"Church without the god-bits" meeting again on Sun. 2-8-15

We are having "church without the god-bits" this Sunday morning 2-8-15 (Sunday Assembly Portland). We are for everyone of any belief system (Catholic, Mormon, Muslim, Hindu, atheist, agnostic, whatever). We just don't preach anything about the supernatural because we think it is irrelevant. Great singing to popular songs, and a talk to spark your brain and heart. And afterwards, a lunch social (burgers and beer)! Click here for all event details:  http://tinyurl.com/mnl86ly .

The main speaker is Dr. Jon Peters.  The title of his talk is “How Humans Successfully Colonized the Earth: the amazing story we all carry in our DNA."  Dr. Peters has been the recipient of several teaching awards; including a Master Teacher Award from The Oregon Health & Science University where he is an Affiliate Associate Professor, and the Resident Teacher Award from the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine. He is actively promoting secular humanism and reason by serving on the Advisory Board of CFI Portland, starting a Secular Humanist group in Portland that has grown to over 500 members, and giving lectures on the newer evidences for evolution.  Bring your kids; we'll also have some activities for them.

More info about the Sunday Assembly movement:
Sunday Assembly is a non-religious gathering co-founded by Sanderson Jones and Pippa Evans in January 2013 in London, UK. The gathering is for non-religious people who want a similar communal experience to a religious church.

Stand-up comedians Sanderson Jones and Pippa Evans started the first Sunday Assembly in North London in January 2013 as they "both wanted to do something like church but without God".  The first event, attended by over 300 people, was held in a deconsecrated church in Islington, but due to the limited size of the venue future meetings have been held in Conway Hall.  Since then events have continued to be held, twice a month, with one attracting as many as 600 people.  Sanderson Jones said "I don't [think] there's anything that's inherently elite about people getting together to sing songs and think about themselves and improve their community. But we can't wait to see people doing it in all manner of different places in all manner of different ways, that appeal to all manner of different people."

Other Portland-area community, secular, and philosophical groups can also be found at meetup.com, such as these:
-- The Center for Philosophical Naturalism: http://tinyurl.com/l6rd4sl
-- Sunday Assembly: http://tinyurl.com/kkc8nyw
-- Westside Science & Religion Disc.: http://tinyurl.com/bkmhdl5
-- Center for Inquiry: http://tinyurl.com/mps923r
-- Humanists of Greater Portland: http://tinyurl.com/kmbmt57
-- Atheists Etcetera: http://tinyurl.com/nhjr3ha
-- Philosophy Workshop: http://tinyurl.com/pzs4ajc