51: Connecting Secular Minds: The Importance of Community

About this episode

Elliott discusses the importance of community for secular individuals and his work in fostering dialogue between believers and nonbelievers.

Elliott, aka Secular Rarity, is a secular community builder who has worked with many different organizations over the years. He is the founder and current President of Secular Rising US, a non-profit dedicated to connecting and supporting atheists, humanists, and secular-minded people. He is also a founder of The Conversation Coalition, a monthly gathering where believers and nonbelievers have challenging yet cordial conversations on topics most people avoid. Site: http://www.secularrisingus.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SecularRisingUS/ Recovering from Religion: https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/ Reclaim Your Life, a class on moving forward from religious trauma: https://life-weavings.thinkific.com/products/courses/reclaim-your-life

People in this episode

Guest: Elliott

Topics covered

• community building
• secularism
• atheism
• humanism
• dialogue

Keywords

• Secular Rising
• The Conversation Coalition
• Recovering from Religion
• religious trauma

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Reclaim Your Life

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