My main thought on departing Portland this morning is, jeez, I'll be back in like three days.
On September 18, I will be speaking at Reed College at the invite of the Reed Secular Alliance.
Portland's Reed College, according to the Christian Century, is the most secular college in the nation--the number one school where "students ignore God on a regular basis."
The event, at Eliot Hall on the Reed Campus, will take place in a chapel.
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I find this really funny. Ralph Reed is blaming John McCain for his loss in the primaries in the race to be Lt. Governor of Georgia, according to National Review:
This couldn't have happened to a nicer bunch of
I just got word that Reed Cartwright, fellow Panda's Thumb contributor and scourge of creationists, has successfully defended this thesis and is now Dr. Reed Cartwright. He will be taking his PhD in genetics from the University of Georgia and moving on to a postdoc appointment soon.
Awesome. My alma mater, Bard College, is #2 on the "students ignore God on a regular basis" list. And also #1 on the "Birkenstock-Wearing, Tree-Hugging, Clove-Smoking Vegetarians" list. Woo hoo!!
You can find the Princeton Review surveys results (cited in the Christian Century article) here:
http://www.princetonreview.com/college/research/rankings/rankings.asp
Chris,
I went to Reed (class of '01). Just wanted to assure you that nothing religious has happened in the Eliot chapel for probably decades, unless you count "Midnight Theater" sessions in which undergrads strum guitars and sing cheekily irreverent songs based on Homer's Iliad.
Anyway, enjoy. Reed's a wonderful place.
Awww, crap! I totally missed out on your appearance @ Powell's.
Communism, Atheism, Free Love! Baby!
[Yes, I'm an alum, and yes I still wear the t-shirt on a regular basis]
My brother taught there for 3-4 years. He just got a tenure-track position elsewhere and left.