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16. the freethought resources are there if there is no legal option
Even if there is no legal way to disband this group, there are resources to encourage free thought and to publicly challenge the Christian B.S. (Belief System). The literature of the Freethought Movement is some of the most suppressed literature of the past 400 years.

Many people do not even know that 150 years ago there was a buzzing, vibrant movement to debunk the claims of religion and embrace secularism in the United States.

And many do not know that Thomas Paine (author of Common Sense, Rights of Man, and Crisis) also wrote "The Age of Reason" which was a devastating critique of the Bible and all revealed religion.

Many have never heard of Robert Ingersoll, who spoke to more Americans than any other person, and spoke to larger audiences than any other speaker in his time. The Evangelical clergy HATED Ingersoll, who was a constant scourge to them. They were unable to answer his arguments, and when he came to town, he drew larger crowds than their revivals. They rejoiced when he died in 1899.

The works of Thomas Paine and Robert Ingersoll are powerful liberators of human thought. They have freed more people from religious beliefs than any other writings, and are more effective and compelling in their arguments than most of the material written since.

The Freethought Zone
Science and Reason Over Religion and Superstition

http://freethought.freeservers.com /

Freedom from Religion Foundation
http://www.ffrf.org /

Secular Humanism
http://www.secularhumanism.org /

Secular Web
http://www.infidels.org/index.shtml

Thomas Paine's The Age of Reason - Online
http://www.infidels.org/library/historical/thomas_paine/age_of_reason/index.shtml

Complete Works of Robert Ingersoll - Online
http://www.infidels.org/library/historical/robert_ingersoll/index.shtml
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