll be sitting down at 5:30. In
addition to enjoying the distinguished company of our erudite officers, you can
also chat with our guest speaker for the night. Which brings us another point .
. .
She
doves me, she doves me not
"United
we stand," right? Well, not exactly -- turns out some people
have some very different ideas about the war . . . including this month's guest
speaker. Linda Foley is the current chair of Peace Action in
Tarrant County, and she will join us to talk about her group's beliefs and
previous activities, which have included protesting nuclear proliferation. She
also will discuss the group's stand on the "War to End Terrorism." This
should be a great presentation, more stimulating than a Pavlovian experiment --
we hope you won't miss it.
Coming
in January
Earl
Martin, associate professor of law at Texas Wesleyan University, will be
speaking about the separation of church and state. Stay tuned!
Word
of mouth
Speaking of
speakers, we're always on the prowl for potential candidates. If you have an
idea for someone who might make an interesting speaker for the group, be sure
to let me know . . . for that matter, we'll also entertain requests for
specific topics to be addressed. Just let us know, and we'll do what we can
(sorry, no mime acts will be permitted).
Just
for fun
A
man is struck by a bus on a busy street in the city. As a crowd of spectators
gather around, he lies there, gasping. "A priest. Somebody get me a
priest!" he cries.
A
policeman checks the crowd - no priest, no minister, no man of God of any kind.
"A PRIEST, PLEASE!" the dying man says again.
Then
out of the crowd steps a little old man of at least eighty years of age.
"Mr. Policeman," says the man, "I'm not a priest. I'm not even a
Catholic. But for fifty years now I'm living behind St. Mary's Catholic Church
on Third Avenue, and every night I'm listening to the Catholic litany. Maybe I
can be of some comfort to this man." The policeman agreed and brought the
octogenarian over to where the dying man lay.
The
old man knelt down, and leaned over the injured soul. Then, in his most solemn
voice, he began to speak:
"Under
the B, 7 . . . Under the I, 19. . . . Under the N, 38 . . . Under the G .
. . "
Hope to see
you Wednesday,
Jeff
How
to reach us
Jeff
Rodriguez, Chairman
817-732-4235
Mike Haney,
Vice Chairman
mhaneyinfw@hotmail.com
Bruce
Berggren, Treasurer