The Universal Spiritualist Church incorporates a new age form of Spiritualism that corresponds with modern day science and culture. Our Core Tenets: Man (mankind) is not born a sinner and is essentially good. Flawed ideology, dogma, philosophy, education, ideals, and beliefs cause men to stray from grace. This is the source of hell (a sate of mind, perpetual ignorance) reinforced when the aforementioned pervade. We recognize the fact of evolution The idea of a chosen people or individua …

Secular Professionals After Work & Nightlife Social Group is one of the Meetup groups under the umbrella of Shades of Color NYC. Please go to our sponsor link to learn more. This is a social group for atheist, agnostics, and non-religious professionals and other working adults who are interested in experiencing nightlife and other related events with like minded individuals. This is not a philosophy or debate group although we will host occasional lectures and other intellectually stimulati …

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.

… It will work best if the conversation involves atheists, agnostics, those loosely spiritual, and those firmly committed to a specific religious tradition. So if you find yourself anywhere on that chart, and are interested in learning more about yourself and others, please join us.

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. 0 …

Ethical Culture is a Humanist and Ethical movement inspired by the ideal that the supreme aim of our lives is to create a more just and humane society. We believe that acting morally does not require belief in a god. We place our faith in the demonstrated capacity of people to do wonderful things. We believe in the worth and dignity of all living beings. We offer a full schedule of events and activities for everyone including Sunday meetings, social gatherings, lectures, discussion group …

Gathering of the Minds, Inc. is a multi-dimensional forum organization and movement both online and offline incorporating individual people (doctors, scientists, politicians, spiritual figures, farmers, artists, activists, lawyers, professors, students, etc.) groups, businesses (both non-profit and for profit), communities, schools, and a full spectrum of media all in the effort to co-create global peace and sustainability. This strategy bridges many gaps (political, cultural, generational, …

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 t …

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!

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 informatio …

Welcome to the Long Island branch of the Center for Inquiry (CFI), a nonprofit organization advancing science, reason, and secular values. The Center for Inquiry-Long Island sponsors public educational programs, philosophy discussions, book clubs, and social events. Come meet people in your neighborhood, exercise your brain, and get involved. For more information, please e-mail akelly@centerforinquiry.net.

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. 

 Hello, Dear Citizen of the world!    You have reached a unique, perhaps the best place in the universe to celebrate DIVERSITY. We are looking for YOU and more volunteers to serve in administrative leadership capacities in order to create an active team to keep our universal group going ahead! Your age: at least 18 y. o. Any race. Any national origin. Any political party. Any skin color. Any type or color of hair. Any religion. Atheist. Any philosophical leaning. Any gender. Any sexual orientati …

We are a community dedicated to fostering ethical humanist beliefs and values and to improving the human condition through individual and collective action. We celebrate diversity and welcome newcomers of all faiths, color, sexual orientations, and nationalities - anyone who agrees with the idea that we need to help in making the world a better, more ethical place. We have activities and events for all age groups. Among our activities are a Sunday School, a teen group, and for adults we have so …

This is for people who are skeptical, curious yet open minded or you could even be someone who is trying to come back to the faith.  Or you could be someone who is struggling.  I'm looking forward to some open minded conversations hopefully for months or years to come.