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Tennessee Homepage!
For local or state information, or to report a
state/church violation, or for info on
parties, get-togethers, or conventions, please contact
Carletta Sims
Tennessee Director American Atheists
P.O. Box 2140
Church Hill, TN 37642
Phone & Fax: 423-230-0254
E-Mail: csims@atheists.org
Note: Tennessee is seeking Regional Directors in the major cities of Tn.; ie. Knoxville, Chattanooga, Nashville, Memphis. Interested persons may contact me.
Action Alert: Will Tennessee add "In God We Trust" on the state flag? Click here for information and what you can do about this issue.
 | Students wishing to form an atheist club or comparative religion study group in their school which includes atheism may contact Carletta Sims for help in organizing. |
| Visit libraries near you and pick up a suggestion form (click here for a sample) and fill in the name of a book on Atheism (or other freethought subject). |
| Continue to write letters to the editor of your local paper (and possibly to other papers) letting them know of your concern about violations on local state/church separation issues. |
| Comment: Please do one or all the above items for activism, and you will have a gigantic impact on educating the public on Atheism and State/Church Separation. Get friends to help you |
| American Atheists produces a weekly cable TV Show called The Atheist Viewpoint. We need volunteers to sponsor the show on their local cable system. This usually involves very little effort. Please email me if you can help. |
| Did you know you can “Adopt-A-Library” for Atheism? It can be as simple as providing your local library with a gift subscription to The American Atheists Newsletter. Email me if you are interested. |
| Libraries often allow exhibits in their front lobby or other appropriate area. If you’re interested in creating, sponsoring, or otherwise helping with a library exhibit honoring or appreciating Atheism, please Email me. |
| Campbell County, TN recently installed the Ten Commandments in every school in the county. Click here for information on this issue. |
On September 26, 1999, Tennessee American Atheists held a RAM TM (Regional Atheist Meet). We have text from two of the talks:
- Ellen Johnson, president of American Atheists spoke on the importance of Atheist Activism
- Conrad Goeringer, Senior writer and Director of Online Services for American Atheists talked about the mythology of “the apocalypse”
For Info on American Atheists or on national issues, please check out our national
Home Page (where you can sign-up on-line) or magazine site