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Brunch!

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Mar 162012

So, it’s Sunday morning, you’re wide awake, but everyone you know who’s up at this hour is going to church. Why not join us for brunch?

Albert’s Family Restaurant at Bonnie Doon Mall
Sunday, March 25, 2012
9:00am

We’ll have something with the SEA logo on the table, and will probably be at a table close to the front right, or in the back left.

Side note: If anyone has an idea for a place, date, and time for another (possibly later, north of the river) brunch, let us know and we will happily help you set it up.

 

Posted by Marion at 3:33 PM

Blood Drive!

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Mar 152012

April 14, 2012 at 11:30 am

Canadian Blood Services, 8249 114 St

To make an appointment or ask if you’re eligible to donate, please call Canadian Blood Services: 1-888-2-DONATE (1-888-236-6283).

Allan (the guy in the photo) will be the ring leader this time around. So, say “hi” to him while you’re there and meet some other life-saving atheists!

Next blood drive: 23-Jun-2012

Posted by Marion at 1:01 AM

SEA Monthly Roundtable: History of Religious Holidays

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Mar 052012

**NOTE LOCATION CHANGE: This month we are not in our regular room on the 6th floor. We are in the Centennial Room in the basement of the library.

7 pm, Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Stanley Milner Library, downtown

This month we have our board member Clayton Walden leading a discussion on the history of religious holidays and how they came to be the modern holidays that they are today.

After the meeting at 9pm we will adjourn to the Elephant & Castle in Edmonton City Centre for food and drinks.

Everyone is welcome to attend both events.

Posted by Marion at 1:26 AM

Education Minister announces legislation for Morinville public education

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Mar 042012

On Wednesday, February 22, 2012 Education Minister Thomas Lukaszuk tabled Bill 4, the St. Albert and Sturgeon Valley School Districts Establishment Act. The bill proposes to expand Sturgeon School Division’s boundaries to include the towns of Morinville and Legal and switch Greater St. Albert Catholic Regional Division’s public designation to separate. It also proposes to switch St. Albert Protestant Separate School District’s separate designation to public. Continue reading »

Posted by Marion at 4:23 PM

Creation Ministries International in Edmonton

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Feb 242012

Creation Ministries International (CMI) will be giving a presentation at the River City Church on 11 March 2012 at 6pm.

CMI is a creationist, anti-science organization that sends out speakers to spread young-Earth creationism. For an idea of what the presentations are about, one of our members wrote about his experience at one.

Posted by Marion at 8:32 AM

Interfaith Symposium – Religion: Source of Unity or Conflict?

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Feb 222012

The SEA has been invited to speak at this year’s Interfaith Symposium held by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Students Association at the U of A. Marion Kilgour, our current treasurer will be speaking for the SEA, and there will be  Christian, Jewish, Hindu, and Muslim speakers as well.

March 7, 2012 at 7pm

Telus Centre
University of Alberta
87 Ave and 111 Street

See the flyer for more details about the speakers.

Posted by Marion at 7:46 PM

Brunch!

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Feb 222012

So, it’s Sunday morning, you’re wide awake, but everyone you know who’s up at this hour is going to church. Why not join us for brunch?

Albert’s Family Restaurant at Bonnie Doon Mall
Sunday, February 26, 2012
9:00am

We’ll have something with the SEA logo on the table, and will probably be at a table close to the front right, or in the back left.

Posted by Marion at 4:19 AM

Alberta Human Rights Commission accepts Morinville education complaints

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Feb 222012

By Donna

The complaint submissions sent by Donna Hunter and three other Morinville parents have been accepted by the Alberta Human Rights Commission under Section 4 of the Alberta Human Rights Act. It was welcome news after the complaint submission sent by Donna Hunter and another Morinville parent under Section 11.1 of the AHRA was not accepted in January. The two parents have since requested a review of the AHRC director’s decision to decline the Section 11.1 complaints. The parents have not heard back yet on this request.
Continue reading »

Posted by Marion at 4:15 AM

Ruling on the Quebec Ethics and Religion Class

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Feb 182012

In 2008, Quebec introduced a mandatory ethics and religion class. The class includs the major faiths in Quebec and discussions of ethics. To me, that seems like a great idea. I’d like to see more of that in Alberta schools.

One couple challenged the mandatory classes in the courts, on the basis of their Charter rights.

According to the Supreme Court’s case summary, the parents have a problem with the course because of the “disruption caused by forced, premature contact with a series of beliefs that were mostly incompatible with those of the family, as well as the adverse effect on the religious faith of the members of this family.”

Continue reading »

Posted by Marion at 9:00 AM

The Lieutenant Governor And God

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Feb 152012

By Don

Recently on the SEA Facebook page there was some discussion about the Speech from the Throne made by Alberta’s Lieutenant Governor, Don Ethell.  There was criticism levelled at the Speech for what as I see as two main issues:  the content of the Speech itself and then about references made to God at the conclusion of the Speech.  It quickly became clear that I am in the minority as I see no fault with the Lieutenant Governor’s remarks and see no reason to criticize the man or office, at least in this case.  So, let me explain my reasoning on each issue.
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Posted by Marion at 11:05 PM
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