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SUMMARY:Community Day
DESCRIPTION:The Declaration of Independence expresses high ideals to throw off a despotic government and create a government dedicated to ensuring the safety and happiness of its people.  Both before and since this declaration\, people have been coming to America for many reasons:  Religious freedom\, escaping persecution\, violence\, or poverty\, or for adventure\, education\, and other reasons\, most importantly including those who were enslaved to serve the ends of the landowners whose prosperity was dependent on their labor. \nJoin us in small groups to share your family story – when and why did you or your ancestors come to America\, what is the family lore on that journey and early adaptation\, how has it shaped your feelings on America’s promise? \nWith the larger group\, we will discuss today’s immigration situation\, its benefits and problems.  What can we do to improve the process? \n  \nAlso\, please remember that First Sunday is our IFC Food Pantry collection day. Summertime is a critical time for donations\, as many organizations are not as active then but people still need to eat. Please go to http://www.ifcweb.org/needs#pantry to see the suggested list of items. You do not need to provide a variety of goods; a bag of one item is just as welcome. Thank you for your generosity.
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SUMMARY:A Dialog With UNC Professor Molly Worthen
DESCRIPTION:EHST is pleased to have UNC Professor of History\, Molly Worthen\, as our guest.  She will speak briefly\, but prefers to have dialog with us in a question-and-answer format.  So\, we will need to be prepared with good questions!  We recommend that you read the following articles she has written: \n\nhttps://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/05/a-match-made-in-heaven/521409/\nhttps://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/02/opinion/sunday/sex-gender-christian-campuses.html\nhttps://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/18/opinion/sunday/where-in-the-world-can-we-find-hope.html\n\nOf course\, if you have read her recent book\, Apostles of Reason: The Crisis of Authority in American Evangelism\, you will be well prepared to ask her questions\, too!
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/a-dialog-with-unc-professor-molly-worthen/
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SUMMARY:What Can You Believe If You Don't Believe in God?
DESCRIPTION:Our guest speaker on July 15 will be Michael Werner. \nMany people criticize the “rise of the Nones” for its nihilism. “There is no God\,” full stop\, is not a useful replacement for the comfort and guidance traditional religion seeks to provide.\nMichael Werner’s thoughtful new book\, “What Can You Believe When You Don’t Believe in God?” confronts this criticism head-on. \nWerner believes in plenty. He believes in the lifestance many call “humanism\,” which he puts in compelling historical perspective. He believes in knowledge\, and how humankind can attain it\, without the benefit of supernatural revelation. He believes in shared human values\, and in a thoughtful process for developing them. He believes in “meaning.” Not\, as some traditional religionists would have it\, meaning found in a happy or tortured afterlife\, but meaning in the here and now:  Making a difference because you have lived\, and lived well. \nHumanists who decline to be guided by invisible spirits must decide for themselves how to distinguish right from wrong – not always an easy task\, as Werner points out. One of the most valuable facets of his approach is his guided tour through the minefield of ethical systems\, and his ultimate settling on an ethical pluralism – “do what works.” \nThe pinnacle of Werner’s humanist belief system is civilization itself. Not just dry science – though all must start with that – but the full flowering of human emotion as expressed in art in all its exuberance. \n  \n 
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/what-can-you-believe-if-you-dont-believe-in-god/
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ORGANIZER;CN="":MAILTO:greta.dorfman@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Memorial Service for James P. Coley\, II
DESCRIPTION:EHST will host a memorial service for James P. Coley\, II.  James was a longtime member of the society (20+ years)\, had served as President\, gave numerous lectures\, and held many discussions with our members\, friends and visitors.  He was for several years host of the WCOM radio program Ethics Matters and more recently hosted Radio Free Association on that station.   \nJames wrote many blog posts for EHST\, and travelled to several Ethical Humanist Societies to give talks.  In 2015 James wrote a summary of his philosophical views… \n“I am a metaphysical naturalist\, empiricist and scientific realist\, with an epistemology that blends elements of foundationalism and coherentism. Circular chains of epistemic justification are allowed as long as they pass through a quasi-foundation of beliefs there is no good reason to doubt. \n“My view on free will I call firm determinism. There are conflicting ordinary language concepts of free will; my Control Theory of Freedom offers autonomous control as a successor. There are variations of the concept\, and most but not all of them are incompatible with determinism. \n“In ethics\, I have a prescriptivist view. There are no objective values\, but that is no reason for me not to act on my Humanist value system. I believe in reason\, but it is only instrumental with respect to a value system. \n“I am an atheist. There is no purpose for human life ordained by the Universe\, evolution or anything else. We give life significance and purpose through our values\, and most importantly our actions. The way to find meaning in life is to find meaningful things to do — and then do them.” \n  \nAll those who knew him will miss his wit\, his incisive mind\, and his dedication to logical argument and Ethical Humanism. \nDonations can be made in his memory to either the CAN-DO Foundation\, P.O. Box 6468\, Malibu\, CA 90264\, or to the WCOM-FM radio station\, 300-G E. Main St.\, Carrboro\, NC 27510. \n 
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SUMMARY:Me\, The Mafia and Ethics
DESCRIPTION:Hugh Giblin\, a longtime EHST supporter\, will tell of his experience in a labor union controlled by the Chicago Mafia and his work as a whistle-blower with the government.  He will also discuss the current legal status of whistle-blowers and ethical considerations.  He believes we all can be whistle-blowers.
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/a-whistleblower-tells-his-story/
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