I added a couple of blogs by people in the state of Illinois on the Blogs page: The Bollingbrook Babbler and The Skeptical Teacher.
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I added a Disclaimer
I added a disclaimer to the website. It is probably overkill, but better safe than sorry. I have an interview with a guest in the can, and at one point he stated that the views he was expressing were his own and not his employer. Plus my guest on Episode 2 also threw in a disclaimer during the interview. He also has a few on his website, and states that no rational person would make important decisions based on a blog post. But if people were always rational, there would be no need for disclaimers at all.
I got mine from Our Disclaimer dot com. It’s just a long-winded way of saying you are on your own. Any actions taken by you as a result of this disclaimer are not the responsibility of Everyday Freethought.
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Added a link to Skeptic Money
I added a link to Skeptic Money on the Blogs page. It is a site about atheism/skepticism and finance run by the guest on Episode 2.
The Blogs page is a page with links to blogs run by people in the atheist/skeptic/freethought movement based in Illinois and/or who are guests on the podcast.
Everyday Freethought now on iTunes
Everyday Freethought is now on iTunes. The link is here.
Edited Other States Page
The intent behind the “Other States” page is to have links to groups in other states that are state-wide. I had to change the entry for Arizona. There was a site called Arizona Atheists that was an actual site run by atheists. It is now run by a Christian. Either somebody changed their mind, or someone lost the domain and it now has a new owner.
It is now run by a guy who says he “used to be an atheist”. Whenever a Christian says they used to be an atheist, a red flag goes up in my head. Usually they have opinions about atheists and atheism that I do not have and other atheists I have met do not have.
This may sound like the “No True Scotsman” fallacy, but I think a lot of these “former atheists” were not really atheists. I think they were just undeclared. They never made a stance one way or the other. I think that after they become Christians, they look back and think, “I wasn’t a Christian before, so I must have been an atheist!” Not necessarily.
2023-05-23: At some point, I got rid of the “Other States” page.
Added Chicago COR to Groups Page
I added a link to the Chicago Coalition of Reason to the Groups page.
Added Colorado site
I added the site for the Colorado Coalition of Reason to the Other States page.
Back Online
I was away for a while looking for a job in another part of the state. I decided not to take it, but it took a lot of my time going out there and checking out the town. I was not able to post much, but now I am back into my routine. Later I will post about my plans for the site, as well as the usual posting of scheduled events.
Added a link to the Other States Page
I added a link to the Other States page. Iowa now has a second state-wide site: Iowa Secularists.