<<mere presentment of facts is probably counter-productive. MFA and similar organizations would do better to focus on cultivating relationships, being visible and building alliances with willing Christians around common issues like separation of Church and State or humanitarianism. Don't you think? >>
Agreed. One thing that puzzles, me, though, and will probably puzzle outsiders, is the lack of a coherent MFA philosophy. "Freethinking" is rather ambiguous and all-inclusive. Seems that some here are merely anti-Christian, some pro-new age, some pro-science, etc. In other words, I don't sense a well-defined purpose. This lack of purpose is what instantly puts non-religious groups at a disadvantage with respect to religious groups and why they're much more successful than we are. Something like "promoting rationality" is too vague to focus on, particularly when we have no way to measure success. Identifying two or three specific, concrete, measurable goals would be very helpful in uniting our efforts. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Memphis Freethought Alliance" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/memphisfreethoughtalliance?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
