Welcome to the Website of the Secular Humanists of the Lowcountry, an organization of atheists, agnostics, skeptics and other freethinkers based in Charleston, South Carolina.
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Upcoming Events
Book Group: The God Virus by Darrel Ray: May 26, 2013 / 4:00 PM
Barnes and Noble in West Ashley
The Latest Separationist: Download the April 2013 issue of the newsletter of the SHL. Our newsletter is produced each month from September until May and is always available here in PDF format.
Donate to the Charity of the Quarter: We pool the donations from our members and give the total to a local charitable organization. For March-April 2013, the SHL is collecting donations for Palmetto House Shelter. Please help us make a generous donation to this deserving charity.
New in Washington Post: New SHL Announcement posted by Herb Silverman on Fri May 17, 2013.
SHL Announcement: New SHL Announcement posted by John Childs on Thu May 16, 2013.
New in Washington Post: New SHL Announcement posted by Herb Silverman on Tue May 7, 2013.
Latest News
SHL Participates in Summerville Cares Day of Service: On 4 May 2013, eighteen volunteers from the Secular Humanists of the Lowcountry worked at Palmetto House Family Shelter in Summerville, SC. Since it was part of the Summerville Cares Day of Service, we were joined by six volunteers from the Church of Latter Day Saints. Together, we served breakfast and lunch to the residents and staff, painted a flower box, more than doubled the size of the patio behind their building and added a pergola.
It was a tremendous success. Thanks to everyone involved, especially Roger Prevost, without whose expertise we would never have been able to do such a professional job of building the patio. (Click on the image above to see the results.)
Humanism and the Boston Bombings: We heard from this month's guest speaker, James Croft, about the need for humanists to be more actively involved in charity and politics. We also learned from him that, even though some of the victims of the bombing at the Boston Marathon were humanists, the humanist community was excluded from the official ceremonial response. For both of these reasons, we urge you to use the button below to donate money through SHL which will be given to offer aid and support to those hurt by the bombing in the name of Charleston's secular humanist community:
The Videos are Back!: The SHL Video Library includes recordings of our debates, some of the guests at our meetings, and Herb Silverman's appearance in the 1990 Gubernatorial Debates on SCETV. However, because of a change in policy at YouTube, they were unavailable for a while. Now, thanks mostly to Todd Frech who reposted them in the new format, they are available again. So, finally, you can see Herb wearing a tuxedo. Thanks, Todd!
Because we are affiated with the Amazon Associates program, our organization earns up to a 15% commission on any items purchased at Amazon.com through the links on our Website. So, if you were going to be buying anything at all from them, this is a super-easy way to contribute to SHL! Here are two ways you can do it:
Book Group Reading Selection: For their May 26, 2013 meeting, the SHL Book Group will be reading the book in the box at the right. Click here for more information about the Book Group or click here to see a list of previous book group selections. (BTW If you purchase a book through this Amazon.com link, SHL will receive up to a 15% "kickback"!)
Use this "search box" to find any item in the Amazon.com catalog and SHL earns money if you buy it:
You might also consider buying a copy of Herb Silverman's book, Candidate Without a Prayer. This autobiography of a math professor who runs for the governorship of South Carolina in order to overturn an unconstitutional rule preventing atheists from holding public office is also the story of the founding of our organization. Of course, you can buy it from any source you want, but if you use the link above our organization earns a small commission from Amazon.com.
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