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NJHN Joins Other Organizations in Signing Statement Affirming Commitment to Protecting LGBTQ+ Rights

On January 17, the NJHN Board of Directors voted to sign on to the following Statement Affirming Commitment to Protecting LGBTQ+ Rights which was also signed by 16 national organizations …

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NJHN January 26 Program [Hybrid]: Yuval Noah Harari video on AI and the Future of Humanity

This month we’ll watch a video of a keynote address given by Yuval Noah Harari on the topic of AI and the Future of Humanity that he presented at the Frontiers Forum in Montreaux, …

Humanism / NJHN Community

NJHN 30th Anniversary – Through the Years video

New Jersey Humanist Network was founded in 1994 and we’ve been celebrating our 30th Anniversary throughout 2024. This video marks some of the many gatherings and activities of our vibrant …

Humanism / NJHN Community

NJHN President’s 2024 Year in Review and 2025 Year of Turmoil and Resolve

  This is NJHN President Lisa Ridge’s talk given at our 2024 HumanLight and 30th Anniversary Celebration on December 15, 2024 Let me start with a spoiler alert: There will …

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We can support incarcerated humanists during the holidays with AHA’s help

From the American Humanist Association: The end of the year can be especially difficult for incarcerated people away from family and friends and uncomfortable with their facility’s religious celebrations. Help …

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NJHN Collection Drive & Fundraiser for NJ Rise Pantry

As part of our HumanLight Celebration activities this year, we are hosting a collection drive/fundraiser for Rise Pantry, a center of social support in central New Jersey that offers a …

NJHN Community

NJHN is closing its Meetup group on 12/9/24

NJHN has maintained a private Meetup group since December 2006 and we’ve hosted more than 500 events in that time. We’ve grown a lot over the years, and currently have …

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NJHN’s Book Club is held on the 4th Thursday of every month at 7:30 PM on Zoom (holidays excluded). To join (no registration), click this recurring link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81619245436?pwd=T1NoOXNGMms3VXZBRWR2aklRenJOUT09 For information ...
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NJHN Monthly Dinner @ Omega Diner & Cafe
We meet on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at the Omega Diner in North Brunswick for dinner with fellow humanists and atheists. It’s pretty informal and newcomers are always ...
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NJHN’s Book Club is held on the 4th Thursday of every month at 7:30 PM on Zoom (holidays excluded). To join (no registration), click this recurring link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81619245436?pwd=T1NoOXNGMms3VXZBRWR2aklRenJOUT09 For information ...
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NJHN Monthly Dinner
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NJHN Monthly Dinner @ Omega Diner & Cafe
We meet on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at the Omega Diner in North Brunswick for dinner with fellow humanists and atheists. It’s pretty informal and newcomers are always ...
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Freethought Quotes

  • “Humanists don't simply disbelieve religious explanations; rather, we find that such explanations don't stand up to reasonable scientific scrutiny. When supernatural claims of transcendence such as assertions of rebirth or divine intervention are confronted with with scientific review, it's not only clear that the evidence doesn't support them, but that including such religiously rooted ideas in our understanding of the world requires living with severe cognitive dissonance or undoing much of what we've learned about how the world actually works.”
    by Roy Speckhardt
    Creating Change Through Humanism
  • “The ideas that "everything happens for a reason" or that certain things are "meant to be" are often offered as reassurances. But, to me, they are not as astounding or awe-inspiring as the idea that, in all this chaos, somehow you are you.”
    by Sasha Sagan
    For Small Creatures Such as We: Rituals for Finding Meaning in Our Unlikely World
  • “On being asked the cost of his extensive library of controversial books,

    "These books cost me the governorship of Illinois, and maybe the presidency of the United States as well."”
    by Robert Green Ingersoll
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