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God Likes to Watch: The Blaming and Shaming of Purity Culture | Seth Andrews| Weekly Sunday Gathering • Baker Ripley, 6500 Rookin, Houston, TX
Debunking Christianity | John Loftus | Weekly Sunday Gathering • Baker Ripley, 6500 Rookin St, Houston, TX
Dr Caleb W. Lack | Music : Hank Woji | Weekly Sunday Gathering • Baker Ripley, 6500 Rookin St, Houston, TX
About Houston Oasis
Houston Oasis is a secular community that meets weekly on Sunday mornings here to enjoy fascinating talks, live music, and conversation.
These five core values define the Oasis community:
- People are more important than beliefs
- Reality is known through reason
- Meaning comes from making a difference
- Human hands solve human problems
- Be accepting and be accepted
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From The Blog
Finding Your Tribe
Every four years, the world slows to a standstill to watch 22 grown men chase after a ball. The World Cup provides drama and pageantry, but is there something truly special about sweaty individuals with muscular thighs trying to kick a ball through a rectangle?
It Takes a Village
In many respects, I breathe the Oasis core values. As a scientist by training who serves others, my favorite core values are: “Reality is known through reason” and “Human hands solve human problems.” Today though, I want to address the core value I struggle with the most: “Be accepting and be accepted.”
The Limits of Compassion
A community of reason and compassion. That is how we describe the Houston Oasis Community. It’s an encapsulation of the community’s core values. Yet beneath this simple expression lies complexity and ambiguity...