Atheists Talk Cable Show - Video

Atheists Talk cable program by Minnesota Atheists. "Intelligence and Race" recorded 2/4/2010 Mike Haubrich interviews Greg Laden and Stephanie Zvan discuss Intelligence and Race Minnesota Atheists practices positive, inclusive, active, friendly neighborhood atheism in order to: - Provide a community for atheists - Educate the public about atheism - Promote separation of state and church http://www.mnatheists.org/

Atheists Talk cable program by Minnesota Atheists. "Upcoming MNA Events" recorded 1/7/2010 Minnesota Atheists President Jeannette Watland, and Chair Jack Caravela discussed some of the many events planned for the next several months. Among the events mentioned were game night, blood drives, spaghetti dinners, summer picnics, monthly membership meetings, participation in GLBT Pride and the Day of Reason, movie night, and the book club. Jeannette talked about setting up outings to vegetarian restaurants in an effort to include vegetarian atheists, and Jack discussed upcoming outings catering to parents with small children. James Zimmerman moderated the show Minnesota Atheists practices positive, inclusive, active, friendly neighborhood atheism in order to: - Provide a community for atheists - Educate the public about atheism - Promote separation of state and church http://www.mnatheists.org/

Atheists Talk cable program by Minnesota Atheists. "The Atheist's Bible Companion to the New Testament" recorded 1/7/2010 Host James Zimmerman interviewed author Mike Davis about his book The Atheist's Bible Companion to the New Testament. Mike discussed how he came up with the idea for the book and explained how the idea evolved from a simple list into a website and finally, into a book. He next explained some of the Christian apologetics regarding the New Testament and why such arguments do not hold up under scrutiny. Paying particular attention to the gospels, James and Mike cited some of their favorite contradictions as well as some themes that surface when taking a closer look at the New Testament. The show concluded with the author explaining his reasons for not authoring a similar book on the Old Testament. Minnesota Atheists practices positive, inclusive, active, friendly neighborhood atheism in order to: - Provide a community for atheists - Educate the public about atheism - Promote separation of state and church http://www.mnatheists.org/

Atheists Talk cable program by Minnesota Atheists. "Social Media" recorded 12/3/2009 Mike Haubrich interviews Stephanie Zvan and Greg Laden about using social media like blogs. http://www.tuibguy.com/ http://almostdiamonds.blogspot.com/ http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/ Minnesota Atheists practices positive, inclusive, active, friendly neighborhood atheism in order to: - Provide a community for atheists - Educate the public about atheism - Promote separation of state and church http://www.mnatheists.org/

Atheists Talk cable program by Minnesota Atheists. "Sonia Sotomayor, the Newest Justice" recorded 11/5/2009 August Berkshire interviews George Kane about the newest Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Minnesota Atheists practices positive, inclusive, active, friendly neighborhood atheism in order to: - Provide a community for atheists - Educate the public about atheism - Promote separation of state and church http://www.mnatheists.org/

Atheists Talk cable program by Minnesota Atheists. "The 6 Cs of Atheism" recorded 10/01/2009 George Kane interviews August Berkshire about his pamphlet "The 6 Cs of Atheism". Augusts pamphlet is available on his website... http://www.AugustBerkshire.com/ Minnesota Atheists practices positive, inclusive, active, friendly neighborhood atheism in order to: - Provide a community for atheists - Educate the public about atheism - Promote separation of state and church http://www.mnatheists.org/

Atheists Talk cable program by Minnesota Atheists. "Kane-Hippler Debate" recorded 9/20/2009 George Kane of Minnesota Atheists debates Dr. Arthur Hippler of Providence Academy on the resolution "That a supernatural authority is necessary for obligatory moral claims." Minnesota Atheists practices positive, inclusive, active, friendly neighborhood atheism in order to: - Provide a community for atheists - Educate the public about atheism - Promote separation of state and church http://www.mnatheists.org/

Atheists Talk cable program by Minnesota Atheists. "Chosen Atheism" recorded 9/3/2009 For the September taping, Grant Steves produced two programs with a unique twist. In the first program (Natural Atheism), Grant interviewed Brooks Peterson on being a natural atheist - one who was not raised religious, but still became a student of religious life and remained a natural atheist. In the second program (Chosen Atheism), Brooks interviewed Grant on atheism as a choice. Grant talked about being a Jehovah Witness and then moving to Catholicism and evolving finally to an atheist. These programs profiled two completely different life circumstances and life experiences. Minnesota Atheists practices positive, inclusive, active, friendly neighborhood atheism in order to: - Provide a community for atheists - Educate the public about atheism - Promote separation of state and church http://www.mnatheists.org/

Atheists Talk cable program by Minnesota Atheists. "Natural Atheism" recorded 9/3/2009 For the September taping, Grant Steves produced two programs with a unique twist. In the first program (Natural Atheism), Grant interviewed Brooks Peterson on being a natural atheist - one who was not raised religious, but still became a student of religious life and remained a natural atheist. In the second program (Chosen Atheism), Brooks interviewed Grant on atheism as a choice. Grant talked about being a Jehovah Witness and then moving to Catholicism and evolving finally to an atheist. These programs profiled two completely different life circumstances and life experiences. Minnesota Atheists practices positive, inclusive, active, friendly neighborhood atheism in order to: - Provide a community for atheists - Educate the public about atheism - Promote separation of state and church http://www.mnatheists.org/

Atheists Talk cable program by Minnesota Atheists. "Faith and Reason at the Movies, Pt 2" recorded 8/9/2009 “Faith and Reason at the Movies, ” with James Zimmerman as moderator and Crystal Dervetski and Vic Tanner as panelist. Part one covered faith and reason in motion pictures from the 1940s to 1970s. The panel members gave reasons why they felt all free thinkers should watch each film. Some of the films discussed overtly champion faith (such as The Ten Commandments), others asked difficult questions about the nature of humanity and morality (such as Rope) and others were quite disparaging of religion (such as Inherit the Wind). In part two, James, Crystal, and Vic continued their discussion of faith and reason in motion pictures. They discussed more recent productions, including Contact, The Last Temptation of Christ, The Matrix and documentaries The Devil's Playground and Jesus Camp. Crystal gave a passionate critique of her favorite religious-themed film, Equus. Minnesota Atheists practices positive, inclusive, active, friendly neighborhood atheism in order to: - Provide a community for atheists - Educate the public about atheism - Promote separation of state and church http://www.mnatheists.org/

Atheists Talk cable program by Minnesota Atheists. "Faith and Reason at the Movies, Pt 1" recorded 8/9/2009 “Faith and Reason at the Movies, ” with James Zimmerman as moderator and Crystal Dervetski and Vic Tanner as panelist. Part one covered faith and reason in motion pictures from the 1940s to 1970s. The panel members gave reasons why they felt all free thinkers should watch each film. Some of the films discussed overtly champion faith (such as The Ten Commandments), others asked difficult questions about the nature of humanity and morality (such as Rope) and others were quite disparaging of religion (such as Inherit the Wind). In part two, James, Crystal, and Vic continued their discussion of faith and reason in motion pictures. They discussed more recent productions, including Contact, The Last Temptation of Christ, The Matrix and documentaries The Devil's Playground and Jesus Camp. Crystal gave a passionate critique of her favorite religious-themed film, Equus. Minnesota Atheists practices positive, inclusive, active, friendly neighborhood atheism in order to: - Provide a community for atheists - Educate the public about atheism - Promote separation of state and church http://www.mnatheists.org/

Atheists Talk cable program by Minnesota Atheists. "Cultural Intelligence - How to Improve it" recorded 7/9/2009 Grant Steves interviews Brooks Peterson about how to improve Cultural Intelligence Minnesota Atheists practices positive, inclusive, active, friendly neighborhood atheism in order to: - Provide a community for atheists - Educate the public about atheism - Promote separation of state and church http://www.mnatheists.org/

Atheists Talk cable program by Minnesota Atheists. "Cultural Intelligence - What is it?" recorded 7/2/2009 Grant Steves interviews Brooks Peterson about Cultural Intelligence. Minnesota Atheists practices positive, inclusive, active, friendly neighborhood atheism in order to: - Provide a community for atheists - Educate the public about atheism - Promote separation of state and church http://www.mnatheists.org/

Atheists Talk cable program by Minnesota Atheists. "The Anthropology of Religion" recorded 6/4/2009 James Zimmerman interviews Grant Steves and Chester O'Gorman about the Anthropology of Religion Minnesota Atheists practices positive, inclusive, active, friendly neighborhood atheism in order to: - Provide a community for atheists - Educate the public about atheism - Promote separation of state and church http://www.mnatheists.org/

Atheists Talk cable program by Minnesota Atheists. "The Secular Bible Study" recorded 6/4/2009 James Zimmerman interviews Grant Steves of Minnesota Atheists and Chester O'Gorman of Trinity United Methodist Church discuss the Secular Bible Study project. Secular Bible Study is a joint effort between Trinity United Methodist Church and the Minnesota Atheists group. Our intent is to bring a variety of people together to study the Bible -- not from any particular religious tradition meant to nurture people in that tradition. We hope to provide serious education that, in particular, takes the historical and cultural context of the Bible seriously so that we might better understand its meaning. We will also have expert guest speakers to lecture on particular topics and lead study. Secular Bible Study also has another intention: We seek to facilitate respectful and constructive dialogue between people of different perspectives, such as between Christians and atheists, but not limited to these two groups. We do this in the hope that the group will not only learn skills that make constructive dialogue possible; we hope to provide the opportunity for folks who might deeply disagree to build relationships with one another. Minnesota Atheists practices positive, inclusive, active, friendly neighborhood atheism in order to: - Provide a community for atheists - Educate the public about atheism - Promote separation of state and church http://www.mnatheists.org/