Dr. Ed Buckner, new President of American Atheists, will be speaking about many topics, such as:
- the need for complete and absolute separation of church and state, regardless of one's religious faith or not;
- developing a social philosophy in which humankind is central and must itself be the source of strength, progress, and ideals for 
the well-being and happiness of humanity;
- promoting the study of the arts and sciences for solving problems, and for the enrichment of human (and other) life.


His free talk will be at 6pm and all are welcome.  Afterwards, stay for discussion, including wine and hearty appetizers for only $10. 
Please phone 805-564-6086 or e-mail rusans@cox.net your food+drink reservations, for which you can pay at the door by cash or check.

Ed Buckner received his B.A. from Rice University in 1967; his M. Ed. from Georgia State University in 1975; and his Ph. D. also at 
Georgia State University in 1983. From 1980 to 1982, he was Assistant Professor of Labor Studies at Georgia State University, 
then he continued as Assistant Professor of Urban Studies until 1986. He was Coordinator of Research and Development at Atlanta 
Technical Institute (now College).

>From 2001 to 2003, he was Executive Director of the Council for Secular Humanism.
http://www.secularhumanism.org

He has served as Vice President, then Secretary, of the Georgia Chapter of Americans United for Separation of Church and State.
http://www.au.org

Ed is a member of the Advisory Board for the Secular Coalition for America.
http://secular.org

He has been extensively published, as a writer and as an editor, on subjects as diverse as "Quotations That Support the Separation of Church 
and State", and a critique of the Governor of Georgia's method of praying for rain!

From their website: America is home to more atheists than Jews, Muslims, Hindus, and Buddhists, combined and doubled. 
Find out about Atheist History and learn the steps you can follow to come out of the atheist closet.
http://www.atheists.org