NJHN is a growing and vibrant community of secular Humanists in Central New Jersey who believe that virtues like morality, kindness, justice and generosity derive from natural human values and reason, and are realized fully only when free from belief in supernatural powers and a spiritual afterlife. Humanism is a democratic and ethical life-stance, which affirms that human beings have the right and responsibility to give meaning and shape to their own lives. Join other like-minded friends for …

Ethical Culture is a movement centered on ethics, not theology, whose mission is to encourage respect for humanity and nature and to create a better world. Members are committed to personal ethical development in their relationships with others and in activities involving social justice and environmental stewardship. What We Believe We believe all individuals have inherent worth and dignity, the potential to grow and change, a responsibility to strive for ethical growth, and a responsibility to …

Meet other local Humanists, people who believe in the basic goodness of the human spirit without supernaturalism. Don't worry if few people have RSVPed. We use MeetUp to attract new people. All events have many more people attend than are on this MeetUp group.

Welcome to the New York City branch of the Center for Inquiry (CFI). The mission of the Center for Inquiry is to foster a secular society based on science, reason, free inquiry, and humanist values. The Center for Inquiry-New York City sponsors leading thinkers for lectures and panel discussions on science, philosophy, and religion; supports local community events and campus groups; works with media and opinion makers; and hosts the Center's mission to the United Nations. For more information, …

God probably doesn't exist. But that's not the point. We live in a world of breathtaking beauty, of fascinating mystery. And those mysteries only become more compelling as we unravel them. In a universe of natural, mathematical laws, sentient beings arose who cared about that beauty and mystery. Humanism deserves a culture worth experiencing - art that makes us ache at the universe's beauty, connects us to our community, and inspires us to work towards a better future. Humanism deserves a cultur …

The Ethical Culture Society of Bergen County, in Teaneck, NJ, was founded in 1953 as a religious, progressive and humanistic community. While most religions are concerned with ethics, Ethical Culture puts ethics, human flourishing, social justice and political action at the center of the search for a meaningful life. Join this Meetup group and, better yet, come for a visit! All our Meetup group meetings are open to the public and include more than just Meetup members. Our typical audience is …

The City Congregation for Humanistic Judaism provides a welcoming, diverse community for cultural and secular Jews where we can celebrate and preserve our Jewish identity. As Humanistic Jews we rely on reason, inner strength, and the support of community to face life's challenges and collectively improve the world. We welcome everyone: families, singles, unaffiliated Jews, intermarried or interfaith families, single parent families, LGBT community, atheists, and agnostics. All are welcome here. …

Meet other local Humanist families who believe in the basic goodness of the human spirit without supernaturalism and want to raise their children to value and feel comfortable with such beliefs. Meetings include children's activities, an outdoor activity (weather permitting), some organized adult discussion (with children playing supervised nearby), and lots of informal chatting opportunities with like-minded families. We are developing a group lending library of books for children and parents r …

Meet other local Humanists, people who believe in the basic goodness of the human spirit without supernaturalism. Join others in good conversation and learn more about what you can do with other who think the same way. Join us each month for Movie nights, the popluar book club, and once a month Sunday Brunch. We have many more events and sometime join other groups. Check out Center for Inquiry and Richies List for other events to attend.

Welcome to the Freethought Society (FS)! The Freethought Society (FS) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, educational organization advocating the separation of church & state, freedom of religion for all, freedom from religious intrusion, freedom of expression and freedom of choice.  As freethinkers, our minds are not constrained by superstitions or prescribed dogmas that tell us what we may or may not think.  We are a group of atheists, agnostics, humanists, skeptics, et al. who are interested in prese …

Bright's are people whose ethics and world view are naturalistic and wish to identify themselves as Brights. Read this: http://www.the-brights.net/vision/essays/futrell_geisert_period.html * * *

Based in Fort Greene, I'd like this meetup to offer fellow rational, free-thinking Brooklynites an opportunity to come together to learn, share, or just sit and stare. Our meetups will generally be topic-driven and conversational.  Members should feel free to bring any reading or viewing material to contribute to the discussions and debate and argument is definitely allowed. Of course, people of all backgrounds, genders, ages, sexual orientations, races, and even religions are welcome. There is …

This is a group for local freethinkers, atheists, agnostics and skeptics. We're seeking to reach out to people who identify as Black Americans but the group is open to all ethnicities.

We’re a discussion group with a focus on rationality, philosophy, science, technology, skepticism and ethics. We choose members who are friendly, intellectually curious, intelligent, non-religious, and rationally-minded – meaning that we’re more interested in figuring out the truth together than in proving ourselves right, or in arguing for the sake of arguing. Our members are young, almost all in the range of 20 to 35 years old. Our meetings are usually informal group discussions at someone’s a …

We are a community where Humanists, atheists, freethinkers and secularists of all kinds can meet.

Get up to date information about dates, times, and locations for all those Richies List events. The List is for events that have to do with Atheists, Skeptics, Philosophers, Brights, Humanists, agnostics, freethinkers, secularists, and those who want to build community without worshipping. Join Richies list to get info on all other like groups. Join us for Fridays Drinking With Atheists, DWA.

Welcome to the Reasonable New York meetup site. http://reasonablenewyork.com/members for more information, and to sign-up with one of our many member organizations' meetups and websites.

The Enlightenment is one of the most important periods in the history of thought. It gave birth not only to deists and freethinkers, but also to democratic ideals and the scientific method. Come join a small group of men and women who meet once every month or so in Manhattan to discuss books and other media that relate broadly to themes of intellectual liberation and social progress. In addition to books, we'll read shorter works like essays, speeches, anthologies split up into two or more sessi …

Welcome to South Jersey Drinking Skeptically. The concept and purpose of this group is pretty basic. Drinking Skeptically is an informal social event designed to promote fellowship and networking among skeptics, critical-thinkers, and like-minded individuals. Drinking Skeptically provides an opportunity for skeptics to talk, share ideas, meet new people and make new friends, (and yes, drink) in a casual, relaxed atmosphere. We discuss the issues of the day and whatever else is on our minds. But …

We are Epicurean. We are a free and cheerful society of friends. We do not fear gods and we do not fear death. With nature as our guide we proclaim that what is good is easy to obtain and what is bad is easy to endure. As we consider the brevity of life we choose to embrace each day through the prudent pursuit of happiness and liberty. Our chosen path is: to value a contemplative lifestyle seeing that wisdom and contentment are inseparable; to cultivate deep and meaningful friendships; and to wo …

Muslim women suffer from various oppressions from their loved ones as they grow. UMA Center for Women will provide education, training and support to those who need the most. We are a not for profit agency has been working in the muslim community for over 12 years assisting disadvantaged women to become financially independent by identifying their weakness and work on short or long term goals to overcome those identified weaknesses. Women on action is a model to make a bridge between community I …

Truth is at best partial, at worst error. We are at best explorers, at worst believers. If we desire to fully grow we must keep exploring. . .  Welcome Explorers! (And curious believers too!) This is a group for exploring and testing each other's new ideas, and for the potential of creating even more together! As a starting point we'll discuss the possibility of: A natural morality based on our passion's values; A politics that roots out resentment so we can enjoy a unified diversity; And a cult …

A.N.B.U a.k.a. "TRU-The Reality Union" (tm2007) Allied Non-Believers United is an unbrella organization to allow all non-believers of the supernatural and religeous cultural myth to have one regisitry to represent us. Goals: 1. Establish non-profit status 2. Connect all non-believers under one unbrella organization 3. Establish fund for lobbying, political goals, legal representation. 4. Assert contitutional equality for atheists and other non-believers of differing descriptors. 0r s …

Tour the universe.  Drop in any week.  The universe is a big place, but my class is ongoing, and I am up to the challenge.  It takes 2-3 years for me to do a round trip.  With live links to the Wide World Web as my in-class resource, I have an unlimited supply of mind expanding pictures and movies to discuss.  Plus digital universe simulations that I run of the Earth's place in the galaxy, and the galaxy's place in the universe.  For example, on the tour of the Universe, we started in close, zoo …

Agnostics Anonymous exists to promote an open and friendly environment for frank and respectful dialogue on questions regarding, among other things, human knowledge, faith and life's purpose. AgAnon strives to be a place where an honest and thoughtful exchange occurs among a gathering of friends who are committed to authentic inquiry. Dogmatic skeptics, absolute relativists and wily cynics are always welcome.

The Ethical Humanist Society of Philadelphia is a community of individuals dedicated to nurturing more meaningful and engaged lives. We meet each Sunday at 11:00AM to seek wisdom, nurture compassion, and stoke humanist inspiration. We believe that deed is more important than creed, and we work as individuals and together to allow all people to be safe, educated and empowered. Our shared values include respecting the worth of every person, building ethical relationships, and establishing social j …

ATHEISTS GROUP WHOSE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE IS THE SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE. FOR DETAILS: WWW.NYC-ATHEISTS.ORG