HUMANISM EXPLORATIONS
March - 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.
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)
Jehovah's Witnesses: Further Sources with linls - Presenter's resource links
Jehovah's Witnesses: Further Sources with linls - Presenter's resource links
Sunday March 1, 2020 3 to 5 P.M.
Sunday March 1, 2020 3 to 5 P.M.
Celebrating Women Humanists
Celebrating Women Humanists
We celebrate Women's History Month with a look at several significant women humanists and freethinkers through history and contemporary time. These include: Mary Wollstonecraft, Emma Goldman, Margaret Fuller, Margaret Atwood, Katharine Hepburn, Julia Sweeney and Jodie Foster.
We celebrate Women's History Month with a look at several significant women humanists and freethinkers through history and contemporary time. These include: Mary Wollstonecraft, Emma Goldman, Margaret Fuller, Margaret Atwood, Katharine Hepburn, Julia Sweeney and Jodie Foster.
See:
See:
Famous Humanists in History - The American Humanist Association
Famous Humanists in History - The American Humanist Association
List of Secular Humanists - Wikipedia
List of Secular Humanists - Wikipedia
Five Inspirational Female Nonbelievers to Recognize during Women’s History Month -Merrill Miller • 11 Mar. 2015 The Humanist
Five Inspirational Female Nonbelievers to Recognize during Women’s History Month -Merrill Miller • 11 Mar. 2015 The Humanist
'Dangerous Minds’ - Mary Wollstonecraft (4 1/2 min)
'Dangerous Minds’ - Mary Wollstonecraft (4 1/2 min)
Top 10 Badass Rebel Women in History (8 min 46 sec)
Top 10 Badass Rebel Women in History (8 min 46 sec)
Letting go of God - TED Talk Julia Sweeney (17 min)
Letting go of God - TED Talk Julia Sweeney (17 min)
Women in History Documentary (30 min)
Women in History Documentary (30 min)
🌟 HUMANISM EXPLORATIONS🌟 is part of the Center For Inquiry , CFI Rogue Valley Humanists and Freethinkers and RVUUF.
