Blasphemy Day (Pickering)
Durham Region Freethinkers (Sponsored by Centre for Inquiry) presents "International Blasphemy Day Celebration"
Come out for an evening promoting free speech. We will take a look at some of the past and current news items which have conflicted with the freedom of free speech. Come on out and express your feelings. Find out where the world is at with Free speech.
We are happy to announce we have confirmed our guest speaker for this coming wednesday Sept 30 in Pickering.
Guest Speaker: Paul Mckeever
Paul McKeever was born and raised in Oshawa, Ontario in 1966. As a young lad, he was a boy scout leader (scout of the year), a swimming instructor and a lifeguard. Digging ditches and jack-hammering many a road, Paul earned his way through university as a general labourer with Oshawa Public Works. He earned his Honours Bachelor of Science degree at Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario, where he was on the Dean's list in his third and graduating years. Paul earned a Masters degree in Psychology at the University of Western Ontario, where he was awarded a National Sciences and Engineering Research Council scholarship in 1990. He was admitted to the Ph.D. program in 1991 and completed a year of Ph.D. studies before making the final decision to pursue a degree in law at Western Law School. Paul graduated with his law degree (LL.B.) in 1995 and articled with Cohen, Highley, Vogel & Dawson in London, Ontario before his February 1997 call to the Ontario bar.
Paul McKeever opened his own civil litigation practice in 1997 and continues to practise civil litigation to date. His victories include the groundbreaking 2002 case of
Ivens
v.
Automodular
, in which the Divisional Court of Ontario decided, for the first time in Canadian history, that a woman's pregnancy at the time of being dismissed from employment, is to be considered when deciding how much notice, or pay in lieu of notice, she should receive.
Paul McKeever founded, owns and operates
mondopolitico.com
, a non-profit, non-partisan, educational political web site designed to encourage greater involvement and understanding in politics.
Paul is happily married, and is the proud father of two young children. His concern for the future of Canada's children, and about the debt that past federal governments have left for them, is his chief motivation in offering Canadians a real alternative to the tired and ineffective proposals of Canada's old parties.
Paul's concern for the dignity and standard of living of every Canadian is rooted in his committment to being a just and upright man, and it is reflected in his work and in the Policies of the Freedom Party of Canada. His committment to individual freedom and personal responsibility is unquestionable. He has been an influential and active member of Freedom Party since 1992.
http://www.freedomparty.ca/htm/en/leader.htm
http://www.paulmckeever.ca/
Hope to see you you all wednesday!
Thank you to Mark witzel for organizing the guest speaker.
We would to remind you of next week's discussion seminar regarding Blasphemy.
We are looking forward to you all sharing your views of this somewhat controversial topic.
We are a week or so away and at this time i would like to ask if you will be attending so i can verify the numbers with the restaurant.
Thank you in advance.
We invite you to join us for International Blasphemy Day.
This will be the first monthly meeting for the group under the name of Durham Region Freethinkers.
The new website with be up shortly.
Date & location: Wednesday September 30th 2009 - 6:30pm to 10pm-
1815 Liverpool Road, Pickering, ON L1V 1W2
Come out for an evening promoting free speech. We will take a look at some of the past and current news items which have conflicted with the freedom of free speech. Come on out and express your feelings.
Find out where the world is at with Free speech.
The public domain 1913
Webster
's Unabridged Dictionary defines blasphemy as:
Blasphemy
(Blas"phe*my) n. [L.
blasphemia
, Gr. : cf. OF.
blasphemie
.]
·
An indignity offered to God in words, writing, or signs; impiously irreverent words or signs addressed to, or used in reference to, God; speaking evil of God; also, the act of claiming the attributes or prerogatives of deity. When used generally in statutes or at common law, blasphemy is the use of irreverent words or signs in reference to the Supreme Being in such a way as to produce scandal or provoke violence.
·
Figuratively, of things held in high honor: Calumny; abuse; vilification. Something of interest from March 2009. -
U.N. rights council passes religious defamation resolution
Come out and be heard!
Regards,
Mark Robinson
D
urham
R
egion
F
reethinkers-
DRF
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