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Main City-Wide Gathering The Humanists of Houston is a membership chapter of the American Humanist Association. It hosts a monthly meeting of friendly humanists, atheists, agnostics, skeptics, or other freethinkers in the Houston area. These meetings usually include socializing, followed by a thought-provoking presentation and/or discussions on ethics, culture, religious issues, science, the future, living a meaningful secular life, or other interesting topics. In addition to our monthly meeting, HOH hosts several other regular events such as Clubs on various topics of interest, and Regional Forums for those in different parts of Houston and surrounding areas. HOH often plays a part in annual events such as Darwin Days, World Humanist Days, Winter Solstice Celebrations, etc. We can also put you in touch with certified secular celebrants who can conduct non-religious weddings, funerals, baby namings, and other ceremonies. HOH is a member-organization of the Houston Freethought Alliance, and shares in additional events and activities of other Alliance Freethought groups. Please feel free to attend any of our events or activities. For a listing of these events including their dates and locations, please see our Calendar or Contact us with any questions. Click
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Essays in the Philosophy of Humanism
An informal group of humanists began to meet in the early 1970s in Houston. During this time a leading light of the group was Dr. Ray Karchmer Daily, an eye surgeon who was also a member of the Houston School Board for many years and its President twice. A school in West Houston was recently named in her honor. Dr. Daily convened a large humanist meeting with 130 people present. She later died at the age of 83 in 1975. Her son, Dr. Louis Daily, is a member of HOH to this day. In 1978, the "Humanists of Houston" (HOH) was chartered as a chapter of the American Humanist Association (AHA). An inaugural meeting was addressed by Beth Fennell who later married Dr. Corliss Lamont. Regular meetings were attended by as many as 60 participants. A newsletter has been published continuously since 1985, and HOH was the subject of two articles in the Religion Section of the Houston Chronicle (1978, 1981). Also in 1985, a second chapter called "Humanists Involved in Greater Houston" (HIGH) was formed, and existed at the same time as HOH from 1985 to 1992. In 1992 the two groups were united under the HIGH name. In 1992 a development fund was established with $300. In that same year, first Volume of Essays in the Philosophy of Humanism was published with Dr. Marian Hillar as editor, which has since become a national publication of the AHA. In 1994 the chapter voted to return to the "Humanists of Houston" name. In 1996, HOH hosted a conference called ETHICS-96. In 1999 HOH became a member-organization of the newly established Houston Freethought Alliance and jointly hosted another conference in 2000. It was called Religion, Humanism, and Science in the 21st Century and was attended by notable humanists and freethinkers from all over the country, including Council for Secular Humanism Chair, Paul Kurtz, and AHA President Edd Doerr. Throughout the years, HOH has hosted and co-hosted numerous public events, given to many charitable causes, and conducted interesting activities for its members. Today we are in the midst of renewing our programs and outreach efforts, and all Houston Humanists and freethinkers are welcome to join us in building an exciting local community in the future!
Past Presidents of HOH
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