Welcome to Formerly Frum Northeast! Our purpose: To bring together those who have left a strain of orthodox Judaism and are interested in meeting and sharing with others who have had similar experiences. Who should join: If you've left the frum community, or, conversely, have close friends or relatives who've decided to become frum and are seeking others who understand the life-changing significance of that decision. In other words, anyone who has been involved with the frum community in any way …

We offer two monthly groups here, as well as occasional special events. The first is the monthly Ex-Christian Support group specifically for ex-Christians (or Christians in the process of leaving the faith) from all denominations. Leaving Christianity can be painful, confusing, and isolating, and the repercussions can be far-ranging throughout life, well after the event. We come together to share our feelings and personal experiences. I act as a non-professional facilitator (I am not a psych …

Tour the universe.  Drop in any week.  The universe is a big place, but my class is ongoing, and I am up to the challenge.  It takes 2-3 years for me to do a round trip.  With live links to the Wide World Web as my in-class resource, I have an unlimited supply of mind expanding pictures and movies to discuss.  Plus digital universe simulations that I run of the Earth's place in the galaxy, and the galaxy's place in the universe.  For example, on the tour of the Universe, we started in close, zoo …

Bright's are people whose ethics and world view are naturalistic and wish to identify themselves as Brights. Read this: http://www.the-brights.net/vision/essays/futrell_geisert_period.html * * *

A.N.B.U a.k.a. "TRU-The Reality Union" (tm2007) Allied Non-Believers United is an unbrella organization to allow all non-believers of the supernatural and religeous cultural myth to have one regisitry to represent us. Goals: 1. Establish non-profit status 2. Connect all non-believers under one unbrella organization 3. Establish fund for lobbying, political goals, legal representation. 4. Assert contitutional equality for atheists and other non-believers of differing descriptors. 0 …

Muslims with progressive social, political, and/or religious views gather to discuss relevant topics and learn from one another. Please join us if you would like to participate in great dialogue, social gatherings, and activism - see our 'About Us' page for our Statement of Principles.

Are you tired of dealing with people imposing their superstitions on you? Do you need a break form the irrational? Then join a group of skeptical individuals for an evening of food, drink and skepticism! In the spirit of Robert Green Ingersoll we will meet up on the thirteenth of every month and will not be afraid to break mirrors, spill salt, and in general throw our irrational fears to the wind! So come out and toast reason, logic, and critical thinking!

Meet other local people to share in celebrating the Flying Spaghetti Monster, pirates, and the ethos of Pastafarianism in general.

… If you want to experience more love in your life, more wisdom, more freedom, more joy, more Grace, you may be drawn to channeling. It is not a religion and it has no prejudices, so please come as you are and receive messages of Spirit from the Higher Realms of Divine Light! In our circles, we will receive healing, support, guidance, and encouragement in the form of ascended frequency and spoken word that comes through the Channel on behalf of the group. For those who are drawn to the path of cha …

… Celebrating with this community - all the Sabbats, from Ostara to Yule and even forming our own Annual NYC Witches Masquerade Balls which began in 2005. · Working diligently with a great group of amazing people in the forming of The Wiccan Family Temple begiinning in 2005. Followed by The WFT Academy of Pagan Studies in 2007. Forming also, The NYC Pagan Council, to bring awareness to all Pagans of the many injustices and crossing of our civil rights. Despite us almost giving up on some of the ma …

… It doesn't always look like what the media, our culture, our religion, our parents, our mates and the educational system have told us it would look like. If we are good people then good things will happen: if I work hard, I will not be unemployed, etc. And certainly, we don't feel the way we were told we would feel. We fight in our relationships - if we can find one, our jobs are stressful, and our children are unhappy. So how does it work - how will I know if I am living spiritually? Ask yourse …

… Peace, love, unity, respect and freedom will be our religion for the night (TrMansion "48 party" veteran Kimberly had it right: "friendly, late-nite, happy and open people. the crowd had such a good vibe!") "We're not just promoting a club event. We're trying to build a community of people who love this genre of music and who share its positive mindset." - Deme Spy ................................................................................................................... THERE'S JUST …