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By "religion-based bigotry," we mean both (1) bigotry against people because of their religion (or lack thereof) and (2) bigotry rooted in or excused by religion, e.g. bigotry against gays. NYARBB aims to oppose the religious right wing on many different fronts. For information about New Yorkers Against Religion-Based Bigotry, please see the NYARBB main website ( http://nyarbb.com/ ) and the NYARBB blog ( http://blog.nyarbb.org/ ). See especially the main site's "About NYARBB" page ( http://nyar …

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 …

NJ Homeschool Hangout This group is open to all Homeschoolers and those who are considering doing so in the future. . We are an eclectic group who embrace diversity! All people, regardless of religion, race, or beliefs are welcome to join. We are an all inclusive group and enjoy the diversity of ideas, events, and experiences for our children. We are committed to providing FUN, interesting, social, and informational opportunities for all home-schooling parents and their children in and around …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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. …

Bodhisattvas are all over New York City, but you wouldn't know it even if you met one. Why? Because a bodhisattva's intention to work for the benefit of others is held hidden in his/her heart. What is a bodhisattva? A bodhisattva is anyone who is motivated by compassion and seeks enlightenment not only for him/herself, but also for all beings everywhere. Are you a bodhisattva who would like to meet other bodhisattvas for friendship and business networking? Allow Bodhi Lounge to fulfill your need …

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.

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 …

Are you tired of dealing with people imposing their superstitions on you? Do you need a break form the irrational? Then join a group of skeptical individuals for an evening of food, drink and skepticism! In the spirit of Robert Green Ingersoll we will meet up on the thirteenth of every month and will not be afraid to break mirrors, spill salt, and in general throw our irrational fears to the wind! So come out and toast reason, logic, and critical thinking!

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 …

Welcome to the OTD* Meetup! We are a group of individuals from formerly Orthodox Jewish backgrounds who meet on a regular basis for good food, thoughtful conversation, and for making new friends. Most of us were raised with strong attachments to Jewish observance, but--while we are each on our own journey--now live mostly secular lives. Our past unites us, and we take from it what we still find meaningful, but we otherwise live simply as members of the world community. We are always eager to mee …

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 …

we often claim ourselves as atheist, agnostic, secular humanist, environmental activist, feminist, skeptic, confusionist, pro-choice, sex-positive, socialist and so on. But, often we refuse to apply our faith in action, when others do. This group will discuss how to apply our faith into real world decision makings as a student, father, single, couple, grand father, grand mother, worker, employee, employer, corporation, enterprenure, priest, teacher, professional, mother, single parent, gay, lesb …

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 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 …

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 group is for those who wish to practice the Eightfold Noble Path and the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism without the associated metaphysical beliefs that accompany many of the traditional forms of Buddhism. Secular Buddhism emphasizes a pragmatic practice and study of the Dharma. The philosophical orientation is nondenominational, non-dogmatic, non-orthodox, and naturalistic. We aim to take part in a Buddhist practice that focuses on cultivating ourselves in this world and in this time. If yo …

We are curious minds of New York who get together to explore our selves and our interdependence on the meditation cushion and through the shared study of secular Buddhism. We practice at The Interdependence Project in New York's East Village and are always looking for ways to apply our meditation techniques to art, ecology, social activism, and community service. Come join us and get interconnected! Since we already are...

Westchester Oneg and Kiddush Club is a social group for Jews of all backgrounds. No matter whether you consider yourself secular, unaffiliated, Just Jewish, Humanistic, Reconstructionist, Jewish Renewal, culturally Jewish, Reform, Conservative, Conservadox, Traditional, Flexidox, Orthodox, Yeshivish, Litvish, Chabad Lubavitch, Hassidic, OTD (Off the Derech) or any other affiliation, we're here for you! If you're Sephardic, Ashkenazi, Russian, Beta Israel, Bene Israel, Baghdadi, Persian, Syrian, …

Americans Against Gun Violence is an interfaith coalition of members of faith and secular communities working together to create and implement creative, non-violent solutions to reduce gun violence while protecting the rights of and clarifying the responsibilities of gun owners.

Acem Meditation You don’t try to relax. You just sit comfortably in a chair with eyes closed, practicing a simple mental technique, allowing a deep relaxation to take hold of body and mind. In Acem Meditation, you repeat a meditation sound mentally without effort, while thoughts and impressions are allowed to come and go freely. There is no attempt at emptying the mind. Relaxation comes naturally. Knots and ties unravel, stress and worries gradually give way to a calmer frame of mind. Afterwar …

Attention Christian enthusiast if you are interested in being like David dancing before the lord then this group is for you. I started this group because I want others to know you can go out and have fun and not entertain things secular. I want to bond with others like me, looking forward to exploring the world from a religious standpoint so lets Meet-Up for all things gospel...

The Hispanic Atheists Society of America addresses the specific needs of Hispanic Americans breaking away and recovering from religion. We are a group of freethinkers, atheists, agnostics, secular humanists, rationalists, skeptics and other non-theists, with the purpose of preserving the separation of church and state and promoting logic, ethics and leadership through community and eduction. Facebook:  www.facebook.com/HispanicAtheistsSocietyofAmerica Twitter:  www.twitter.com/HispanicAtheist

This group is for homeschoolers/home educators, unschoolers, and those who are *seriously* considering these paths for educating their young children in Hudson County, NJ. The hope is that enough families join to have playdates, field trips, and co-op classes for children between the ages of 3 and 7. Also looking forward to homeschooling support, sharing of curriculum/program ideas and approaches, and community building. All creeds, backgrounds, and homeschool philosophies welcome.  Please be r …