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Our September 2008 newsletter is now available for download on our newsletter page.

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Upcoming meetings (at USNH, 700 Hartford Turnpike, Hamden, Link to map of USNH location unless otherwise noted)

When What
Saturday, September 6th
1:15 PM (video)
2:30 to 4:30 PM (discussion)
cover of 'Creating a World Without Poverty' by Muhammad Yunus Book discussion on Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism, by Muhammad Yunus. It's available at many public libraries as well as at bookstores and online.

We'll show the MIT video of Muhammad Yunus at 1:15 PM. The discussion starts at 2:30 PM.
Monday, September 8th
7:00 PM		 New Haven area social dinner at Bear & Grill, 385 Boston Post Rd, Orange Link to map of Pasta Fair restaurant location. Call the restaurant at (203) 298-0742 if you need directions.
Saturday, September 13th
2:30 PM

Humanist Conversations: China’s Global Relationships

We will view and discuss the August 6 broadcast of ABC’s Primetime entitled, “Why Every American Should Care About China: The Emerging Superpower Is Forging Relationships Where the U.S. Isn’t.”

Refreshments will be served.
Monday, September 15th
7:30 PM
Monthly Meeting: Ernestine L. Rose

HAC member Bonnie Cohen will present a profile of the19th century Polish-born freethinker, feminist, abolitionist and entrepreneur Ernestine L. Rose. After arriving in the USA in 1836, Rose launched a campaign that ultimately resulted in the Married Women's Property Rights Acts.

We'll start with coffee and conversation at 7:30 PM. Bonnie's talk will follow brief announcements at 8:00 PM.
Thursday, September 18th
7:00 PM		 Waterbury/Danbury area social dinner at Lisboa, 19 Lafayette Street, Waterbury. Link to map of Lisboa restaurant location
Sunday, September 21st
2:30 PM		 September board and standing committee meetings. All members are welcome to attend.
Wednesday, September 24th
7:00 PM		 Hartford-area dinner at Lemongrass, 7 South Main Street, West Hartford, Link to map of Lemongrass restaurant location.
Saturday, October 4th
2:30 to 4:30 PM
Fifth meeting of the HAC Bible Reading Group. Please read the following from our series reference How to Read the Bible: A Guide to Scripture, Then and Now, by James L. Kugel.
  • Chapter 16. The Ten Commandments 250-259
  • Chapter 17. A Religion of Laws 260-279
  • Chapter 18. Worship on the Road 280-295

And from Wikipedia:

  • Ten Commandments. Read, in particular Section 4, "Religious Interpretations" which covers Judaism, Samaritan, Christianity, Islam, and Other Traditions and Section 5, "Controversies." Note the different versions within religions and among different religions.
  • Seven Laws of Noah
  • Five Pillars of Islam

In addition to discussing the reading materials, we will be watching a 15-minute video segment. please catch up on any of the readings for the earlier sessions that you may have missed.

 cover of 'How to Read the Bible: A Guide to Scripture, Then and Now' by James L. Kugel

Notes

Dinners: If you're planning to attend one of our social dinners, please RSVP to editor@cthumanist.org, so we can give the restaurant a rough head count.

You can RSVP for the dinners and most HAC events via meetup.com.

Titles selected for our book discussions can be found in most local libraries or ordered from bookstores such as Amazon.


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