Pittsburgh Freethought Community upcoming events

PFC Connects Potluck! (Saturday, November 14, 2026)

Sat, 14 Nov 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Welcome to PFC Connects Potluck!

Please join us - It's all about making connections - no agenda, no formal program, just a chance to break bread together and chat about our lives and whatever comes to mind. Can't cook ? No problem! We have always have extra food and this is not a cooking contest. Hugs available to those who want them! Potluck link will be sent to registrants to sign up if you would like to bring something.

Trivia Night at Hop Farm Brewing Co (Monday, November 16, 2026)

Tue, 17 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT

We will once again get together to enjoy a night of trivia in the pub!

Local Jeopardy! champ, Liz Quesnelle, will be hosting the event at Hop Farm Brewing Co, 5601 Butler St, in the Lawrenceville neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Just look for the table with a small PFC-logo display stand.

Free parking is easily found nearby.

Appetizers, meals, and drinks (alcoholic or not) are available to order.

In combination with Trivia, what is there not to love?

Want even more info? Check out this link from the venue:

https://www.hopfarmbrewingco.com/events/

Freethinkers in the Pub! Hop Farm Brewing Co (Friday, November 20, 2026)

Sat, 21 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Socialize with us at the Hop Farm Brewing Co, 5601 Butler St, in the Lawrenceville neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Look for the table with a small PFC-logo display stand.

Appetizers, meals, and drinks (alcoholic or not) are available to order.

Free parking is easily found nearby. And, they have free darts and free pool. In combination with Freethought, what is there not to love?

Freethinkers in the Pub is hosted on the 3rd Friday of the month at 7 pm.

PFC Book Club: “No Prophets: The Fight to Save Democracy from Christian Nationalism” by Jared Huffman (Wednesday, December 16, 2026)

Thu, 17 Dec 2026 00:00:00 GMT

PFC Book Club

No Prophets: The Fight to Save Democracy from Christian Nationalism

by Jared Huffman

Host: Jason R. Coombs

Three Wednesdays, 7:00 – 8:30 pm: Dec 16, Jan 20 & Feb 17

In person at Jason's House in Polish Hill and online via Google Meet (meet.google.com/dai-uvnq-mnz)

Congressman Jared Huffman, the only member of Congress who openly says he doesn't believe in God, watched January 6 unfold from inside the Capitol and came away convinced that Christian nationalism is the most dangerous political movement in America today. In No Prophets, the former devout Christian maps who the movement's leaders are, the myths and tactics they use, and how far their influence reaches inside our government, and he makes the case for a broad coalition of religious and secular Americans to defend church-state separation. The book includes a foreword by Rep. Jamie Raskin.

It's a short book (about 240 pages), so we'll take it in three sessions:

Wednesday, December 16: Foreword, Introduction (“The Cross and the Coup”), “Not Your Parents’ Culture War,” and “Breaking Faith”
Wednesday, January 20: “Three Roads to Theocracy” and “Founding Fiction”
Wednesday, February 17: “Christian Privilege,” “The Shadow Theocracy,” and the Conclusion

Getting the book

Borrow it from the library: Allegheny County Libraries catalog (print and eAudiobook)
Buy it: Bookshop.org (supports independent bookstores) or the FFRF shop

Bring your own drinks and snacks. You're welcome to join even if you haven't finished the reading, or come to just one session.

Please register early so we can get a good head count. One registration covers all three sessions.

Please join us!

Participants are encouraged to join PFC if not already a member.
https://pghfreethought.org/Become-a-member

PFC Science Night: The Big Bang and the Early Universe (Tuesday, January 12, 2027)

Wed, 13 Jan 2027 00:00:00 GMT

How did the universe begin, and how do we know? Join Pitt astrophysics PhD candidate Cullen Abelson for a short, accessible talk on the wacky and wonderful early history of our universe: what the Big Bang was (and wasn’t), the evidence behind it, and the questions scientists are still working on.

The evening opens with a 15-minute talk, followed by open Q&A and discussion. No physics background needed, just curiosity.

About the speaker
Cullen Abelson is a PhD candidate in astrophysics at the University of Pittsburgh. His research focuses on stellar evolution: he uses dead and dying stars to understand how stars change over their lives. He’s especially interested in supernovae, some of the brightest objects in the cosmos; astronomers use these events to measure the size of the universe. Most massive stars come in binary pairs, and his work explores how that affects which stars end up exploding.

Cullen grew up in Delaware and earned a B.S. in physics and astronomy from Penn State. The Big Bang isn’t his research area, but it’s a lifelong personal interest. As he puts it, “The universe is under no obligation to be intuitive to us; however, the human mind is also very powerful.”

About PFC Science Night
A new series of science talks and member-led discussions. Free and open to all.

Registrants will receive the Google Meet link by email.

PFC Book Club: “No Prophets: The Fight to Save Democracy from Christian Nationalism” by Jared Huffman (Wednesday, January 20, 2027)

Thu, 21 Jan 2027 00:00:00 GMT

PFC Book Club

No Prophets: The Fight to Save Democracy from Christian Nationalism

by Jared Huffman

Host: Jason R. Coombs

Three Wednesdays, 7:00 – 8:30 pm: Dec 16, Jan 20 & Feb 17

In person at Jason's House in Polish Hill and online via Google Meet (meet.google.com/dai-uvnq-mnz)

It's a short book (about 240 pages), so we'll take it in three sessions:

Wednesday, December 16: Foreword, Introduction (“The Cross and the Coup”), “Not Your Parents’ Culture War,” and “Breaking Faith”
Wednesday, January 20: “Three Roads to Theocracy” and “Founding Fiction”
Wednesday, February 17: “Christian Privilege,” “The Shadow Theocracy,” and the Conclusion

Getting the book

Borrow it from the library: Allegheny County Libraries catalog (print and eAudiobook)
Buy it: Bookshop.org (supports independent bookstores) or the FFRF shop

Bring your own drinks and snacks. You're welcome to join even if you haven't finished the reading, or come to just one session.

Please register early so we can get a good head count. One registration covers all three sessions.

Please join us!

Participants are encouraged to join PFC if not already a member.
https://pghfreethought.org/Become-a-member

PFC Book Club: “No Prophets: The Fight to Save Democracy from Christian Nationalism” by Jared Huffman (Wednesday, February 17, 2027)

Thu, 18 Feb 2027 00:00:00 GMT

PFC Book Club

No Prophets: The Fight to Save Democracy from Christian Nationalism

by Jared Huffman

Host: Jason R. Coombs

Three Wednesdays, 7:00 – 8:30 pm: Dec 16, Jan 20 & Feb 17

In person at Jason's House in Polish Hill and online via Google Meet (meet.google.com/dai-uvnq-mnz)

It's a short book (about 240 pages), so we'll take it in three sessions:

Wednesday, December 16: Foreword, Introduction (“The Cross and the Coup”), “Not Your Parents’ Culture War,” and “Breaking Faith”
Wednesday, January 20: “Three Roads to Theocracy” and “Founding Fiction”
Wednesday, February 17: “Christian Privilege,” “The Shadow Theocracy,” and the Conclusion

Getting the book

Borrow it from the library: Allegheny County Libraries catalog (print and eAudiobook)
Buy it: Bookshop.org (supports independent bookstores) or the FFRF shop

Bring your own drinks and snacks. You're welcome to join even if you haven't finished the reading, or come to just one session.

Please register early so we can get a good head count. One registration covers all three sessions.

Please join us!

Participants are encouraged to join PFC if not already a member.
https://pghfreethought.org/Become-a-member