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	<title>Iowa Secularists</title>
	<link>http://iowasecularists.org</link>
	<description>A community of religion-free Iowans!</description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Official &#8211; American Atheists are Coming to Des Moines in 2011!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Please be advised, I have today signed a contract with the Embassy Suites on the River (www.embassysuitesdesmoines.com) in Des Moines, Iowa, to serve as the host hotel for the American Atheists National Convention for 21-24 April 2011.
More to come, of course, but we will be issuing a news release on this fairly soon, stressing a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://iowasecularists.org/2010/its-official-american-atheists-are-coming-to-des-moines-in-2011/</link>
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		<title>Possible AA Convention in 2011</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Representatives of most of the local secular groups in Iowa met last night in Des Moines with Ed Buckner, president of American Atheists.  While Ed stated he is still in negotiations with two Des Moines hotels, it&#8217;s a 95-98% certainty that the convention will be in Des Moines.  We&#8217;ve even beat out Las [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://iowasecularists.org/2010/possible-aa-convention-in-2011/</link>
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		<title>American Atheists Convention Likely to be in Des Moines in 2011!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ed Buckner, president of the American Atheists, wrote me stating the AA will most likely be holding their 2011 convention in Des Moines!!! 
AA is in the final stages of negotiating a contract with a hotel to host and things look VERY favorable. So favorable, in fact, that Ed Buckner is coming to Des Moines [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://iowasecularists.org/2010/american-atheists-convention-likely-to-be-in-des-moines-in-2011/</link>
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		<title>5th Annual Conference is This Weekend!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The dinner deadline has passed to reserve an entree, however extra food has been ordered so there is still room for YOU!  There is still time to register!
The conference will be held Saturday, July 17, 2010 in Des Moines at the Ramada Tropics Resort and   Conference Center, conveniently located at the intersection of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://iowasecularists.org/2010/5th-annual-conference-is-this-weekend/</link>
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		<title>IS Conference &#8211; Dinner deadline is July 2, 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The deadline to be included in the dinner count for the IS conference is July 2, 2010.  Be sure to register by then!
The conference will be held Saturday, July 17, 2010 in Des Moines at the Ramada Tropics Resort and  Conference Center, conveniently located at the intersection of  I-80 and Merle Hay Road.
The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://iowasecularists.org/2010/is-conference-dinner-deadline-is-july-2-2010/</link>
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		<title>5th Annual IS Conference &#8211; Session Details</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The 5th Annual Iowa Secularists Conference will be held Saturday, July 17, 2010 in Des Moines at the Ramada Tropics Resort and Conference Center, conveniently located at the intersection of I-80 and Merle Hay Road.
The morning will consist of a meeting of the voting members of IS (Associate and Contributing members) and will include respective [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://iowasecularists.org/2010/5th-annual-is-conference-session-details/</link>
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		<title>Iowa Catholic school fires teacher after Facebook survey indicates she doesn&#8217;t believe in God</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
By CLARK KAUFFMAN • ckauffman@dmreg.com •   May 28, 2010
Reposted from http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20100528/NEWS02/5280336/Iowa-Catholic-school-fires-teacher-after-Facebook-survey-indicates-she-doesn-t-believe-in-God.
A Catholic-school teacher from Fort Dodge has been fired because of a  Facebook survey in which she said she did not believe in God.
Abby  Nurre, 27, was hired last summer as an eighth- grade math teacher at  St. Edmond Catholic [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://iowasecularists.org/2010/iowa-catholic-school-fires-teacher-after-facebook-survey-indicates-she-doesnt-believe-in-god/</link>
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		<title>IS Board Seat Open &#8211; May 18th deadline for nominations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hello,
This is a reminder that we&#8217;re still taking nominations for a seat on the Board of Directors for IS.  The by-laws state all nominiations must be in by 60 days prior to the annual meeting.  This would put the deadline at May18th. 
So, if you would like to nominate yourself, or anyone else, for a seat [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://iowasecularists.org/2010/is-board-seat-open-may-18th-deadline-for-nominations/</link>
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		<title>REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN for the 5th Annual Iowa Secularists Conference</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Registration is now open for the 5th Annual Iowa Secularists Conference!
It will be held Saturday, July 17, 2010 in Des Moines at the Ramada Tropics Resort and Conference Center, conveniently located at the intersection of I-80 and Merle Hay Road.
The morning will consist of a meeting of the voting members of IS  (Associate and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://iowasecularists.org/2010/registration-is-now-open-for-the-5th-annual-iowa-secularists-conference/</link>
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		<title>The U.S. Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Christian Legal Society v. Martinez</title>
		<description><![CDATA[STAFF REPORT
For HumanistNetworkNews.org
Apr. 21, 2010
On April 19, the U.S. Supreme Court heard  oral arguments in Christian Legal Society v. Martinez, a case  that will determine whether the University of California Hastings  College of the Law acted appropriately when they refused a campus group  official school recognition because the group does not [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://iowasecularists.org/2010/the-u-s-supreme-court-hears-oral-arguments-in-christian-legal-society-v-martinez/</link>
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