HUMANISM EXPLORATIONS
June 2020
🌟 HUMANISM EXPLORATIONS🌟 is part of the Center For Inquiry , CFI Rogue Valley Humanists and Freethinkers and RVUUF.
Location: Rogue Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (under the balcony) *
Location: Rogue Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (under the balcony) *
87 Fourth Street, Ashland, Oregon
87 Fourth Street, Ashland, Oregon
Meetings are on the first and third Sundays of the month, 3 to 5 p.m.
Meetings are on the first and third Sundays of the month, 3 to 5 p.m.
💡*NOTE: For the foreseeable future, due to pandemic precautions, our meetings will be held via Zoom or Google Meet free online video conferencing applications. If you would like to receive an invitation link please use our contact form here.
💡*NOTE: For the foreseeable future, due to pandemic precautions, our meetings will be held via Zoom or Google Meet free online video conferencing applications. If you would like to receive an invitation link please use our contact form here.
Humanism Explorations Announcements for:
Humanism Explorations Announcements for:
Sunday June 21, 2020 3 to 5 P.M.
Sunday June 21, 2020 3 to 5 P.M.
Black Humanists and Their Contributions
Black Humanists and Their Contributions
Most Americans including most African Americans and Secular Humanists are unaware of the many contributions black Humanists have made to the Civil Rights, Freethought, Women's Liberation and Peace Movements worldwide. We will examine and discuss some of these contributions via Zoom.
Most Americans including most African Americans and Secular Humanists are unaware of the many contributions black Humanists have made to the Civil Rights, Freethought, Women's Liberation and Peace Movements worldwide. We will examine and discuss some of these contributions via Zoom.
See:
See:
Atheism in the African diaspora - Wikipedia
Atheism in the African diaspora - Wikipedia
Black Humanists Put Faith in Secular Life - NPR Text and Audio (6 min)
Black Humanists Put Faith in Secular Life - NPR Text and Audio (6 min)
Blacks say atheists were unseen civil rights heroes - The Washington Post
Blacks say atheists were unseen civil rights heroes - The Washington Post
Black atheists matter: how women freethinkers take on religion - aeon 1,100 words
Black atheists matter: how women freethinkers take on religion - aeon 1,100 words
The Theological Beliefs of Martin Luther King Jr. - James Attebury, Christian Theology and Apologetics
The Theological Beliefs of Martin Luther King Jr. - James Attebury, Christian Theology and Apologetics
Alice Walker Humanist of he Year and Author of Pulitzer Prize wining The Color Purple - Archetecs of Peace Foundation
Alice Walker Humanist of he Year and Author of Pulitzer Prize wining The Color Purple - Archetecs of Peace Foundation
Black Atheist | Who Created God? | SPEAKERS CORNER - (15 min)
Black Atheist | Who Created God? | SPEAKERS CORNER - (15 min)
Black Freethought and Radical Politics: 1910 to 1975 | Christopher Cameron (48 min)
Black Freethought and Radical Politics: 1910 to 1975 | Christopher Cameron (48 min)
Black Freethinkers: A History of African American Secularism (Critical Insurgencies) by Christopher Cameron
Black Freethinkers: A History of African American Secularism (Critical Insurgencies) by Christopher Cameron
Sunday June 7, 2020 3 to 5 P.M.
Sunday June 7, 2020 3 to 5 P.M.
An Inside Look at the Jehovah Witnesses
An Inside Look at the Jehovah Witnesses
We will have a presentation by Jon, a recently de-converted member of the Jehovah Witnesses, who will give an overview of the faith and how it impacted him personally.
We will have a presentation by Jon, a recently de-converted member of the Jehovah Witnesses, who will give an overview of the faith and how it impacted him personally.
“The Jehovah’s Witnesses are a Christian denomination founded in the 1870s and known worldwide for knocking on doors and preaching about the Kingdom of God. Today, they boast 8 and a half million members, 1.2 million of which live in the US. But what do they believe, and what is life like for the average member? What might groups like the Witnesses and their ideologies teach us about ourselves?”
“The Jehovah’s Witnesses are a Christian denomination founded in the 1870s and known worldwide for knocking on doors and preaching about the Kingdom of God. Today, they boast 8 and a half million members, 1.2 million of which live in the US. But what do they believe, and what is life like for the average member? What might groups like the Witnesses and their ideologies teach us about ourselves?”
See:
See:
Jehovah's Witnesses Beliefs -- Wikipedia
Jehovah's Witnesses Beliefs -- Wikipedia
When Leaving a Religion Is Like Abandoning a Cult -- NYTimes July 1, 2019
When Leaving a Religion Is Like Abandoning a Cult -- NYTimes July 1, 2019
What Cults Tell Us About Ourselves - Amber Scorah Scorah | TEDx (15 min)
What Cults Tell Us About Ourselves - Amber Scorah Scorah | TEDx (15 min)
Jehovah's Witnesses: No Part of This World (4 1/2 min)
Jehovah's Witnesses: No Part of This World (4 1/2 min)
