Thomas W. Flynn
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Thomas W. "Tom" Flynn is an author, journalist, novelist, entertainer, folklorist, Executive Director of the Council for Secular Humanism
, and editor of its journal, the Free Inquiry magazine. He is also director of the Robert Green Ingersoll Birthplace Museum.
Much of Flynn's work addresses church-state issues, including the 1993 book The Trouble With Christmas, about which he has made hundreds of radio and TV appearances in his role as the curmudgeonly “anti-Claus”. He is also the author of the anti-religious black comedy science fiction novel, Galactic Rapture (2000) and its sequel, Nothing Sacred (2004). His latest work, The New Encyclopedia of Unbelief (2007), is a comprehensive reference work on the history, beliefs, and thinking of America’s fastest growing minority: those who live without religion. He is currently writing a third science-fiction novel set in the "Galactic Rapture" universe.
Council for Secular Humanism
The Council for Secular Humanism is a secular humanist organization headquartered in Amherst, New York. In 1980 CODESH issued A Secular Humanist Declaration, an argument for and statement of belief in Democratic Secular Humanism...
, and editor of its journal, the Free Inquiry magazine. He is also director of the Robert Green Ingersoll Birthplace Museum.
Much of Flynn's work addresses church-state issues, including the 1993 book The Trouble With Christmas, about which he has made hundreds of radio and TV appearances in his role as the curmudgeonly “anti-Claus”. He is also the author of the anti-religious black comedy science fiction novel, Galactic Rapture (2000) and its sequel, Nothing Sacred (2004). His latest work, The New Encyclopedia of Unbelief (2007), is a comprehensive reference work on the history, beliefs, and thinking of America’s fastest growing minority: those who live without religion. He is currently writing a third science-fiction novel set in the "Galactic Rapture" universe.