ACA Lecture Series

Free and Open to the Public

The Atheist Community of Austin hosts a monthly lecture series as a community service and a means of promoting and disseminating ideas of interest to atheists and the greater Austin community. Lecture topics usually focus on core areas of atheist interest such as science, skepticism, the impact of religion, philosophy, church/state separation, and community activism. While many of our lecturers are PhDs, lectures are targeted to a lay audience of people who want to enrich their understanding.

We usually hold our lectures at the Austin History Center, located downtown at 9th and Guadalupe (Yahoo map). Lectures are scheduled usually on the 1st Sunday of every month starting at 12:15pm. We meet in the "Reception Room". The building opens at noon.

Our next lecture will be presented on September 7, 2008 at 12:15 p.m..

Oak DeBerg
Are Atheists in the Military the "New" Gay, (or Black or Female)?

What are the parallels to, as well as departures from, the current status and treatment of "atheists in foxholes" relative to other historical treatments of "unwelcome" groups such as minorities, women and homosexuals trying to gain full membership in the military community? Oak maintains that while there are many similarities there are also significant differences in the treatment of atheists in uniform compared to the treatment of other historically "disadvantaged groups."

Oak DeBerg is a speaker for MAAF, the Military Association of Atheists and Freethinkers, http://www.maaf.info/.

Upcoming speakers

October 5, 2008
TBA

November 2, 2008
TBA

December 7, 2008
TBA

Recent speakers

August 3, 2008
Matt Dillahunty
Belief

July 6, 2008
Dr. Rory Coker
Pseudoscience, Antiscience and Nonscience!

June 1, 2008
Representative Donna Howard
Religion and the Texas Legislature

May 4, 2008
ACA Board Election Meeting
In lieu of a lecture, we will use the time at the Austin History Center to elect a new board.

Click here for a full list of our past speakers

From the officers:

The ACA Lecture Series continues Sunday, September 7 with speaker Oak DeBerg who will give a talk titled: Are Atheists in the Military the "New" Gay, (or Black or Female)? The lecture will be at the Austin History starting at 12:15pm.

The first ever ACA Garage Sale will Saturday, September 6th. Proceeds will benefit the ACA.

The 2008 ACA Bat Cruise will be September 20th. Come join us for this great event. Guests are welcome. The fee will be $20.

The Texas Freethought Convention will be Sunday, October 26th in Austin.