The Richmond Area Freethinkers, the local Richmond area chapter of the Washington Area Secular Humanists, is currently dormant. Please see the main WASH website, www.wash.org for information. With new age beliefs, mysticism and faith being increasingly glorified over reason and tolerance, our aim is to promote scientific literacy and critical thinking and to provide a forum and fellowship for freethinkers in the Richmond, Virginia area. Our purpose is to encourage public education in the methods …

Southeastern Virginia is an informal social group designed to promote fellowship and networking among skeptics, critical thinkers, and like-minded individuals. The group provides an opportunity for skeptics to talk and share ideas in a casual relaxed atmosphere. We discuss the issues of the day and whatever else is on our minds. But most of all, we have fun while promoting skepticism, science, and rationality. We also welcome those who may hold different views to join in the discussion (as long …

The Tidewater Atheists Group (TAG) was founded in March of 2004 and is dedicated to serving the atheist community of the Tidewater Area of Virginia by creating an environment for fellowship through social and community building activities. Our membership includes atheists, agnostics, Ethical Culturalists, freethinkers, brights, humanists, naturalists, secularists, and our friends and family. For the privacy of our members, postings and meetup locations are not viewable by non-members. Members mu …

Hi Fellow Seekers! This is a support group for anyone who is NOT a Born-Again Christian. Liberal Christians, Theists, Deists, Agnostics, Atheists, Pagans, & Etc  are ALL welcome. Our common ground is our Born-Again Christian Past, and the Knowledge that Christianity is based on a Myth and/or a Man, NOT on God. We respect our different belief systems, and our right to have them whatever they are or aren't. We were all taught that there was only One Way to God, and now we know there are Many Equal …

RRNA is a social and discussion group serving people who hold naturalistic worldviews. Many secular humanists, atheists, freethinkers, skeptics, and Buddhists are naturalistic. The "brights" movement, from which this group grew, advocated a naturalistic worldview. "Naturalism," as we use it, comes from the field of philosophy. But one needn't be versed in philosophy to know one is a naturalist; many people live with a naturalistic assumption, but would not be familiar with the label.  Simply put …

VAMPIRES:  Immortal, alluring, and highly dangerous -- what's not to love? Just about everyone enjoys a good vampire story, as evidenced by our lasting fascination with the undead.  If recent books, movies, and television programs are any indication, the vampire craze continues to run strong without any signs of abating. It's one thing to read or watch a vampire story.  But have you ever thought of BEING in one? House Divided is the Richmond, VA chapter of a global organization of vampire aficio …

The deadline for the next anthology, 757 CCC: Cabinet of Curiosities, has been pushed back. We are currently accepting submissions! Rules are as follows: *Black and white art only (sorry, Mike :P) *Art dimensions: 6 inches wide by 9 inches tall *Scanned art should be at least 300 DPI (dots per inch) *Comics can be a maximum of 10 pages long (multiple submissions are okay if they add up to 10 or less, i.e. 2 pages + 8 pages = 10 pages total) *Pinups, 1 panel, and 3 panel comics may also be …

This woman's group gets together to write (and share) handwritten letters, journal entries & personal essays. Sharing is for the purpose of discussion, and is not mandatory. Not enough communication, these days, is handwritten. There is something special about carving your own thoughts, through the written word, and by your own hand. Doodlers welcome! Writing by hand, is not mandatory any more than sharing is -- so feel free to bring your tablet or mac book or notebook. Feel free to be you, and …

What is the Red Tent? Some would say the Red Tent is just a women’s group but its much more than that… It’s a place where women are accepted for who they are regardless of Race, religion, orientation, age.. Here is the place we come to and comfort, laugh, cry, dance, sing, release and mourn together and even promote change. it is a place where you go to be with other women and be free of judgment and criticism.. the red tent is a safe and Sacred place to just Be. Be in a group or in solitude, He …