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Founded in January, 2004, the Iowa Secularists is a nonprofit organization committed to creating a community of religion-free Iowans, educating the public on living without religion and keeping the Wall of Separation strong. Please read below to learn more about the Iowa Secularists.
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Mission
- To create a community of persons who believe that the truths of the world can be found through logic, reason and science, and who reject religion, mysticism and superstition as a means of explaining the world around us.
- To promote activism and exchange of ideas important to secularists.
- To make positive contributions to our communities through service and involvement in order to reflect and expand secularists’ positive influence to the community.
- To educate the public on the value of secular ideals, separation of state & church and living without religion.
- To actively support the Separation of Church and State in our communities, state and nation.
- To function as an umbrella organization for all secular groups in Iowa, providing communication and coordination of activities as needed.
The above stated points cover the specifics of how the IS mission will be accomplished. It becomes clear that the local groups will be independent, legally and financially but IS will maintain a separate list of members and collect contributions from them in terms of annual fees (to be further discussed) and donations. Membership to a local group will not necessarily imply membership to IS and vice versa. One can be an IS member without being a member of any local group.
Statements
- Maintaining the separation of church and state is necessary for the preservation of free thought and civil liberties.
- Scientific inquiry and logical reasoning are the only valid means of establishing the truths of our world.
- Ethics and morality are the result of an observation of the results of human actions, not the products of any supernatural power.
- The free exchange of ideas contributes to and expands our global knowledge base and ultimately leads to the improvement of the human condition.
Board of Directors
- Scott Fedler, Chair and Treasurer
- Athanasios Petridis, Vice Chair
- Jill Humston, Secretary
- Anastasia Bodnar
- Michael Ireland, Executive Director and Membership Coordinator
Organizing Documents
Contact
- Email-contact@iowasecularists.org
- Mail-PO Box 883, Iowa City, IA 52244
- Phone-(319) 321-5844