New Yorkers Against Religion-Based Bigotry
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By "religion-based bigotry," we mean both (1) bigotry against people because of their religion and (2) bigotry rooted in or excused by religion, e.g. bigotry against gays. We aim especially to support the concerns of those who are marginalized within already-marginalized communities here in the U.S.A., such as gay Muslims and African-American Wiccans. Another high priority for us is to oppose the U.S. givernment's current reign of terror against Muslims, while also exposing and opposing U.S. government support for Islamist militancy and even terrorism. We aim also to expose and oppose the Christian religious right wing here in the U.S.A. We aim also to counteract the recent growth of classic anti-Jewish myths and related beliefs about "the Illuminati.". Anti-Illuminist claims are very similar to traditional anti-Jewish myths, except that, instead of Jews, anti-Illuminism tends to scapegoat Pagans, occultists, "Satanists," atheists, environmentalists, feminists, gays, and the values of modern secular society in general. For more information, see the NYARBB blog (http://nyarbb.wor... ), especially "About NYARBB" (http://nyarbb.wor... ).
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Our next meeting:
New Yorkers Against Religion-Based Bigotry - June 12 meeting
Details of the June 12 meeting will be announced later. In the meantime, two of us will be working on literature during the next few weeks. Updated drafts will be appearing on the NYARBB blog:
Others, please post your feedback as comments on the NYARBB blog.
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- When?
- Thursday, Jun 12, 2008, 7:30 PM 20080612T233000Z
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Recent Meetings
Thu May 8, 7:30 PM |
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What's New?
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"i'm Jewish. i believe that every denomination (Orthodox, Reform, etc.) is equally legitimate in practice but i don't label myself as any. i also feel that Jews and non-Jews alike should be welcomed within the Jewish community."
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"Ave, I've been practicing various forms of magick for about 12 years. In the last few I have been studying Chaos magick, because of it's ideals, and hope to become a member of the IOT in the future. I am looking for other like-minded people."
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"Please see the following new page: To Pagans and people of other nonmainstream faiths http://freedomofr... Why modern..."
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"Why modern Pagans, occultists, and people of other nonmainstream religions take a public stand against the reign of terror against Muslims Why should modern Pagans, or others of nonmainstream religions,..."
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"For most of the past year, this group has been largely dormant. Apologies to those who, during the past several months, may have tried to attend nonexistent meetings that were automatically scheduled..."
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"The group New Yorkers Against Religion-Based Bigotry was founded in its current form in April 2008 by Diane Vera. This Meetup site was first created over a year earlier, in early 2007, to found this..."
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"This Meetup site was first set up back in early 2007, before we were really ready to start this group in earnest. Below are the tentative group descriptions that were on this website during most of 2007,..."
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"I'll be revising the front page and the About page. Just to keep a record of it, here are the old versions. First, here is the old version of the front page general intro: We bring together people..."
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"I'm a logical free thinker, an eccentric rationalist, and a believer in empiricism, personal freedoms, and the application of critical thought to all aspects of life."
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"We're aiming to spread the word broadly about the following program, which aims to help spark a society-wide debate about the possibility of a viable and visionary revolutionary future for humanity. Bob..."
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"I am a radical, rational free thinker, and looking for those who are open-minded and intelligent. "
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