Secularization of Religious Holidays - Fourth Weekly Meeting

Date: Wednesday, October 31th
Time: 6:00 pm
Location: Spirit Cafe, basement of Rockefeller Chapel

Details: It's Halloween, a holiday that used to be pretty religious and is no longer, so we're going to talk about how and why that happens to holidays and whether it's a good thing. Costumes welcome but not mandatory.

Ethical Obligations of Politicians - Third Weekly Meeting

Date: Wednesday, October 24th
Time: 6:00 pm
Location: Spirit Cafe, basement of Rockefeller Chapel

Details: We'll be talking about the ethical obligations of politicians. Is it ok to lie for the greater good of getting a better candidate (yourself, presumably) elected? How much should faith or nonfaith come in to the way politicians present themselves? Is it right to hold politicians to a higher level of morality, like not cheating on spouses or taxes or breaking minor laws? All this and more! Having watched the debates is totally optional.

Transhumanism - Second Weekly Meeting

Date: Wednesday, October 17th
Time: 6:00 pm
Location: Spirit Cafe, basement of Rockefeller Chapel
RSVP: none

Details: We'll be talking about transhumanism, where humanity is going, whether we should modify ourselves and whether death is bad. Feel free to start reading about it on Wikipedia.

First Weekly Meeting

Date: Wednesday, October 10th
Time: 6-7 pm
Location: Spirit Cafe, in the basement of Rockefeller Chapel
RSVP: Facebook

Details: Come one, come all! Meet secularists, atheists, deists, agnostics and intrigued religious people! We'll get introduced and eat candy as we figure out where we stand on the all important issues of god, religion, harry potter and soft drink preferences.