Hi Hiking Freethinkers,

Hi Hiking Freethinkers,

Weather permitting, there will be a hike on Saturday, July 31st on Spruce Mountain. This is a relatively easy 5 1/2 mile round trip hike with an elevation gain of a few hundred feet. A portion the hike to the top of Spruce Mountain is of moderate steepness, but almost everyone should be able to do this hike. I consider this to be a relatively easy hike. We would be carpooling from my house (directions below) to the trailhead. We will leave my home promptly at 9:00 AM.

Please bring enough water and snacks for the hike.

Injury, illness, limited understanding, and ever-increasing need for access to private information, intimate anatomy, and financial resources have forced patients to trust hospitals for generations.  The vulnerability of patients and the diversity, opportunity and potential rewards of unethical behavior in medicine, especially in the context of desperate family members and literally life and death power of providers, prompted the evolution medical ethics such as Informed Consent over more than 2500 years.  While governments are often assumed to enforce regulations (laws) governing

Come and enjoy good food and great conversation with other Freethinkers! Bring a dish to share, bring your spouse and/or friend, and bring water, soft drinks, a bottle of beer or wine, or whatever you'd like to drink. Coffee and tea will be provided by the host(s). Socials begin at 6:00 PM and usually break up around 9:00 PM. Remember to mark your calendar; socials are on the second Saturday of the month. For complete details about the next social, please click on "Read more" below:

Hi Hiking Freethinkers,

Weather permitting, there will be a hike on Saturday July 31st and a different hike on Sunday August 1st. There will be five hikes from which to choose.

Hike 1) Spruce Mountain. This is a relatively easy 5 1/2 mile round trip hike with an elevation gain of a few hundred feet. A portion the hike to the top of Spruce Mountain is of moderate steepness, but almost everyone should be able to do this hike. I consider this to be a relatively easy hike. We would be carpooling from my house.

Medical Marijuana is quite the buzz in Colorado Springs, come learn the details as seen by Bob Wiley. Mr . Wiley has long been a Medical Marijuana (MMJ) activist and is a member of the MMJ Patients Advocate organization. Learn more about them at http://www.marijuanapatientadvocates.com . Any and everyone with an open mind and curiosity is invited. As always this meeting takes place at the Gill Foundation Building, 325 East Costilla St., Colorado Springs July 28, 2010 beginning at 7:00 PM

Join the Recovering From Religion Pikes Peak Region and the Pikes Peak Skeptics for a movie night.

Can the love between two people ever be an abomination? Is the chasm separating gays and lesbians and Christianity too wide to cross? Is the Bible an excuse to hate? This film deals with these questions in a thoughtful introspective way. It also covers some of the ways that conservative Christianity has contributed to the needless suffering of thousands of people who happen to belong to a sexual minority along with some thoughtful suggestions on how to minimize or eliminate this problem.

Most Americans are not aware of the current Holy War engaging our country. This is not our nation’s battle against Muslim Al Quaeda and the Taliban, but another quiet war being waged as a “birthing contest” between Christians and non-Christians.
 

Hi Hiking Freethinkers,

There will be a hike on Waldo Canyon Trail on Sunday July 4th. This trail is almost 7 miles round trip and about 1300 foot elevation gain. I consider this an intermediate level difficulty hike. We will decide as a group which way to go around the loop.

Hi Hiking Freethinkers,