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HAOC MEETINGS:
Sunday,
April 19, 2009, 1:30 P.M. here
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Our April speaker will be John Fantz, the
Curator of the San Gabriel Mission Museum, who will speak on the topic "Can
Atheists/Agnostics be Spiritual?"
Mr. Fantz, an HAOC member, resides in
Whittier, is a friend of Clay Costner, a world traveler and an active member of
Clay's group, The Liberal Seekers, who meet monthly in Whittier. In his function
as museum curator, John has spoken on a variety of subjects of interest to the
humanistic community.
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Future
programs: To be announced.
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Is it possible for the meek to
inherit the Earth?
Does a relatively unknown
philosopher in a small college in a small city in northeastern Iowa hold
the key to a new synthesis of science and religion?
Has he discovered a more profound,
more satisfying way of reconciling facts and values, reason and faith,
personal wholeness and social coherence?
I'm referring to Loyal D. Rue,
professor of Religion and Philosophy at Luther College
in Decorah, Iowa. More details here
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| Churches
ad hoc: a divine comedy
Chances are you'll be amused by these
selections from a book in which a former aerospace engineer gently pokes
fun at religion via photos with witty captions. Highly recommended as an
excellent illustration of how religion can be spoofed in an (for most
people, anyway!) inoffensive way. |
BEYOND
BELIEF FROM
TAOIST TO INFIDEL
THE
NEO-CONS: HOW WE GOT INTO THE DITCH
Links to
"comforting" psychologies and philosophies:
Albert
Ellis
Joseph
Campbell
Viktor
Frankl
Ralph
Waldo Emerson
Abraham
Maslow
Adyashanti
Herbert Benson
Reza
Aslan
Link
to Robert Dalling's book :
The
Story of Us Humans, From Atoms to Today's Civilization
The
Humanist Association of Orange County ( HAOC ) is a local chapter of the American Humanist Association
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Humanism affirms that humans have the capacity and
responsibility, intellectual and ethical, to work toward improving the
conditions of life on our planet.
Some of the subjects which
have been discussed at HAOC
meetings, and summarized in our monthly
newsletter, are the following:
Spirituality, the Unchurched, and
Humanism
Science, Evolution
and 'Intelligent Design'
Celebrating Darwin's
Day
Two Books on Humanist
Ethics
New Ideas on Free Will
Game Theory and Humanism
A United Nations for the
21st Century
The Future of
Humanism
End of Life
Choices |
If you find the above subjects ( for more details, click on
"Newsletters" ) to be of interest, you may find membership in HAOC to be
both enjoyable and beneficial. |
