What we’re about
HNPS is a non-profit 501(c)(3) educational organization committed to positive social change through advocacy and education. We focus on issues relating to the separation of church and state, the importance of a secular democracy, human rights, environmental sustainability and peaceful solutions to global problems. We serve the Puget Sound north of Everett, WA up to the Canadian border.
Upcoming events (1)
See all- Secular Humanists of North Puget Sound Meeting & Social757 Haggen Dr, Burlington, WA
WELCOME ALL SKAGIT & ISLAND COUNTY FREETHINKING SKEPTICS & SECULAR HUMANISTS!
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On our last April 14th meeting we had 8 attendees
(7 in picture above) with me behind camera).
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Car Pools Available. Contact me by text (360) 510-2501 or by email:
SecularWorld@aol.com
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Take I-5 exit 230 - Hwy 20 exit and very briefly head east and take a right on Hagen Dr to the store.To find the room, enter the Main entrance to Hagen's Grocery Store, turn left, walk down past the registers, and to your left will be the community meeting room with big glass windows and a door in at the end.
Hagen provides the community room at no charge, so in kind feel inspired to pick up hot or cold lunch and and drinks in the Hagen food and beverage area - both are welcome in the meeting room. Or, on the way out, pick up some needed groceries.
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Our "ICE BREAKER" STARTER TOPIC:Discussion #1: Bring your Favorite Book and share it with the group!
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**Topic #2: MOVIE: Civil War - (Thank you Tom Horton for this topic)
Here is a TIMELY movie, right after our viewing of "God & County" to ask the forgotten question: "War, what is it GOOD for?" This movie TAKES NO POLITICAL / PHILOSOPHICAL position, and instead views events through war journalism of what our fragmented country would look like as a Civil War slowly breaks through some states while leaving others untouched, and hammers the point that NO GOOD can come from war and violent unrest. WE MUST LEARN TO TALK AND LISTEN TO EACH OTHER WITH RESPECT AND SOLVE OUR DIFFERENCES rather than resort to Violence and War - As there are no real winners in WAR. Below is links to local movie times:
Alex Garland's film "Civil War"
*********************************************Topic #3: How do we "Conscientious" Freethinking Secular Humanists come up with our moral positions on "personhood" or values towards non-human lives?
A case study in method to determine our ethics is an article out of Feb/March Free Inquiry Magazine titled "Is veganism a moral imperative?" This article is LESS about VEGANISM and more about the methods used to determine ANY position on Secular Morality!
Click link below to view and/or download PDF:
Feb/March Free Inquiry-"Is Veganism a Moral Imperative?"******************************************************************************
We have a new WEB SITE! Currently, all the meetings for Whatcom, Skagit, Island and Snohomish will be listed and current with Meetup.com links to explore and perhaps RSVP. As I learn more over the winter the site will be expanded. Here it is:
SoundViews.Org
Also, visit and post on our FB page where we list articles, video links & updates on our current meetings:
https://www.facebook.com/HumanistsNPS
***********************************************************************************And members are free to join and post to our FB GROUP:
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Monty Vonn - Event Coordinator for Skagit & Island County
