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SPECIAL Café Inquiry AT THE RETREAT! – National and Cultural Identity
July 11 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
***This month’s special Café Inquiry will meet at the SECULAR SUMMER RETREAT on SATURDAY, JULY 11, 2026***
You can join us just for Café Inquiry (no entry fee for the meeting only) or you can join us for the day! Get your Saturday Day Pass for the Secular Summer Retreat here.
Since we’re just starting our 251st year as a nation, maybe it’s time to take an in-depth look at national identity and cultural identity. What does it mean to be an American? What is our national identity? Is there one that everyone can agree on, or are there multiple such identities? How has it changed over the years, if at all? How are national identity and cultural identity different? Are immigrants a threat to our national or cultural identities? Are national and cultural identities really that important? These are some of the questions we’ll be exploring at our special Saturday Café Inquiry at the Retreat, which will be our only in person meeting in July. This opinion piece looks at how America has continually redrawn criteria for belonging. This page explores the emergence of a national identity. Finally, here are some survey results from PRRI on the relative importance of certain factors in defining who is a true American. See you there!
Café Inquiry starts with a short introduction of the day’s topic, followed by casual discussion.
This event is free and open to the public. Donations appreciated, but not expected.
Attendees are able to future propose topics which would align with Michigan Humanist’s purpose: from atheism, agnosticism, humanism, secularism, and freethinking to broader subjects in science and humanities, such as religion, philosophy, social issues, politics, evolution, morality, ethics, and psychology.
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