The Last Saturday Secular Social - Current Events, Death & Nostalgia

Picture above - 13 of the 16 attendees rom our Last Saturday Secular Social & Discussion meeting, May 31st, 2025.

(3 not shown - empty chair, Randy in Kitchen, Tom arrived just after picture was taken & Yifan behind the lens)
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Car Pools Available. Contact me by text (360) 510-2501 or by email:
SecularWorld@aol.com - We meet at the North end of Bellingham Costco before 10:25 AM, Leave 10:25 sharp - We'll look for you if you text me at above number that you're coming!
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Our "ICE BREAKER" STARTER TOPICS:

#1) No Kings Protest: At our Summer Solstice / Juneteenth celebration with 14 attendees, 10 members present attended the "No Kings" protest from various locations ! That is ASTOUNDING! A member reported over 3 percent (or was it 3.5 million, over 1%?) of people attended this National Protest, and that NO REGIME HAS EVER SURVIVED with that size of protest.

Since this successful venture has suceeded in its wildest dreams, It should make it's structure permanent and rally for more future protests!
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2. Nearly 46 years ago, President Jimmy Carter gave this speech that echo through time with eerie relevance. Was it foresight—or have we simply not changed?

Read this Famous speech from SKEPTIC. Do you agree?

Click on link below:

https://www.skeptic.com/article/jimmy-carter-crisis-of-confidence-speech-1979/?ref=skeptic-newsletter
*******************************************************************************We can "change the topic" on the fly based on current attendee's suggested preference - Please feel free to suggest an alternate subject on our around the table introductions!

Also, updates, links to material to read or watch and PDF files to down load are provided later this week to those I have email addresses for.

If you'd like to be included and haven't received email alerts from me, PLEASE EMAIL ME AT SecularWorld@aol.com TO STAY INFORMED AND RECEIVE LATEST UPDATES!
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3. On Death & Dying & "What would you do differently if you knew you only had one year left to live" (thank you Yifan Chen for offering this question to our last Friday N. of Costo meeting.
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4. NOSTALGIA: The last time we had a big win on Separation of Church, School & State. Ever since 2004, despite the rapid growth of Americans unaffiliated with organized religion, we've been loosing the battle in court and of public opinion. Let's reminisce on our last court battle sucess in the following 2 hour NOVA special, 2004, You may click to skip add to move onto this video.

Judgment Day Intelligent Design On Trial FULL (NOVA)

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We will start out by introducing ourselves, our personal passions and also share our choice on how to conduct our meeting (2 minutes or less per person).
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Freethought encourages creative solutions, but then this group uses reason, evidence and the scientific method as the only reliable means to prune down answers to our probing questions and common sense solutions to humanity's current problems.
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Normally we never follow through with pre-readings, videos or topics anyway and jump in to whatever subjects pop up during introduction circle. The flavor of conversation is quite varied and unique based on who shows and what those present bring to the table.

Feel free to bring a book or article and your take on the readings. Comments on ever changing current events easily fill our discussions!
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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!
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Randy Drubek & Monty Vonn – Coordinators