Carolyn Badger Do you get exhausted around fast-paced people or impatient around slow-paced people? Are you an introvert or an extrovert? Do you know your primary personality style and that of your mate, family and friends? On Sunday, December 18, at the SaddleBrooke One Activity Center you’ll hear how your personality style affects your interaction…
Fran Berman Does reason lead to belief in God? Is God the best explanation for objective moral values? Are the Bible’s claims and its history of Jesus reliable? Is biblical faith compatible with rational inquiry? Can a good and loving god allow evil and human suffering? Sunday, November 13, at 9:30 a.m. in the MountainView…
Fran Berman On Sunday, October 23, 2016, at 9:30 a.m. in the MountainView Ballroom, SaddleBrooke Freethinkers welcome Dr. Bonnie Buntain who will speak about “One Health.” One Health is the interconnectedness of the health of people, domestic animals and wildlife and our shared environment called ecosystems. This interconnectedness has positive and negative impacts on our…
Fran Berman Almost 30 freethinkers attended the June 16 Thirdsty Thursday. Even in the sizzling summer we mix and mingle, circulate and percolate at our SaddleBrooke Freethinkers monthly social gathering. We meet new people every time and introduce them to the concept and philosophy of “freethinkers.” When? From 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. on the third…
Fran Berman It was standing room only at the May 1 Freethinkers barbecue and potluck dinner. Friendly conversations were about everything from summer plans to members’ favorite presentations from the 2015-2016 Freethinkers season. Our formal programs will resume in October. If you missed any or want a recap, you’ll find past programs at www.sbfreethinkers.wordpress.com. We’re…
Fran Berman Dr. John E. Schwarz spoke to a capacity crowd at the Activity Center in SaddleBrooke One on Sunday, January 24, 2016, 9:00 a.m. For more than 40 years the struggling middle class in America has experienced wages that haven’t risen much, after discounting inflation. If that continues it jeopardizes the ideas of the…
Fran Berman According to Dianne Post, Arizona has become a focus for the location of private, for-profit prisons. The state also has one of the highest expenditure rates for corrections. Are we getting what we paid for? Dianne Post addresses the history of for-profit prisons, the interconnections with issues of immigration and racial disparities and…
Fran Berman Join us in the MountainView Ballroom on Sunday, January 24, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. when our guest speaker, Dr. John E. Schwarz, will present different perspectives on income inequality in the U.S. today and what can be done about it. Everybody from both political parties is talking about the struggling middle class in…
Fran Berman Thirdsty Thursday drew the largest gathering yet since it began in June. More than 25 people from SaddleBrooke One and Two and SaddleBrooke Ranch met at the Roadrunner Grill on August 20 for two hours of unstructured socializing, appetizers and beverages. Eight new members were introduced to other Freethinkers and enjoyed dynamic discussion…
Fran Berman SaddleBrooke Freethinkers met at the RoadRunner Grill on July 16 for our second “Thirdsty Thursday” social. Thirteen SaddleBrooke residents, including some new faces, enjoyed two hours of dynamic discussion in a happy hour setting. Thirdsty Thursday is a monthly opportunity to get to know each other better. There was no guest speaker or…