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Skeptics: "An Atheist on the Alpha Course"
Thursday 29 Jan 2015
00:00 to 21:00
Winchester Discovery Centre, Jewery Street, Winchester
United Kingdom

Join me at tonight's talk @ 7.30pm by the Winchester Skeptics at Winchester Discovery Centre. We will be meeting in the front coffee bar area around 7.10pm ... let me know if you need a lift.

Tonight's talk by the Winchester Skeptics is led by Simon Clare on the subject of "An Atheist on the Alpha Course". The talks for Winchester Skeptics start at 7.30pm in the main lecture theatre and there is a £3 suggested donation towards speakers expenses at the door.

The Alpha Course runs in 162 countries and has been attended, according to their website, by 25 Million people. Over a 9 week period, students are guided through Christian theology ostensibly to "Explore the meaning of Life".
Simon Clare, an unabashed atheist, signed up to his local course in Brighton, wondering if his faithlessness would be challenged. Spoiler: He wasn’t converted but he was surprised at what he learnt about faith.

The new Archbishop Of Canterbury, Justin Welby, found his faith at the home of the Alpha Course and his election suggests that the Alpha model of spreading the word is now at the heart of Christianity’s struggle for survival. As well as giving an overview of the course from biblical history to singing in tongues, Simon will discuss what atheists can learn from the Alpha Course.

Simon Clare runs Horsham Skeptics in the Pub and is a founder member of the South East Skeptics Society.

Event Link:	www.meetup.com/CafeSci-Basingstoke/events/219758501/
Venue Link:	winchester.skepticsinthepub.org

Contact:	Winchester Skeptics in the Pub, Bob Clifford (info@cafesci-basingstoke.org.uk)
How to find us:	Meet in Discovery Centre Coffee Bar at 7.10pm
Event Fee:	£3 on the door

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