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Atheists of Florida is a nonprofit, educational corporation created in 1992 by a group of Floridians who saw the need for an active atheist organization to heighten public awareness about atheism, provide social support and educational resources for those trying to break free from the bonds of stifling religious orthodoxy, as well as providing resources for those interested in atheism. Equally important in our purpose, is the preservation of everyone’s liberties by ensuring the complete separation of state and church. Twenty years of consistent activism in this area have given us much insight into how to proceed. We work to ensure that our government is conducted along strictly secular lines. We have been surprisingly successful in getting city councils, county commissions, and other bodies to cease or modify the inclusion of religious rituals in their regular procedures. If you become aware of any governmental organization favoring or denying the rights of religious organizations, please let us know.
We encourage ongoing rational criticism of supernaturalist and religious doctrines. We are a doorway through which those who may have growing doubts about their religious heritage can find the support they need to make a breakthrough to a different way of life. We try to provide an accepting place for those who have experienced the rejection, animosity, and hatred of others, whose religions have no place for doubt.
As advocates for intellectual freedom, honesty and integrity, we promote ethical living, and positive values and aspirations. Our purpose is not to condemn, but to inform – not to convert, but to educate. Atheists of Florida serves a unique purpose within the Coalition of Reason. We celebrate 23 years of offering a rational and rewarding alternative to the dry, moldering husk of outdated religious convention.
Judy M. Adkins, President
E-mail: President@atheistsoffloridainc.org
Website:
http://atheistsoffloridainc.org/
Our mission is to foster a secular society based on science, reason, freedom
of inquiry, and humanist values.
Local branch Center for Inquiry-Tampa Bay is a community of positive and enthusiastic
Secular Humanists and Skeptics. We live productive, useful and happy lives
advancing a fact-based secular world. Come and introduce yourself at one of
our lectures or socials (http://www.meetup.com/CFI-Tampa-Bay/ ). You will
be welcome.
It’s Time for Science and Reason! (A concise explanation of Secular Humanism.) In the marketplace of ideas, one can find responsible, objective, and evidence-based information on everything from foreign policy to hormone replacement therapy. Yet when it comes to some of our deepest questions — about human values, the transcendent, or the borderlands of science — one often only hears from partisans of traditional religion, New Age practitioners, extremist politicians, or anti-science movements. Center for Inquiry fills this gap, lending a credible voice to critical inquiry and the scientific outlook.
You are invited to join our local family-friendly, reason-oriented community
in pursuing your principles in an effective and positive manner. We encourage
you to join and support our local affiliates below:
Tampa Bay Skeptics, an educational and investigative body
that examines claims of the paranormal, and offers a prize for successful
claimants (http://tampabayskeptics.org/)
Freethinkers@USF, a community of non-religious students at
USF (http://www.facebook.com/groups/2415733288/#!/groups/2415733288/).
See our Website:
http://www.centerforinquiry.net/tampa
Send e-mail: tampa@CenterForInquiry.net
parents and families living in the greater Tampa area – includes Bradenton, Sarasota, Tampa, St. Pete, Lakeland, through to New Port Richey.
We organize monthly outings and get-togethers and host Darwin Day and Carl Sagan Day parties as well as the annual Freethought Day at Disney celebration. http://www.facebook.com/groups/HumanistFamiliesTampa/
We stand at the cusp of a new way of thinking
and understanding our world; one which is not
bound to the traditions of prosaic beliefs and archaic institutions. To find
ourselves in the natural universe, and more intimately, in the lives of others
of our kind, is to recognize the true source of our individual humanity. From
it flows our ability and responsibility to lead meaningful lives, capable
of adding to the greater good and intrinsic beauty of the humanity we share
with all.
It is our purpose to create a humanist community, to popularize a way of life
and an attitude towards humanity in general that is wholly beneficent in purpose
and effect. To realize our potential we examine issues of ethics, science,
philosophy, politics, history, art, and other aspects of human knowledge and
life. But we also undertake initiatives to enlarge our impact on the public
understanding and acceptance of the Humanist philosophy in very practical
ways with projects for assistance to those who need help, and other projects
to advance the appreciation of science and the importance of public policy
initiatives to ensure the survival of our species and others in a rapidly
changing world. Write to us for receive a copy of our monthly newsletter in
PDF form. This may also be found on our website, below.
You will be welcome at our regular gatherings at 2 PM every first Saturday of the month at the Dunedin Public Library. Be sure to check our Meetup page or newsletter for current venue information.
Intro Pamphlet: http://suncoasthumanist.com/pdf/humpam3.pdf
Website: http://SuncoastHumanist.com
and our environmental project: www.tampabaypostcarbon.com
Contact: jim@suncoasthumanist.com
Jim Peterson, President
he Humanists of Sarasota Bay (HUSBAY) began organizing in 1999. Six people showed up for the first organizational meeting, and we slowly built up to our present membership of more than 100.
HUSBAY serves mostly social and intellectual interests. The lectures have
stimulated and enlightened us while the lunches have provided discussion and
fellowship. The organization provides a haven for those who seek to find others
they can share their secular orientation with and with whom they can feel
a camaraderie and a relief from the sectarian world. The members have been
reluctant to engage in any prominent social action but many individual members
support groups that are active in social action and social justice. In addition
the
organization has affiliated with or provided donations to several secular
organization which support social action.
We expect to continue to provide a port in the storm for anyone who shares
our values, and we hope to contribute to a more rational and just world.
Contact: dbhelgager@comcast.net
On the web at www.ishv.net
Nontheistic service members serve honorably throughout the world–always
have; always will. However, nontheists are the last unprotected minority.
The nontheistic, whether an atheist, humanist, agnostic, freethinker, or other
secular minority, have a strong community. Jason Torpy, a West Point graduate,
serves as president of MAAF. He also holds seats on the boards of the Secular
Coalition for America and the American Humanist Association.
www.maaf.info
Contact:Chris (christbrown@yahoo.com)
MSgt, USAF (Active)
Co-Organizer: MacDill Atheists & Secular Humanists (MASH)
MacDill AFB, FL
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and acceptance of humanism, to establish, protect and promote the position of humanists in our society, and to develop and advance humanist thought and action.
Located in Tampa, Florida, the Tampa Humanist Association, Inc. (THA) brings together humanists and non-theists of all stripes toward the cause of progressive social change. Through our Charter Membership with American Humanist Association, we work alongside other national organizations in the community of reason, and also reach out to our progressive allies to work on issues of common concern. It is THA’s intention to enlarge the voice of humanism within the Tampa Bay Region and strive to create a cooperative atmosphere within the community of reason.
Details of our meetings can be found at: www.meetup.com/Tampa-Humanist-Association
Our website can be found at: http://tampahumanist.com
President: Jim Peterson,
E-mail: jamestp@metrodirect.net
On the web at: www.tampabaypostcarbon.com
Co-facilitators:
Bill Norsworthy bnorsworthy@verizon.net
Mark Brandt mwbrandt@mail.usf.edu
Website: www.uuclearwater.org
Non-UU members are welcome to visit and become a UU humanist without becoming a member of UU Clearwater.
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