Author: tfindlay

This month’s newsletter will share some news. As Marilyn Brien mentioned in a memo posted at RNAnet, On Saturday, March 31, The Southern Progressive Alliance for Exploring Religion will present Michael Dowd for two talks and a discussion on “Ecology

Friends, Being your Secretary is usually a lot of fun. I get to welcome new members, who are often delighted to have found us. I get to sign people up for our Facebook page and our on-line Googlegroup discussion RNAnet,

RNA Newsletter December, 2017 As the holiday season combines the solstice with secular and religious celebrations, some thoughts and questions came to mind – in what it can mean to be “religious” (or spiritual). As it can mean a number

Friends, The sermon last week was from the Psalms, with its typical language that “My enemies will not defeat me – the Lord will protect me.”  This got me wondering whether we religious naturalists have enemies, whether we need protection

RNA member Bart Everson recently emailed us a link to a nice talk he gave on eco-spiritual practice, to which he added:     As you’ll hear if you listen, when I asked people in the audience how many were

Religious Naturalist Association Newsletter July 2017 Dear Friends, From the beginning of our association, diversity has been one of our goals. We still have work to do in that area, but we are VERY diverse when it comes to our

RNA Newsletter June, 2017 A small in-person gathering with a few members of RNA prompted some thoughts about our interactions and benefits that can come with community. One point of reference is a Quaker meeting, where no agenda is set

Hello RNA people – We’ve had what I believe to be our first official RNA meet-up! On April 21, the evening before the Washington DC March for Science (of which RNA was an official Partner), this hardy crew assembled at

RNA Newsletter April 2007   Friends, I don’t know how you respond when you find yourselves in a traditional religious service, but I always find it fascinating.  Yesterday I heard a (Christian) preacher say from the pulpit “You can’t get