Welcome to the Gloucester County Humanists group. We are a nontheistic group guided by science that values the importance of the arts and humanities in dealing with the social, political and economic issues of the world today. We are part of the New Jersey Humanist Network. The New Jersey Humanist Network is a vibrant and growing community of secular humanists. Humanism is a democratic and ethical life-stance, which affirms that human beings have the right and responsibility to give meaning and …
Humanism is a progressive philosophy of life that, without theism and other supernatural beliefs, affirms our ability and responsibility to lead ethical lives of personal fulfillment that aspire to the greater good of humanity. In a nutshell, it is the thought that people can be good without god. This group is open to humanists, atheists, agnostics, freethinkers, skeptics, infidels, brights, and the like.
A friendly group with an alternative GREEN vision for our country, where human rights, economic justice and environmental sustainability have priority over corporate profit. 1. GRASSROOTS DEMOCRACY Every human being deserves a say in the decisions that affect their lives and not be subject to the will of another. Therefore, we will work to increase public participation at every level of government and to ensure that our public representatives are fully accountable to the people who elect them. 2 …
This is an open, progressive-minded group for those who feel cutoff or isolated in the modern world of the internet and geographic separation, and want to reconnect on a regular basis with others in intentional community, for the purposes of sharing food, story, music, conversation, play, celebration and loss, and any other element of life that can benefit from direct human interaction, which was once provided for by the village/tribe/extended family, but has become harder to hold onto in an age …
Interested in growing deeper in Presence? Do you want to share energy with others focusing on the Present Moment?
Join our group and learn from the Master himself, Eckhart Tolle, as we listen, watch and meditate on his material as a group. Click here -> (http://www.meetup.com/SJEckhartTol
le/about/) to learn more.
Eckhart recommends following the Silent Group format: "The group may begin with ten to twenty minutes of silence (silent meditation), 1 to 1 1/2 hours of an Eckhart Tolle audio or vis …
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Leashes of Love is an all volunteer pet therapy group that serves the public by scheduling pet therapy visits to hospitals, special needs schools, library reading programs, correctional facilities and assisted living facilities.
What is Animal Assisted Therapy?
Today, animals provide many positive human health benefits:
Companionship, a friend to care for and to keep one occupied, something alive and warm to touch, a focus of attention, a …
I started this group because so many of us have forgotten the pure creative spirit that enveloped us as children. Whether it was experienced at play, drawing, painting, reading, telling stories, making up songs, building things or taking things apart!, dressing up, dancing, singing, playing an instrument, writing and most of all the forgotten art of daydreaming and fantasizing. These activities get lost in the "Everydays" of life as we grow older. For some it is lost early on while others can ma …
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