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Do we have free will?
Are our choices genuinely ours, and are we morally responsible for them? Those are the central questions of free will, and the topic of discussion for our next Freethinkers’ Forum on Thursday, June 4, 2026. We will meet at 6:30 pm at the Keith Summey Library on Rivers Ave in North Charleston.
Animal Farm
We went to the dreadful “reimagining” of George Orwell’s Animal Farm for our May 3, 2026 movie club. The film won the vote on the strength of the source material, but the film makers strayed too far from the original and muddled the moral of the story. 14 less-than-happy humanists suffered through it, and we do not recommend this animated film.
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Humanist Volunteers Pack Over 1,200 Period Packs
Secular Humanists of the Lowcountry (SHL) demonstrated the power of organized compassion...
American Empathy Project: See Photos from Our Period Pixies Packing Party
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May 2026 Calendar of Events
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A Plea to Eligible Voters
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April 2026 Photo Album
On Saturday, April 11, 2026, 18 members of the SHL community made a visit to Mother Emanuel AME...
Upcoming Events
- Thursday, May 7th, Freethinkers Forum at 6:30 pm at the Keith Summey Library in North Charleston discussing the question, “How do you talk about death without religious belief?”
- Saturday, May 9th, Remarkably Bright Creatures movie screening and discussion at 2:30 pm at Overture.
- Sunday, May 10th, Pop-Up Protest at 2 pm in front of Charleston City Hall.
- Tuesday, May 12th, Volunteer at the Lowcountry Food Bank at 1 pm.
- Tuesday, May 12th, Happy Humanist Hour at 7 pm at Taco Boy downtown.
- Saturday, May 16th, Food Distribution with Park Circle Cares at 8 am in North Charleston.
- Sunday, May 17th, Spring Potluck Picnic at 11:30 at the Dogwood Canopy in Wannamaker County Park in North Charleston.
- Tuesday, May 19th, Makers Studio at 7pm. Location TBD.
- Thursday, May 21st, Secular Sip & Mingle at 5:30 pm. Location TBD.
- Saturday, May 23rd, Board Game Day at 4 pm at The Green Dragon in West Ashley.
- Sunday, May 24th, Book Club at 3 pm at the Charleston Public Library discussing Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith, and Love by Dava Sobel.
- Tuesday, May 26th, Trivia Night at 6:30 pm at Mex 1 Coastal Cantina in West Ashley.
- Saturday, May 30th, Tabling at Feminist Magic Market in Park Circle.
- Sunday, May 31st, 5th Sunday Brunch at 11 am at The Tattooed Moose in Park Circle.
- Sunday, June 28th, Book Club at 3 pm at the Charleston Public Library discussing Actress of a Certain Age: My Twenty-Year Trail to Overnight Success by Jeff Hiller.
Regular Monthly Schedule
Our normal schedule of events is as follows. Sometimes we deviate from our regular schedule for specific events and scheduling conflicts.
1st Sunday: Movie Club
1st Thursday: Freethinkers Forum
2nd Sunday: Activist Sunday
2nd Tuesday: Happy Humanist Hour (Dinner Club)
3rd Sunday: Member Gathering
4th Sunday: Book Club
4th Tuesday: Trivia Night
5th Sunday: 5th Sunday Brunch