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February General Meeting
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Sunday, February 28, 11:00 a.m.
A Visit With Robert Green Ingersoll

Atheists United longtime member Richard McNally will present his one-man show, A Visit With Robert Green Ingersoll, a biographical sketch of Ingersoll's life along with a sampling of the speeches and writings of "The Great Agnostic." Afterward Richard will welcome a discussion of Ingersoll and his works.
Ingersoll lived from 1833 to 1899 and was considered by many to be the greatest orator of his day. He was also a nationally prominent attorney who represented several defendants in the then-infamous "Star Route" political scandal, akin to the Watergate scandal of our day.

As an agnostic atheist, as he called himself, he devoted much of his adult life to combating the false, degrading, and inhuman teachings of organized religion.

He was a friend of the most prominent politicians, writers, entertainers and businessmen of his day. Andrew Carnegie and Mark Twain were among Ingersoll's friends and admirers who paid tribute to his memory upon his death.

Richard McNally has appeared in more than 50 stage productions during his years as an actor. In earlier days he was seen around Los Angeles in many featured roles including: The Music Man (Harold Hill), Bleacher Bums (Decker), Kvetch (George), The Fantasticks (Hucklebee), Hello Dolly (Horace Vandergelder), A Christmas Carol (Scrooge), Guys And Dolls (Nathan) and Mother Courage (Chaplain). In August 2008, Richard wrote, directed and appeared in a staged reading of The Scopes Monkey Trial for Atheists United. He has been an AU member for over 20 years and currently works as our administrative assistant.

Center for Inquiry Los Angeles
4773 Hollywood Blvd. Los Angeles, CA, 90027
This event is free and open to the public.
Lunch is provided, donations welcome.
For more info: AtheistsUnited.org. Child care is available.
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