Tag Archives: David Rand

“Hate Quebec, Hate Secularism”

by | February 6, 2016

Full disclosure: As David Rand says, I am David’s “friend and colleague” and a member of Atheist Freethinkers. However, if I thought David’s points about the way Canadian Atheist and the rest of Canada (ROC) criticizes Quebec and Quebec secularism were unfair, I would not hesitate to say so. In his latest post, “Hate Quebec,… Read more »

“‘Interfaith’ Symposium in Lindsay”

by | December 11, 2015

Pierre Thibault, a member of Atheist Freethinkers, attended the Interfaith Symposium that was held in Linsday, Ontario on November 21. Thibault has written a post on the event: On Saturday, November 21st 2015, AFT President, David Rand and I attended an “interfaith” symposium organized by the religious community, and our hosts, Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama‘at, whose… Read more »

“God: Fact or Fiction?”

by | October 20, 2015

Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama`at, Canada invites you to attend an Interfaith Symposium on Saturday, November 21 in Lindsay, Ontario. The Symposium will include a 15-20 minute presentation by each speaker followed by a 30 minute Q&A session once all speakers have made their presentations. Three of the four speakers have been confirmed: David Rand – President  of… Read more »

Blasphemy Laws: Canadian Point of View

by | September 15, 2015

Canadian Atheist is pleased to present the first of the NicolSD videos from the Non-Conference 2015. Eric Thomas, President of Humanist Canada; Doug Thomas, President of Secular Connexion Séculaire; Christine Shellska, President of Atheist Alliance International; David Rand, President of Atheist Freethinkers (Libres penseurs athées) take part in what the organizer, Spencer Lucas, calls “The Panel of Blasphemy”: