What we’re about
Whatcom Freethought group.
Upcoming events (1)
See all- Saturday Secular Social (Last Saturday of each month)212 W Maberry Dr, Lynden, WA
Our Saturday Secular/Skeptic Social on the last Saturday of March (March 30th) we had a nice attendance of 13 freethinkers! (see pix above, Tom Horton came after picture was taken and I'm 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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**Topic #1: Conscientious Freethinkers? Thank you Dennis Hoofnagle for passing on the article and link below that his wife, Linda forwarded to him. Dennis wonders if it makes sense to rebrand ourselves as "Conscientious Freethinkers" in the tradition of 1800 Scotts in England coming up with this term!) Below is Linda Hoofnagle's link to article:**Topic #2: 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?"
**Topic #3: 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"
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Visit our FB Humanist of North Puget Sound Page using link below:
https://www.facebook.com/HumanistsNPS
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AND we have a current FB Group that you can join and post on:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/WhatcomFreethinkers
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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
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Free Coffee, cream and sweetener will be provided. Just bring yourself and share in great conversation, but if you'll be hungry, feel free to bring your own lunch to eat during our talk.
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Have a future idea or topic? Email me at secularworld@aol.com and share!
**************************************************************************Randy Drubek & Monty Vonn – Coordinators
