May 27th: Jesus Camp
Time: Tuesday, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Location: Chapel on the Ave, 4130 University Way NE
Topic: Film Screening: Jesus Camp
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We will be screening the 2006 documentary Jesus Camp followed by a discussion period.
'Jesus Camp' follows Levi, Rachael, and Tory to Pastor Becky Fischer's "Kids on Fire" summer camp in Devil's Lake, North Dakota, where kids as young as 6 years-old are taught to become dedicated Christian soldiers in "God's army." The film follows these children at camp as they hone their "prophetic gifts" and are schooled in how to "take back America for Christ." The film is a first-ever look into an intense training ground that recruits born-again Christian children to become an active part of America's political future.
Do atheists have an agenda? Should we?
Time: Tuesday, 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Location: Chapel on the Ave, 4130 University Way NE
Topic: Do atheists have an agenda? Should we?
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The "atheist agenda" is regularly referred to in ominous tones by the religious right but do atheists actually have an agenda? Are atheists, either individually or collectively working towards some kind of end goal or do we simply want to be left alone?
Should atheists have an agenda? What are some things which, in your opinion, atheists should be working towards?
Movie Screening: the Devil’s Playground
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Tuesday, May 13, 2008
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5:00pm - 7:00pm
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Chapel on the Ave, in the Lutheran Center
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4130 University Way NE
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Seattle, WA
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Devil's Playground is a 2002 documentary film by Lucy Walker about the alleged Amish rite of passage called Rumspringa. The film follows Amish teenagers in LaGrange County, Indiana who enter the "English World" before making the adult commitment to become baptised as adults in the Amish community. The non-Amish world is referred to in the film as "the Devil's Playground" (though there is no evidence that the term is in circulation among the Amish).
We'll be watching it at the Chapel on the Ave, followed by a short discussion.
Please be on time so we can start right away!
May 6th: Are atheists truly open minded?
Time: Tuesday, 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Location: Chapel on the Ave, 4130 University Way NE
Topic: Are atheists truly open minded?
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One of the arguments which most consistently raises indignation and objection when presented is that atheists is that atheists are close minded and "militant".
However, how can we determine if we are truly open minded or not? Given that every person believes themselves to be open minded, are atheists (both as represented at SSU and public figures like Dawkins) truly as open minded as they believe? Is it possible to be open minded on something as profound and radical as religion?