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Apostacon ( portmanteau of "apostate" + "conference"), before 2013 known as Midwest Humanist Conference, Midwest Humanist and Freethought Conference and Midwest Freethought Conference, is an annual event about
Apostacon ( portmanteau of "apostate" + "conference"), before 2013 known as Midwest Humanist Conference, Midwest Humanist and Freethought Conference and Midwest Freethought Conference, is an annual event about atheism
Atheism, in the broadest sense, is an absence of belief in the existence of deities. Less broadly, atheism is a rejection of the belief that any deities exist. In an even narrower sense, atheism is specifically the position that there no d ...
, freethought
Freethought (sometimes spelled free thought) is an epistemological viewpoint which holds that beliefs should not be formed on the basis of authority, tradition, revelation, or dogma, and that beliefs should instead be reached by other methods ...
, humanism, secularism and skepticism in the ( Midwestern) United States. The conference, which embraces the parody religion of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, is aimed at "atheists, humanists, agnostics, skeptics, apostates, freethinkers, rationalists and pastafarians."
History
The 2009 event was held at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL), hosted by the Lincoln Secular Humanists and coordinated by Humanist and LGBT activist Jason Frye. Speakers lectured on topics ranging from Reproductive Rights, LGBT Rights, and community building. In 2010, the second conference themed “No God, No Problem” was again coordinated by Frye, but this time held in theCountry Inn & Suites
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in Lincoln, Nebraska; there were 80 attendees. From 2011 until 2014, the conference was held in Omaha, Nebraska. During Apostacon 2014, famous science communicator and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson delivered the keynote address. The 2015 installment was held in Dallas, Texas, the first time outside of Nebraska.
In October 2015 Apostacon president Sarah Morehead was removed by the executive board for allegedly defrauding the conference.
See also
* List of skeptical conferencesReferences
External links
*{{officialwebsite, apostacon.org Events in Nebraska Events in Texas Humanist associations Recurring events established in 2009 Skeptic conferences Atheism rallies 2009 establishments in Nebraska