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Sat. May 31-Sun. <big>June 1 </big> Visit our booth at the Charles
Village Festival (to volunteer contact Emil) <br>
Moveable Treats <big>June 1</big> (also July 13 & Aug 3) <a
href="#MOVEABLE_TREATS">See
below.</a><br>
1st Saturday Coffee House, <big>June 7 </big>at 7:00 pm; musician
Ryan Harvey • Poetry • Music • Refreshments • Open Mic • Donation
Requested<br>
<big>Newcomers' Meetings By Arrangement</big><br>
<br>
<big>Summer Sundays 10:30 am</big>; Less formal than our regular
meetings, these discussions on social, philosophical, or personal
growth issues last about one hour. *Some with videos will last until
about noon.<br>
<br>
<big>Jun 1</big>: Platforms and Programs; what do you want next year?
facilitated by Stephen Meskin<br>
<br>
<big>Jun 8:</big> Is There a Religion for the 21st Century? What Would
it Look Like? Would it be a religion? facilitated by Diana & Bob
Corbett<br>
<br>
<big>Jun 15: </big>Race; the discussion continues, facilitated by
Karen Helm<br>
<br>
<big>Jun 22:</big> Can There Be Too Much Democracy? facilitated by Dick
Katz<br>
<br>
<big>Jun 29:</big> A Celebration of Fritz Williams’ Service to the
Society; join us to pay tribute to Fritz, followed by a community pot
luck lunch. <br>
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Jul 6: *A Brief History of Disbelief, Part 1; video followed by
discussion. See below.<br>
<br>
Jul 13: Building a More Sustainable Maryland; urban sprawl and the
kinds of changes that could be made short and long-term<br>
facilitated by Lena Pons<br>
<br>
Jul 20: *A Brief History of Disbelief, Part 2; seeing Part 1 is not
required <br>
<br>
Jul 27: Visit to Planned Parenthood of Maryland: facilitated by John
Nugent. See below.<br>
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Aug 3: *A Brief History of Disbelief, Part 3; seeing Parts 1 or 2 is
not required <br>
<br>
Aug 10: The AEU and You; facilitated by Karen Elliott<br>
<br>
Aug 17: Experience of Poetry; facilitated by Karla Mancero<br>
<br>
Saturday <big>Aug 23 at 9:30 am</big> Society Clean-up Party <b>EVERYONE
WELCOME</b>; food, drinks, and soap provided, facilitated by Bob Corbett<br>
<br>
Aug 24: Finishing Touches; facilitated by Bob Corbett<br>
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<div align="center"><big>Visit to Planned Parenthood — July 27</big><br>
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We go on a short distance field trip around the corner to 330 N. Howard
St. where our discussion will be held after a tour of the facility.
Planned Parenthood is one block south of the Society on the NW corner
of Howard & Mulberry St. On street parking is available on
Mulberry St as well as Franklin.<br>
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<div align="center"><big>A Brief History of Disbelief </big><big>— </big><big>
July 6, 20, & August 3<br>
</big>
<div align="left">Written and narrated by acclaimed British
intellectual Jonathan Miller — author, lecturer, TV producer/host,
director of theater, opera and film, and neurologist. It is the
first-ever historical look at the controversial topic on television.
“This series is about the disappearance of something: religious faith,”
Miller says in the opening. “It's the story of what is often referred
to as atheism,' the history of the growing conviction that God doesn't
exist." A Brief History of Disbelief combines an exploration of the
origins of Miller’s own lack of belief with historical perspective and
interviews with leading authorities, including biologist Richard
Dawkins, philosopher Daniel Dennett, recently deceased playwright
Arthur Miller, and physicist Steven Weinberg. “In making this series I
have inevitably discovered that the history of faith and doubt is a
great deal more complicated that it might seem," Jonathan Miller
declares. Among the program’s surprising revelations is that
philosophy, not science as often assumed, played a larger role in the
gradual erosion of belief. And contrary to what many Christian
fundamentalists today consider America’s founding principles, the first
presidents were actually skeptical of religion. <br>
<big>Part I:</big> Shadows of Doubt Miller meets Arthur Miller and the
philosopher Colin McGinn. He searches for evidence of the first
"unbelievers" in ancient Greece and examines some of the modern
theories around why people have always tended to believe in mythology
and magic.<br>
<big>Part II:</big> Noughts and Crosses With the domination of
Christianity from 500 AD, Miller wonders how disbelief began to
re-emerge in the 15th and 16th centuries. He discovers that division
within the Church played a more powerful role than the scientific
discoveries of the period. He also shows how politically dangerous it
was to undermine the religious faith of the masses.<br>
<big>The Final Hour </big>The history of disbelief continues with the
ideas of self-taught philosopher Thomas Paine, the revolutionary
studies of geology, the evolutionary theories of Darwin, and Freud’s
view that religion is a "thought disorder." Miller examines his own
motivation behind making the series. <br>
The AEU provided some funding for this PBS show. However it was not
aired on WMPT or WETA.<br>
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<div align="center"><big><a name="MOVEABLE_TREATS"></a>MOVEABLE TREATS</big><br>
<big>Sundays: June 1, July 13, and August 3</big><br>
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Please remember that Moveable Treats is a year-around Baltimore Ethical
Society commitment. Moveable Feast delivers meals to AIDS and cancer
patients and their families week after week, and they need year-around
support from community volunteers and contributors. <br>
We’ll be observing Moveable Treats Sundays on June 1, July 13
(because the first Sunday happens to be during the Fourth of July
weekend), and August 3. Bring your desserts with you to the meeting,
and place them on the table in the corner of our meeting room. Use
sandwich bags or snack bags to wrap your desserts in serving size
portions, and label them to indicate generally what they are. Mark your
desserts if they contain nuts or peanuts. Avoid desserts that have
heavy icings or that contain alcohol.<br>
BES members and friends may contribute canned goods or dry goods
for Moveable Feast at any time. There’s a box for them near the
bulletin board in our entrance area. Some suggestions: <br>
canned fruits, vegetables, and soups, fruit cocktail, applesauce, dry
cereals, rices, muffin and pancake mixes, juices, peanut butter, jelly,
crackers, granola bars. <br>
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