Upcoming Events Volume 1I, Issue 4 Issue Theme: Other Gods April 2014 1 Book Club, Ceres 2 Welcome New Rise and Shine Extravaganza with Dan Barker Members Meetup 3 Sing with the Easter Morning - for the Whole Family! Mockingbirds! 4 Dinner, Wine and FREE! Art Hop, Lodi 6 Secular Family Day April 20, 10:00 am at Fairytale Town 3 Stages Theater 6 Brights Discuss Harris Center Next Project Folsom, CA 6 Cosmos, watch it RSVP here (opt.) together Featuring Dan Bark- 10 Sing with the er’s wit, wisdom Mockingbirds! and fun lyrics as he 11 Game Night in shares this beautiful Salida spring morning at 12 Brunch and Athe- the piano. The co- ism, Stockton president of the 13 Blasphemy Break- Freedom From fast, Rockin Religion Founda- 13 Blasphemy tion, Dan loves any Brunch, Arden area chance at a piano to 13 Vegan Heathens, inspire, entertain and Turlock just share a lot of fun with us! 13 Cosmos, watch it together Opening for Dan is our own celebrated and well known stand up comic 14 Sirens & Satyrs of Keith Lowell Jensen. You’ll be rolling in your chairs with laughter as Keith Sharp crafts, Manteca shares those little things you just never think about in his non-stop style. Just 17 Sing with the when you think you’ve heard the punch line he hits you with a bigger line in Mockingbirds! his perfect timing and style. Laugh out loud fun! 17 Dinner Social Special appearance by the Mockingbirds, with Special Guest Appearance by 18 Drinking Skepti- the goddess of the spring equinox herself to help us remember why we lov- cally, Stockton ingly celebrate the coming of spring! Plus more family-friendly surprises on 19 Secular Family this special morning extravaganza! Day, Stockton area Continued on Pg. 5 We're glad the sun is out, the birds are singing, and life feels renewed every- where! Ring in the equinox with friends new and old! Sac Coalition of Reason Calendar: sacramen- to.unitedcor.org/ Bring your friends and family! Open to everyone, believer and non-believer sacramento/page/events alike! Suitable for all ages! See you there! More details here. (Please RSVP, but if you haven’t, you’re still welcome, with your friends! Seating is limited.) Subscribe Sponsored by the Greater Sacramento Chapter of the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Facebook.com ….. search for ‘Sacramento Area Coalition of Reason’. ‘Like’ the Sac CoR Facebook page, where you will find a daily variety of news, humor, insights and tools for every person of reason. Our readers represent 20 countries. 40% live in the Sacramento area. Sign up to keep informed! (Click Here) or go to http:// www.facebook.com/pages/Sacramento-Area-Coalition-of-Reason/376151155788191 Page 2 Sacramento Reason “Ask The Social I.Q. Lady” Exodus 20:23 God says, “Do not Everyday we’re faced with making choices. We’re free to make any choice and to make any gods to be basically do whatever we want. There is no puppet master pulling our strings. alongside me.” Wait We’re not free though to choose our consequences resulting from our choices. a minute - God ad- When it comes to food, we can choose whatever we’d like to put into our bodies. mits us folks down Some foods will be kind to us: they’ll give us lots of nourishment and make us feel here are actually good; other foods will zap us of our energy, create toxins in our bodies, and may making our gods? even make us sick. That doesn’t mean we can’t ever have what we want (unless We can do that? you’re allergic), it just means we have to accept the consequences of our food Otherwise, why choices. would he have to tell If you haven’t yet begun to make small changes in your eating habits, start today. us not to? And he Instead of a fast-food burger, have a sandwich on whole grain bread. Cut out soda doesn’t want us to from your diet and switch to water, tea, or fruit juices. You may even want to try make any alongside a green smoothie! You’ll be doing your body a favor and it will reward you right him? Is it OK if we back with health and happiness. make some, say, un- der him? Can we We can also make choices with what we choose to put into our minds. Are you a make people, too? victim of negative or religious thinking? Dwelling on negative thoughts can also af- But, seriously, God fect your body in a harmful way. Sometimes bad things happen. That doesn’t mean knows we make our we have to simmer for hours or even days on end about it. Take a negative and try own gods? REALLY? to turn it around. For example, when someone cuts you off while driving, instead of going on about it, let it go. They might be an accident looking for a place to hap- pen and you should be grateful you’re not going to be part of it. Freethought Free your body. Free your mind. Think. Dinner Social Andrea Griffith is a Social Intelligence expert. Learn what to say and do to get the results you want. Pooja Indian Grill in W. Sacramento. Thursday, April 17, Join the Rally at the State Capitol! at 6:15 p.m. Map May 1st, 6:00 PM! here. Support the National Day of Reason (NDOR): Please join us for Wear “Day Of” YELLOW shirts on May 1st conversation and (Available Here) good food. We ate Attend the rally on the west steps of the State here a few years Capitol, May 1, 6:00 PM! Lots of speakers and music! ago. Great Indian Change your social media profile photos and cover photos using NDOR food. Easy to get to graphics (Available Here). and has its own Help educate others as to why separation of church and state matters and parking lot. Details helps protect both secular Americans as well as religious ones! here. Here's a link to the menu. Join us on the west steps of the Capitol! More details here: http://ndorsac.org/ Ancient Christian Study Group - 3rd Sundays at Noon Shine Cafe, 1400 E St. Map here. For atheists who want to know the foundations of Chris- tianity better than Christians do. Previous biblical knowledge is not required to participate. Review the history of Rome, religions of the Roman empire, Gnosticism, Mystery cults, his- tory of Christian persecutions, biographies of major Christians, the history of the Bible and many other related topics. Everyone welcome. Details are found on SacFAN calendar. Volume 1I, Issue 4 Issue Theme: Other Gods Page 3 Flying Spaghetti Monster Party 1:30 PM April 20 Check website for location (Have a location to offer?) Aarrr! Join us in celebrating His noodliness at Sacramento's 7th Annual FSM Party. See details here for location updates. This year will be a potluck, please bring some food to share. You might also want to bring some grog. We encourage everyone to dress in full pirate regalia, of course, since it's the only appropriate attire to celebrate the Flying Spaghetti Monster. Learn more about the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster at venganza.org/about. Willing to help? Email us here! Great fun! See you there! Some popular ‘Meet, Eat n Drink’ Addresses and Maps: Apr 12 10:00 am Brunch and Atheism, Panera Bread, 10718 Trinity Pkwy, Stockton Map here Apr 13 9:30 am Blasphemy Breakfast, Mels Diner, 6708 Lonetree Blvd Map here Apr 13 11:00 am Blasphemy Brunch, Mel’s Diner 565 Howe Ave Map here Page 4 Sacramento Reason Highway Cleanup Apr 26, 9:00 am Meet at the Elkhorn Bl exit off CA-99 in the Park & Ride lot on the west side. Blaspheming We provide everything you need, including With Food grabbers, trash bags, gloves and friends! Pitch in as we all vie for the most myste- rious of items found. Fun work, and keeps the “atheist” stretch under our Every 3rd “Atheists and Other Freethinkers” sign nice and clean. Details here. Sunday! Happy, well-fed heathens! One Coffee Church Sunday each Sacramento: Apr 6, 3:00 - 6:00 pm month, in various Panera Bread, 2731 Del Paso Rd, Map here. locations, come April showers bring May Flowers and that’s a great sit down to inspiration for meeting up for coffee and conversa- breakfast or tion! Details here. brunch with us. Everyone is wel- Coffee Klatsch come! It’s a nice Modesto: Apr 20, 11 am - 2 pm way to meet like- Starbucks, 1800 Oakdale Road, Modesto. Map here. minded friends. Always the third Sunday of each month. Bring books, devices while we solve the No topics, just world’s problems, exchange witty repartee, or just nurse Friday night hangovers. have fun. See the Details here. calendar for all locations. Get ‘National Day of Reason’ Stuff Book Clubs On the National Day of Prayer we celebrate a National Day of Reason! Attend the rally at the Sacramento State Capitol May 1, 6:00 PM! Speakers! Music! “AA: Cult or Cure?” Apr 21, 6:30 pm Coffee Garden 2904 Franklin Bl Details here. Order mugs, shirts, car magnets, stickers and more at: Ceres, Apr 1 7pm http://www.evolvefish.com/fish/ 1st Tues each mo. ndor.html Details here. Download all NDOR graphics free! Cosmos TV Show Controversy Creationists demand equal time on the show. He is giving creationism equal time, even emphasizing it, and saying exactly the truth about it.