A few weeks ago I gave a talk at the Houston Church of Freethought. The subject was on "Freethought and Compassion". Finally, I have gotten around to editing the presentation into a presentable essay in print, formatting it, and noting references. If anyone would like to read it, it can be found on my philosophy site, or by clicking HERE.
Sunday, April 23, 2006
Presentation on Compassion
A few weeks ago I gave a talk at the Houston Church of Freethought. The subject was on "Freethought and Compassion". Finally, I have gotten around to editing the presentation into a presentable essay in print, formatting it, and noting references. If anyone would like to read it, it can be found on my philosophy site, or by clicking HERE.
Excellent article! I'm glad you linked to it.
ReplyDeleteThanks querety! Glad you liked it :)
ReplyDeleteThere's a church of Freethought... in Texas??
ReplyDeleteWhy can't I find one around here??
(I'll read the essay soon. :))
Where is "here"? Houston area has a very lively nontheist community, including the HCOF, "the Humanists of Houston" (HOH), the "Humanists of Montgomery County", the "Houston Atheist Society" (HAS), and the "Secular Students of Rice University". A lot of them interact with one another extensively through the "Houston Freethought Alliance".
ReplyDeleteNorthern California. Lots of Christian & Catholic churches around here. I've yet to see any kind of Humanist group or building advertising meetings of that sort, unfortunately. I'd go!
ReplyDeleteAh, maybe these might be close enough...
ReplyDeleteThe Humanist Community
Palo Alto
hcinfo@humanist.org
Humanist Association of Greater Sacramento
Orangevale
http://hagsa.org
contact@hagsa.org
Humanist Community of San Francisco
San Francisco
martinjg@flash.net
Fellowship of Humanity
Oakland
www.humanisthall.net
humanisthall@yahoo.com
Atheists and Other Freethinkers
Sacramento
www.aofonline.org
president@aofonline.org
Atheists of San Francisco Region
San Francisco
415-648-1201
Secular Humanists of the East Bay
Berkeley
info@eastbayhumanists.org
Atheists of Silicon Valley
mark@godlessgeeks.com
San Francisco Atheists
jheldberg@atheists.org
Shasta Atheists & Freethinkers
530-275-4626
Atheists & Agnostics Group of Rossmoor
Walnut Creek
rgolden272@comcast.net
Remember, many of these groups are small so if you think a group isn't quite as you like it, you can play an active role in helping to shape it. Also, if there's not one in your area, the AHA or CSH are pretty helpful to those wishing to start a group. It could be something as informal as a monthly get-together in a public place (bookstores, cafes, libraries, etc).
Thanks for those! :) Most of them are an hour away, but I'll save the links anyway. I think I'd prefer something 'humanist' to Atheist.
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