> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://clydedonovan.ghost.io/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # David Fitzgerald Talk: Sunday, September 27 at 7:00 PM Eastern Time - URL: https://clydedonovan.ghost.io/david-fitzgerald-talk-sunday-september-27-at-7-00-pm-eastern-time/ - Published: 2026-08-27T21:48:10.000Z - Updated: 2026-08-29T19:17:08.000Z - Author: Clyde Donovan There is an upcoming **Washington Area Secular Humanists (WASH)** speaker event featuring **David Fitzgerald**, who will be discussing his newest book: [***Clearly Written by Boys, a Woman's Guide to the Bible***](https://www.clearlywrittenbyboys.com/?ref=clydedonovan.ghost.io)**.** Author **David Fitzgerald** is an award-winning writer, historical researcher and an atheist activist who lectures internationally at universities and secular events and is a frequent guest on many podcasts. He has been a passionate advocate for atheism, civil rights, counter-apologetics and secular humanism his entire adult life. Starting in the 1990’s, he was called one of the busiest atheist activists in the San Francisco Bay Area, serving on the board of San Francisco Atheists and [CFI-SF](https://cfisf.org/?ref=clydedonovan.ghost.io) for over a decade. He was the Director and Co-Founder of both the [world’s first Atheist Film Festival](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atheist%5FFilm%5FFestival?ref=clydedonovan.ghost.io) and ***Evolutionpalooza!***, San Francisco’s oldest annual [Darwin Day](https://darwinday.org/?ref=clydedonovan.ghost.io) celebration. Over the years David has worn many hats in the secular community. He has served on the Speaker’s Bureaus for the [Center for Inquiry](https://centerforinquiry.org/?ref=clydedonovan.ghost.io) and The [Secular Student Alliance](https://www.secularstudents.org/?ref=clydedonovan.ghost.io), been a guest speaker for [Camp Quest West](https://www.campquest.org/?ref=clydedonovan.ghost.io), [American Humanist Association](https://americanhumanist.org/?ref=clydedonovan.ghost.io), [American Atheists](https://www.atheists.org/?ref=clydedonovan.ghost.io), [Skepticon](https://skepticon.org/?ref=clydedonovan.ghost.io), [Apostacon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostacon?ref=clydedonovan.ghost.io), Ask-a-Scientist, [Darwin Day](https://darwinday.org/?ref=clydedonovan.ghost.io), The Garrison-Martineau Project, [California Freethought Day](https://freethoughtday.org/?ref=clydedonovan.ghost.io), and [BAHACON](https://bahacon.com/?ref=clydedonovan.ghost.io). ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/ef/6c/ef6cb48b-5178-4b70-9b82-b14450340a56/content/images/2026/08/784981963_10165093351111578_5883486184404157956_n.jpg) He is the former [Secular Student Alliance](https://www.secularstudents.org/?ref=clydedonovan.ghost.io) Regional Campus Organizer for California/Nevada (and former content developer for the [SSA](https://www.secularstudents.org/?ref=clydedonovan.ghost.io)). He has debated and lectured at [Stanford](https://www.stanford.edu/?ref=clydedonovan.ghost.io) and [UC Berkeley](https://www.berkeley.edu/?ref=clydedonovan.ghost.io), has been a book reviewer for the *Journal of Higher Criticism* and the star of his own podcast, [*The Myth of Jesus with David Fitzgerald*](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCov3DtovgIWD2BlmeS888LoUnuovdlfM&ref=clydedonovan.ghost.io)*.* As ahistorical researcher, he has been actively investigating the Historical Jesus question for over twenty-five years, and was an associate member of [CSER](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Committee%5Ffor%5Fthe%5FScientific%5FExamination%5Fof%5FReligion?ref=clydedonovan.ghost.io) (the former Committee for the Scientific Examination of Religion). He is the author of [*The Complete Heretic’s Guide to Western Religion*](https://www.goodreads.com/series/313319-the-complete-heretic-s-guide-to-western-religion?ref=clydedonovan.ghost.io)series (including [*The Mormons*](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17950026-the-mormons?ref=clydedonovan.ghost.io)); His most popular books include but are not limited to the following; [*Playing God, An Evolutionary History of World Religion*](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/216787069-playing-god?ref=clydedonovan.ghost.io);[*NAILED: Ten Christian Myths That Show Jesus Never Existed At All*](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9618553-nailed?ref=clydedonovan.ghost.io)*;* and [*Jesus: Mything in Action*](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34658797-jesus?ref=clydedonovan.ghost.io)*.* His books examine the secular arguments for the Historical Jesus. He has appeared in several films and television shows, including [The Atheist Experience](https://www.atheist-community.org/shows/the-atheist-experience?ref=clydedonovan.ghost.io) (2018), [*Batman & Jesus*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5070262/?ref=clydedonovan.ghost.io) (2017), [*My Week in Atheism*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3739208/?ref=clydedonovan.ghost.io)(2014),[*Marketing the Messiah*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11851846/?ref=clydedonovan.ghost.io)(2020), and others. With his wife, actress and author [Dana Fredsti](http://danafredsti.com/?ref=clydedonovan.ghost.io), he is also co-author of the science fiction trilogy [*Time Shards*](https://titanbooks.com/catalog/?series=time-shards&ref=clydedonovan.ghost.io) from [Titan Books](https://titanbooks.com/?ref=clydedonovan.ghost.io), UK. In 2020, they left their beloved Bay Area after 30 years and bought a home in the seaside town of Eureka, in northern California. More information about David can be found on his website at [davidfitzgerald.org](http://davidfitzgerald.org/?ref=clydedonovan.ghost.io). You can RSVP with the link [https://pp.events/bpVLmppm](https://pp.events/bpVLmppm?ref=clydedonovan.ghost.io) or QR Code ![image.jpeg](https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&ik=aeec5161c8&attid=0.1&permmsgid=msg-f:1874700983916938975&th=1a04469cbe71c6df&view=fimg&fur=ip&permmsgid=msg-f:1874700983916938975&sz=s0-l75-ft&attbid=ANGjdJ8qdb1paf2dDweVvu0xz6qGah-d04MJ-lkVJtdcfJsiVaKnD_BT6_yoYT_mHgYt2khjXOLvu06Z_e2m1Gc5yfkLdStQqyX2OY5EtVYCfB_nTRlbF6iNTUz4XJ8&disp=emb&realattid=ii_mtbtu94r0&zw)