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Please
feel free to see the websites of any of our member-groups
by clicking their LOGOS below.
The Houston
Freethought Alliance is an effort to collaborate and communicate
between Houston area atheist, Humanist, and other freethought
organizations for the benefit of their memberships. This includes
sharing announcements, a shared newsletter, and sometimes holding shared
events.
The following are the core principles upon which our member
organizations are allied. Individual member-organizations may have
missions beyond the scope of the Alliance itself, but any Houston-based
group whose mission is compatible with these principles is welcome to
join our community of organizations:
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Houston Freethought
Alliance
Statement of Principles
We are committed to
freedom of thought and expression, as well as human rights and
equality.
Our beliefs are based on
healthy skepticism, physical evidence, the scientific method, and
naturalistic philosophy unfettered by faith, mysticism, the
supernatural, or any other form of superstition.
We stand for the pursuit
of moral excellence, ethical integrity, and social responsibility
based on humanitys needs and happiness in this world and
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In
addition to these shared principles, member-groups of the Alliance agree
to:
(1) Share all announcements from other member-groups with the membership
of their groups, and
(2) make an effort to schedule events and activities with concern for the
schedules of the other member-groups when possible.
Click
HERE
to subscribe to the
Alliance newsletter!
Click HERE to see back
issues of the
newsletter.
Click
HERE to read the
history of the
Alliance.
ABOUT OUR
MEMBER-GROUPS
THE HUMANISTS OF
HOUSTON (HOH)
Humanists are informed by
science, inspired by art, and motivated by compassion. Humanism stands for
building a more humane society through an ethic based on human values in
the spirit of reason and free inquiry. It is not theistic, and it does not
accept supernatural views of reality. HOH was founded in 1978 as a home
for Houston Humanists and to further Humanist values locally.
Website: www.humanistsofhouston.org
THE HOUSTON CHURCH OF
FREETHOUGHT (HCOF)
HCOF was conceived as an
alternative to the conventional faith-based religious organizations. The
benefits of traditional church membership are offered to those who are
uncomfortable with supernatural beliefs: community and fellowship with
those of like mind, a vehicle for personal growth and fulfillment,
affirmation of a naturalistic view of the world as a positive life choice
for individuals and families, and a sense of belonging within the larger
community.
Website: www.hcof.org
HUMANISTS OF
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, ISAAC ASIMOV CHAPTER (HAMCIAC)
Asimov Humanists is an atheist,
agnostic, humanist and freethinker community in the Montgomery County,
Texas, area, including The Woodlands, Conroe, Spring and North Houston.
Website: www.asimovhumanists.org
HOUSTON ATHEISTS
MEETUP
The Houston Atheists Meetup group
meets twice a month (once in central Houston and once in North Houston)
and discusses the issues of the day and how they affect nonbelievers.
Website: http://atheists.meetup.com/38
SECULAR
STUDENTS OF RICE
The Secular
Students of Rice is a community of free-thinking Rice University undergraduate
students united by naturalistic and nontheistic worldviews. During weekly
discussions, we laugh and lament over the pseudoscience, supernatural
superstitions, and general nonsense that plagues our society. We promote the
public understanding of science and reason, because the way we see it, there's
no better way to appreciate the world we live in.
More information: Click Here
EVENTS LISTED BY
DAY
Between
the various member-groups of the Houston Freethought Alliance,
there are many regular and special events of various types. For location, date, and
other information, or to contact someone, please see the sponsoring
group's website by selecting a logo above or the list at the bottom of
this page.
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1st
Sunday: Freethought Coffee Social
1st
Sunday: HOH Brunch
Every Monday:
HAMCIAC Freethought Forum
1st Wednesday: Houston Atheists Meetup, North
1st Saturday: Houston Atheists Meetup, South
2nd Sunday:
HCOF Service
2nd Saturday: HOH Women's Club
2nd Saturday: HAMCIAC Monthly
Program Meeting
3rd Sunday: Freethought
Coffee Social
3rd Tuesday: Houston Atheist Meetup, Memorial area
3rd Saturday:
HOH Main Monthly Gathering
4th Sunday: HOH Ideas Club
4th Saturday: HOH Religion, Society, & Ethics Club
4th Thursday:
Humanist Contemplatives Club
Varies:
HOH Social Club
Varies:
HOH Young Adults Club
Each February:
Darwin Day Celebration
Each June:
World Humanist Day
Each December:
Winter Solstice Celebration
PLEASE
NOTE: Meeting dates are sometimes altered due to special events
and holidays, especially in November and December. Please contact
individual groups to confirm.
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TO OTHER HOUSTON-AREA
GROUPS!
The
Houston Freethought Alliance welcomes all other Houston-based
nontheist, humanist, freethought, and similar groups. If you would like your group to be a part of the Alliance and
share in the benefits of communication and interaction, please have your
groups leadership contact Daniel Strain at dtstrain@yahoo.com.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
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(1) Get involved: See
the websites of our member-groups, make contact, and join us at any of
our events.
(2) Join: Your
membership dues and/or donations are most appreciated - see individual
websites for details on how to help our member-groups.
(3) Contribute: Even
more rare than funds is elbow-grease. All of our groups are anxious for
more people willing to volunteer their time to serve in a position
within their organization.
(4) Spread the word:
Tell your likeminded friends and family about our groups and their
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GET THE ALLIANCE
NEWSLETTER!
The
member-groups of the Houston Freethought Alliance all participate in a
shared newsletter to ensure that all local memberships are kept abreast of
all events and news of interest. You can read back issues by clicking on
the links below.
To
subscribe to the Houston Freethought Alliance Newsletter,
please email the editor at jim.knierien@thermo.com.
Click HERE
to see back issues of the Alliance Newsletter. |