We haven't had a chance to have one of our legendary brunches in a long time, so we're long overdue! Santa Fe offers a friendly atmosphere and a delicious menu on Sundays. We've been well-served as a group in the past, so we should go back where it all started. • Important to knowPlease keep us up to date on your attendance by using the RSVP function as soon as your plans change. It's very helpful for us to know [...]

The New Orleans Learning Co-Op Philo Café presents: Do we owe civility to those who deny and undermine our shared humanity? What is authentic civility? NOTE: This is not a NOSHA event, but was shared with our group due to the topic that might interest our members.

With the 2018 midterm elections coming up and unprecedented on the separation of church and state by all three branches of government, we need to prioritize and organize! The SCA's Grassroots team, Sarah Levin and Sarah Frey are traveling across our region to meet with and mobilize secular groups and individuals. As the largest and fastest growing religious demographic in the country, secular Americans and our values continue to be underrepresented and outright attacked. Our goal is to make sure [...]

Dine with the deniers and escape the heat! Here is another one of our favorite, historical places to grab a bite. And you pay at the register, so it's easy on the group. Don't forget, there's ice cream! • Important to knowPlease keep us up to date on your ability to make the dinner by using the RSVP function as soon as your plans change. It's very helpful for us to know how many folks are joining us, not just [...]

We're excited to have Jim Helton in town to talk to us about being activists! Helton is the National Field Organizer for American Atheists. After attending the 2012 Reason Rally, he co-founded the Tri-State Freethinkers and was appointed American Atheists’ Kentucky State Director. Under his leadership, Tri-State Freethinkers adopted the highway in front of the Creation Museum and Ark Encounter and led a protest that received international attention. He played a key role in eliminating Gideon’s bible distributions in public [...]

We're excited and honored to have Barbara Forrest, former NOSHA board member and retired professor of philosophy at Southeastern, as our July program to discuss the Discovery Institute's promotion of its "academic freedom" model bill, a version of which became the Louisiana Science Education Act in 2008 and where we are today.

You can take the Secular Coalition for America's Rapid Response Training. The call-in number for all dates is 515-604-9056, Access Code 171232. If you can't do it this Monday, here are two other possibilities: * Thursday, August 2 at 6:30 pm Eastern* Monday, August 13 at 6:30 pm Eastern

You can take the Secular Coalition for America's Rapid Response Training. The call-in number for all dates is 515-604-9056, Access Code 171232. If you can't do it this Thursday, here is one other possibility: * Monday, August 13 at 6:30 pm Eastern

Dine with deniers! We're centrists this month, heading back to Porter and Luke's on Metairie Road. Easy to get to from the highway, set up for crowds, and featuring a huge menu, we gave P&L's rave reviews the last time we visited. Check out the menu here: http://www.porterandlukes.com/ Important: Please keep us up to date on your ability to make the dinner by using Meetup's RSVP function as soon as your plans change. It's very helpful for us to know [...]

Before we leave the lazy days of summer, let's enjoy an affordable and bountiful breakfast buffet with your blaspheming NOSHA friends! You can also place made-to-order omelets and pancakes. The service ends at 10:30am, so we're starting this one early. Take a look at the menu here: https://tinyurl.com/yaemp2gq • Important to knowPlease keep us up to date on your RSVP as soon as possible so we'll have accurate numbers. We check the attendee list right up until the last minute, [...]