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The Humanist
Association of Las Vegas and Southern
Nevada
A Chapter of the American Humanist Association
HALVASON, the Humanist Association of Las
Vegas and Southern Nevada, is a nonprofit, educational organization whose main
purpose is to promote humanism
as a viable alternative to supernatural and theistic belief systems. We
serve as a forum for humanists, atheists, agnostics, freethinkers and other
like-minded individuals in the
Regular HALVASON Meetings and Events
(All HALVASON events are open to the
public)
HALVASON Membership Meetings
feature a speaker or moderator addressing a topic of interest to
Humanists. These are held the third Sunday of each month at 2:00 p.m. in the
Las Vegas Library Program Room at 833 N. Las Vegas Blvd., between Washington
and Bonanza opposite Cashman Field. For a map,
click here. Many members make this
their primary humanist-related event.
HALVASON Forums will be held the second Sunday of each month, currently at 2:00
in the Las Vegas Library East Meeting Room at 833 N. Las Vegas Blvd. The
forum will be an informal gathering to exchange thoughts about different
aspects of humanism and our relationships to our communities. There is some
sentiment that this be a more social affair that encourages more identity and
participation.
Other
Regular Events of Interest
HUUMANIST Forums are held the first Sunday of each month at 11:30
a.m. at the Unitarian-Universalist Congregation of Las
Vegas (UUCLV) facilities at
The Las Vegas Atheists Meetup
is held the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at Jason’s Deli,
Scheduled events of interest to members
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HUUMANIST Forum When – Sunday,
August 1, 2010 at 12:00 noon Where - UUCLV
Hall - 3616 East Lake Mead Blvd, What - Dick Pelletier returns, after his 2009 overview of futurism, to focus on "medical breakthroughs and human enhancements predicted for the next twenty years". Come join us at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Las Vegas. Any questions, please contact Paul LaCombe at 437-9862 or uuclvhumanists@gmail.com. HALVASON Forum When - Sunday, Aug. 8 at 2:00 pm (Regular time, following
the board meeting at 12:30) Where - What – This is a chance to come
and meet members informally and have freewheeling discussions on Humanist
topics. See you there! HALVASON Membership Meeting When – Sunday, July 18 at 2:00 pm What
– Speaker: Ms. Leslie Tighi.
Her subject will be: "Ideas
Relevant to Humanism Taken From Some of My Favorite Books" Leslie is
currently on the HALVASON Board. She has been on and off the board since
becoming a member in 1998. She is going to discuss excerpts from three of her
favorite books: Being Wrong--Adventures in the Margin of Error
by Kathryn Schulz; Good Without God by Greg M. Epstein, a
Humanist Chaplain at Harvard University; and Born for Love
by Maia Szalavitz and Bruce D. Perry, M.D., Ph.D. We hope you will be able to join us. Please visit the events archives to see previously scheduled events |
What’s Happening
in Humanism
Press
Releases
Humanists
Denounce “In God We Trust” Motto Bill
The American Humanist Association today strongly
criticized an effort by a fundamentalist Christian organization to "return
‘In God We Trust' to every schoolroom in
"This AFA action alert is a smoking gun that shows the ‘In God We
Trust' motto to be inherently religious, with no real secular purpose,"
said David Niose, the AHA's
president. "Here we have a fundamentalist Christian group leading the
charge to place the motto everywhere, obviously to impose their particular
religious views on everyone, including nonreligious and humanist
families."
Rather than wide placement of the religious motto, the AHA instead recommends
placement of the nation's original motto, E Pluribus Unum (Latin for "Out
of many, one"), which still appears on the national seal, in public
buildings. "E Pluribus Unum is the kind of motto that all Americans can
embrace," Niose said. "It's inclusive,
reflecting our pluralistic character and emphasizing our unity. The ‘In
God We Trust' motto is inherently exclusive and divisive, and unfortunately
that's precisely why religious fundamentalists are so fond of its wide
placement."
He continued: "This political effort by the religious American Family
Association demonstrates the discriminatory nature of the ‘In God We
Trust' motto, and illuminates its religious purpose and effect. No matter what
one's religious background and belief, surely one can understand that no child
should have to go to public school each morning to see signs declaring his or
her family's religious beliefs to be wrong. That's just unfair, not what this
country is all about."
The AHA is urging legislators to carefully consider the underlying motivation
behind the American Family Association's action alert, and the legislation that
it supports.
The American Humanist Association
(www.americanhumanist.org) advocates for the rights and viewpoints of
humanists. Founded in 1941 and headquartered in
Humanism is the idea that you can be good without a
belief in God.
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For more AHA news click here:
Here is an interesting link that was passed along by
one of our fellow Humanists via email:
Freedom of Religion and the 
Establishment Clause
http://nationalparalegal.edu/conLawCrimProc_Public/FreedomOfExpression/FreedomOfReligion&EstCl.asp
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