Sonny- I founded and continue to serve as organizer for the Richmond group which is temporarily titled Richmond Brights/Naturalists (to be renamed soon). I...
Sonny, Any of us may disagree with the opinions of any others on a number of points, but I absolutely can't imagine that Tom would ever say that one cannot be...
Bob, The reason I asked Sonny the questions is because I wanted to see if he would 'justify blaming disadvantaged people for their plight, or any policy that...
Bob, I feel compelled to give a quick answer. I did not mean to imply that Tom has said one cannot be a naturalist and be a conservative or capitalist. A...
It's an interesting and important question about what the basis might be for a specifically naturalist fellowship, as distinct from other sorts of secular...
The dilemma regarding inclusiveness is that a big part of what we have to offer follows from our rejection of contra-causal free will. Lots of vital, positive...
I want to apologize for the terse nature of my post, and especially for not making it clear that I myself have often strayed from the mission as a perusal of...
I just read Tom, Ken and Bob's most recent posts. First, I'd like to offer my validation (are clinical psychologists still using that word, Bob? :) ) of Bob's...
Will, Many thanks for your suggestions re practical elements of functioning fellowship groups. Traditional churches offer some models of how these fellowships...
... have to ... vital, ... them, ... I want to restate that: without it (NFW) we wouldn't be as special, but we would still have something significant to...
Hello all. This past Thursday, the Richmond group which tentatively had been calling itself Richmond Brights/Naturalists voted in a new name and an identity...
Bryan, Good choice of name, and your documents nicely express the rationale for the name and the group's membership. Wondering if at some point you could redo...
In line with some previous discussion here, let's start some threads on the following subjects. I so hope people will chime in and add to the possible...
After initially recruiting interested people for fellowships, it may be that promoting bonding may be one of the most important first tasks. There may be...
Here's what to me seems to be working well about our discussion format so far: "Round table" nature, in the literal sense (OK, it's really more like a square...
You know, it would be nice to go from city to city trying to start up these little groups to see if there's any consistency to what works and what doesn't....
Bryan, Many thanks for your thoughts here and in your prior post, very informative and useful. Along with some of your other posts they could form the basis...
Bryan, Thanks for another typically informative report from the trenches. Hopefully we're moving in the direction of, as you say, having enough people...
Ha! I love it. They seem to be quite a successful group--40 members within a year. It may be worthwhile to get to know them a little better some day and find...
Bryan: Thanks for the reports on your experiences with your naturalism group. Sounds to me like you're effectively using our philosophy's emphasis on...
The group that I organize, Richmond Reason and Naturalism Association (RRNA) is in current form a discussion and dinner group, and as such only vaguely...
... Well, you could have written a book, but I guess this will have to do. Seriously Bryan, thanks for the amazing work you've done in giving us guidance on...
We have had two of our monthly dinner meetings so far in addition to the topic-driven meetings. Personally they are very different experiences for me, the...
Bryan, Thanks for sharing your experiences re cohort recruitment. It certainly seems like a sensible plan to brainstorm up some tangible events that can be...
Dear Guy, Great to hear from you, and I'd be happy to help you get a naturalism group organized. Affiliation with the CFN isn't a legal matter per se (at...
In the course of an innocent conversation the other day, a friend of a friend offered me his business card, and asked me to turn to the back where he had noted...
David, I join others in appreciation of your thoughts. In seeking naturalistic personal empowerment, I see at least two sources. One, as you suggest below,...
