Skepticon is officially taking a controversial stance on typhoons: typhoons are bad. Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) is beyond awful. You can help in two big ways at Skepticon. This Friday at 1PM, Dale McGowan, founder of Foundation Beyond Belief is skyping in to Skepticon’s main stage to talk about the typhoon Read more…
There will be a blood drive at Skepticon on Friday Nov. 15 from 1-5 PM. For this new project, the Community Blood Center of the Ozarks is bringing a truckload of beds and a small army of volunteers. Let’s dazzle them and make them wish they brought another truck! Get Read more…
When you check in, you will be given a colored armband and an important mission: Win. It’s the ultimate showdown of Red Team vs Team Blue and it could decide everything. Help your team win points to achieve victory and get the TOTALLY AWESOME PRIZE!* How do you get in Read more…
Dear Skepticoners, One of our most amazing sponsors this year is Secular Woman (SW). From their website: Secular Woman, Inc. is a non-profit organization incorporated in the state of Georgia in June of 2012. Secular Woman is currently preparing its application for recognition by the Internal Revenue Service of exempt status Read more…
Dear Skepticoners, One of our most amazing sponsors this year is Polaris Financial Planning. From their website: Polaris Financial Planning LLC, is a “fee-only” registered investment advisor and does not receive money from anyone other than the paying clients. Phil Ferguson is an investment advisor representative with 15 years of Read more…
Dear Skepticoners, One of our most amazing sponsors this year is the Kansas City Atheist Coalition (KCAC). From their website: The Kansas City Atheist Coalition is a 501(c)3 nonprofit charitable organization. Our mission is to advance atheism through activism, philanthropy, education and the cultivation of a positive secular community. Inspired by Read more…
Dear Skepticoners, One of our most amazing sponsors this year is Atheist Alliance International (AAI). From their website: Atheist Alliance International’s vision is a secular world where public policy, scientific inquiry and education are not influenced by religious beliefs, but based upon sound reasoning, rationality and evidence. Atheist Alliance International’s mission Read more…
Dear Skepticoners, One of our most amazing sponsors this year is Foundation Beyond Belief (FBB). From their website: Foundation Beyond Belief is a 501(c)(3) charitable foundation created to focus, encourage and demonstrate humanist generosity and compassion. Our programs include: HUMANIST GIVING, featuring five charitable organizations per quarter, one in each of the Read more…
Dear Skepticoners, One of our most amazing sponsors this year is American Atheists. From their website: Since 1963, American Atheists has been the premier organization fighting for the civil liberties of atheists and the total, absolute separation of government and religion. American Atheists was born out of a court case begun Read more…
Dear Skepticoners, One of our very awesome sponsors this year is the American Humanist Association (AHA). From their website: We strive to bring about a progressive society where being good without a god is an accepted way to live life. We are accomplishing this through our defense of civil liberties Read more…