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This year, we were excited to welcome Dr. Victor Stenger, renowned physicist and author of "Quantum Gods" and "God: The Failed Hypothesis. How Science Shows That God Does Not Exist," which was number 21 on the New York Times bestseller list in March of 2007. Dr. Stenger spoke about his latest book "The New Atheism." Following his presentation, Dr. Stenger was available to autograph copies of his books.You can read more about his books, and Dr. Stenger at his website: www.colorado.edu/philos. We were glad to have Dr. Stenger and his wife Phylliss in San Antonio, Texas! Dan Barker, Co-President of the Freedom From Religion Foundation will also be speaking at the event. A minister turned atheist, Dan Barker announced his being atheist in 1984 after being a Christian Evangelist most of his life since the age of 15. Dan became the PR director of the Freedom From Religion Foundation from 1987 to 2004. He was elected co-president in 2004 with Annie Laurie Gaylor in 2004. Stuart Bechman President of Atheist Alliance International. He served as a representative to the Coalition for the Community of Reason from 1999-2000 and has served as a board representative on the Secular Coalition for America since 2007.Stuart has served on the board of Atheists United of Los Angeles, the largest community freethought organization in southern California, since 1998; and served as its president for six years, from 2002 to 2008. In 2007, Stuart was elected vice-president of Atheist Alliance International, a worldwide organization of democratic atheist and freethought organizations. In 2008, he became president.Kathleen Johnson, Vice President and Military Director for American Atheists, started her career as an atheist activist by founding the Military Association of Atheists and Freethinkers (MAAF) and serving as the organization’s first president. After stepping down as MAAF President, in 2001 in order to assume a more active role with American Atheists, she assumed the position as Military Director and coordinated American Atheists’ efforts to support atheist military members and veterans. Clare Wuellner is the Executive Director of CFI Austin. In addition to supporting a growing freethinking community, CFI Austin endeavors to fight the seven young-earth creationist board members of the Texas State Board of Education whose vision has been clouded by their religious beliefs.