The Spiritual Naturalist Society www.SpiritualNaturalistSociety.org We are the first local chapter of the Spiritual Naturalist Society; a non-profit organization dedicated to the exploration, development, and promotion of spiritual naturalism, and promoting happiness through compassion, reason, and practice. We have a naturalistic and rational scientific worldview, but pursue the flourishing life through various contemplative practices. Influences and inspirations include (but are not limited …

Monthly meetups at a local happy hour for InfoSec professionals in the Houston Area.

About SWE TThe Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is a not-for-profit educational and service organization that empowers women to succeed and advance in the field of engineering, and to be recognized for their life-changing contributions as engineers and leaders. Founded in 1950, SWE is the driving force that establishes engineering as a highly desirable career for women through an exciting array of training and development programs, networking opportunities, scholarships, outreach and advocacy a …

The Katy West Houston Vegan Meetup supports vegan living in one of the fastest growing suburbs in the Houston area! You don't have to be vegan to join the meetup, but we do encourage you to become vegan and support you in your journey toward a vegan lifestyle. Food brought to any gatherings must be 100% vegan. We want to make it possible to enjoy vegan gatherings outside the Loop and Beltway for those of us living on Houston's west side and in Katy, TX! We also support and share events listings …

A little bit about L.I or Locksport International L.I is made up of people who are interested in physical security, such as bypassing locks, learning new techniques for opening difficult locks, and connecting people. We abide by the laws set down in each State or Providence (For our Canadian neighbors). Likewise we have our own code of ethics we adhere to. They're almost all common sense rules that you should always practice. You should never pick locks that you don't own, or that you don't ha …

Introduction to the New Religious Mode (NRM). The NRM came as a major reformation of theology based on experientialism introduced by Soren Kierkegaard and further clarified by many theologians, namely Rudolf Bultmann, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Paul Tillich and H. Richard Niebuhr. These theologians laid the groundwork for an authentic human Christianity grounded in our experiences. Using a small group practice of ritual, silence, singing and movement along with a solitary practice for nurturing oursel …

This is a social group for Bryan/ College Station area Atheists, Agnostics, as well as other non-believers and freethinkers. We are generally a diverse and friendly group of atheists, agnostics, and others, who support secular values based on reason, evidence, and critical thinking. Anyone is welcome to join us at any of our meetups, as long as they are not attending simply to preach or start trouble. We meet at Sweet Eugene’s House of Java on Sundays at 10:30 AM, usually on the deck out front i …

Meet other local amateur Philosophers to discuss the world and what we know about it.

We are a Great Books reading and discussion group that specializes in political philosophy. Over the years we have read a wide variety of thinkers, from Plato to Richard Rorty. We are currently reading on the theme of political economy. Our readings so far have included Cantillon, Turgot, Smith, Condorcet, Malthus, Say, Bentham, James Mill and David Ricardo. We plan to cover the great books of political economy in roughly chronological order. Our group is open to all comers, so please give us a …