Secular Activism
Tom Manger
April 13, 2014
The number of non-believers is increasing rapidly. Like all social movements, the laws that represent us lag behind our wishes. However, that is now set to change rapidly as well. Tom Manger will present an update about secular activism in California and nationwide. Mr. Manger is the Legislative Chair for the Secular Coalition for California (http://states.secular.org/states/california), and chair of the Volunteer Management Committee for SecularityUSA (http://www.secularityusa.org).
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