Humanism

Remembering Annemarie Roeper

Patrick O'Connor | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Humanism, Roeper School, Annemarie Roeper, George Roeper, College Admissions, Progressive Education, Detroit Impact, Detroit News

If her name doesn't ring a bell, it will. Annemarie Bondy Roeper and her husband George opened an early childhood program in Detroit in 1941, and later moved the school to the Detroit suburbs.

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The Equal Rights Amendment Finally Arrives

Roy Speckhardt | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Equal Rights, Gender Equality, Women, Income Inequality, Era, Religious Right, Humanism, Politics News

If America wishes to serve as an international example of liberty and just governance, we must ensure that all citizens are afforded the same rights and that institutionalized discrimination is made illegal.

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PHOTOS: Atheists Rally On National Mall For Political Change

Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Secularists, Video, Atheism, Humanism, Secularism, Atheist Rally on Mall, Reason Rally, Humanists, Atheists, Atheist Rally, Religion News

By KIMBERLY WINSTON c. 2012 Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) Atheists and nonbelievers gathered on the National Mall Saturday (March 24) in ...

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Intellectual Diplomacy: Deflating a Buzz Word

John Brown | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: Intellect, Public Diplomacy, Culture, Intellectual Diplomacy, Panda Diplomacy, Helium Diplomacy, Diplomacy, Humanism, The Classics, Bloggers, Trahison Des Clercs, Realpolitik, Absurdity, Frivolity, Montaigne, Politics News

"Strategic intellectual competitiveness?" What does that jaw-breaker have to do with the pleasures of the mind -- or, indeed, with our new supposedly collaborative, interconnected new world of the 21st century?

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"Everyone Is Called to One Common Human Vocation -- That of Being a Good Citizen and a Thoughtful Human Being..."

Lydia Fisher | Posted 03.05.2012

Read More: Humanism, Cinderella of Wall Street, Vaclav Havel, Financial Reform, Eurozone Debt Crisis, Good Citizenry, Bailout, Common Good, Ethics, Financial Crisis, Morality, Global Financial Crisis, Mortimer Adler, Business News, Lydia Fisher, Spirituality, Inspiration, Business News

Too old-fashioned? Or, is there a take-away here? Well, let's take a look.

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The Problem With 'Atheist Activism'

Chris Stedman | Posted 02.21.2012

Read More: American Atheists, Atheism, Humanism, Jon Stewart, Atheism and Religion, What Is Atheism, Atheist Activism, Christina Greta, Atheist Movement, Religious Tolerance, Atheist, Religion News

Criticism of religious beliefs isn't a new thing; its legacy is as long as the existence of religion itself, and it rests of the backs of outspoken religious leaders like Martin Luther, Mahatma Gandhi, MLK and even the biblical Jesus Christ.

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'War on Christmas' Soldiers Have No Foe

Roy Speckhardt | Posted 02.07.2012

Read More: Atheism, Humanism, Money, Merry Christmas, Liberty Counsel, Christmas, Religious Right, War on Christmas, Alliance Defense Fund, Bill O'Reilly, Agnosticism, Politics News

The main target of this effort by the religious right is not an enemy looking to eliminate Christmas, as a word or a holiday. The real target is their existing audience of supporters.

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Atheists Get Into The Holiday Spirit

Roy Speckhardt | Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: Holidays, Religion, Discrimination, War on Christmas, Atheism, Humanism, Christmas, Religion News

Imagine if we were all able to treat our neighbors with the same kind of patience and love that we show once a year. It shouldn't matter who you are and what you believe.

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Why We're Announcing Two Atheist-Led Initiatives at Park51 Islamic Center

Chris Stedman | Posted 01.14.2012

Read More: Atheism, Interfaith Work, Humanism, New York City, Interfaith, Community, Humanist Community Project, Skepticism, Values in Action, Nonreligious, Agnosticism, Religious Tolerance, Harvard Humanist park51, Religion News

This idea that nonreligious people do not gather, both as a moral community and in cooperation with the religious, is entirely without merit.

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Choosing Faith Over Freedom

Roy Speckhardt | Posted 01.05.2012

Read More: Secular, In God We Trust, First Amendment, Equal Protection, Humanism, Separation of Church and State, Fourteenth Amendment, E Pluribus Unum, Atheism, Religion News

Government sponsorship of religion runs afoul of the First Amendment and should be strongly rejected by our legislature and our judicial system.

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Church Or Jail Is No Option

Roy Speckhardt | Posted 11.27.2011

Read More: American Humanist Association, Alabama, Humanism, Criminal Justice System, Faith-Based Initiatives, Separation of Church and State, Christianity, Atheism, Bay-Minette-Alabama, Religion News

No American should have to choose between invalidating their personal beliefs and going to jail. This choice is inhumane and discriminatory in addition to being unconstitutional.

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The Humanist Case Against Capital Punishment

John Shook, Ph.D. | Posted 11.26.2011

Read More: Government, Death Penalty, Human Rights, Justice, Humanism, Atheism, Atheists Against Death Penalty, Capital Punishment, Religion News

Humanism stands for valuing the lives of all, individual human rights, justice for everyone, and government that defends all of its people. These grounds alone are sufficient for abolishing the death penalty.

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One Nation, Under Pluralism

Chris Stedman | Posted 11.09.2011

Read More: Harvard Chaplains, The Humanist Chaplaincy at Harvard, Humanism, 9/11, Interfaith, The Liberty Walk, Religious Freedom, Religious Freedom USA, Religious Pluralism, September 11 Anniversary, Religion News

September 11th, 2001 was a wake-up call to be more aware of what occurred outside of my own context -- to listen more, to learn more, and to love more.

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Secularists Celebrate Dr. King Too

John Shook, Ph.D. | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Atheism, Humanism, Faith, Ethics, Secularism, Jr. Memorial, Religion and Politics, Martin Luther King, MLK and Atheism, MLK and Faith, Atheists and MLK, Civil Rights, Religion News

Are there any atheists who would apply common criticisms against religion to Dr. King? Was his prophetic vision of universal love just a matter of regrettable brain misfirings?

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College Adds Secular Studies Program As Part Of Growing Trend

Posted 10.04.2011

Read More: Religious Studies, Atheism, Secularism Studies, Pitzer College, Humanism, Secular Studies, Pitzer College Secular Studies, Secularism, Religion News

By Kimberly Winston c. 2011 Religion News Service (RNS) Almost every major college and university offers a degree in religious studies. But secula...

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Humanism Can Help Norway And The World

Roy Speckhardt | Posted 09.25.2011

Read More: Norway, Anders Behring Breivik, Humanism, Secularism, Oslo, Atheism, Humanism and Norway, Groupthink, In-Group-Out-Group, Religious Tolerance, Religion News

Though religious people may strive to better the lives of all, their efforts are often limited by the existence of an unavoidable hurdle: all who don't follow their faith are part of the out-group.

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Dear Religious Americans: How Many Atheists Do You Know?

Chris Stedman | Posted 09.20.2011

Read More: Interfaith, Religion, Atheism, Tolerance, Humanism, Agnostic, American Religion, Religious Americans, American Atheists, Religion News

Because we represent such a small sliver of the American population and are often seen in a negative light, I believe that it is imperative that atheists make themselves known.

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Don't Ask, Don't Tennessee: Why Muslims And The LGBTQ Community Should Be Allies

Chris Stedman | Posted 09.08.2011

Read More: Lgbt, Atheism, Humanism, Religious Tolerance, Gay Muslims, Muslim Americans, Muslim-Gay Relations, Islam in Tennessee, Interfaith Engagement Interfaith Youth Core, Tennessee Mosque Fire, Islam in America, Faitheist, Religion News

The Muslim and LGBTQ communities face common challenges that stem from the same problem -- that diverse communities don't have robust and durable civic ties.

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Men of a Certain Age Combines Insight With Comedy

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 08.31.2011

Read More: Relationship Drama, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Scott Bakula, Tnt, Feminism, Mid-Life Crisis, Andre Braugher, Humanism, Mike Royce, Drama, Ray Romano, Men of a Certain Age, Entertainment News, Jean-Paul Sartre, Comedy, Peabody Award, Entertainment News

From the first episode, I was hooked. Not only did I get psychological moments of revelatory truth in a weekly show, I also got belly laughs that made my sides hurt.

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Celebrating Fourth of July Without God

Roy Speckhardt | Posted 08.31.2011

Read More: Atheism, Michele Bachmann, Nontheist, Fourth of July, Humanism, Independence Day, The Tea Party, Politics News

Michele Bachmann and her religious allies may have deemed themselves the country's true patriots, but millions of religion-free Americans will honor their country this Fourth of July with dignity, respect, and goodness.

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Atheism, Interfaith Work And My New Tattoo

Chris Stedman | Posted 08.29.2011

Read More: Interfaith, Abraham Lincoln, Secular Humanism, Atheism, Humanism, Interfaith Dialogue, Tattoos, Religious Tolerance, Religion News

As an atheist who lives in a culture that privileges religious expression, I believe that anti-atheist attitudes will be overcome through invested relationships with the religious, not combative shouting matches.

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Do Atheists Belong In The Interfaith Movement?

Chris Stedman | Posted 08.14.2011

Read More: Friendly Atheist, Lyz Liddell, Or Rose, Kumbaya, Freethought, Jen Mccreight, Science Blogs, Tufts, Ashutosh Varshney, Skepticism, Valarie Kaur, Faith, Tufts Freethought Society, Center for Inquiry, Queer, Atheism, Jesse Galef, Josh Rosenau, Jen Bailey, Robert Putnam, Chris Latondresse, Interfaith Youth Core, Secular Student Alliance, Religion, Evangelical, p.z. Myers, Humanism, Ron Lindsay, American Humanist Association, Blag Hag, Interfaith, Christianity, Eboo Patel, Roy Speckhardt, Humanist Chaplaincy at Harvard, Religion News

In my experience, interfaith work doesn't require that people check their convictions at the door, and if the only thing keeping atheists from participating is a semantic disagreement with the word "faith," I think that is a missed opportunity.

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The Anti-Abortion Movement Is Wasting Money

Roy Speckhardt | Posted 08.08.2011

Read More: Abortion, Mitch Daniels, Humanism, Planned Parenthood, Abortion Rights, Politics News

Those who wish to limit abortion should shift their energies out of the realms of the courts, legislatures, and deceptive tactics, and focus on steps that really prevent unwanted pregnancies.

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Stephen Hawking's Other Insight

Chris Stedman | Posted 07.20.2011

Read More: Christianity, Alliance of Happy Atheists, Stephen Hawking, Atheism, Humanism, Doctor Who, Afterlife, Heaven, Stephen Hawking Heaven, Interfaith Dialogue, Religion News

In my mind, the most pivotal moment of Hawking's interview is also the easiest to overlook. In a blink-and-you'll-miss-it sentence, Hawking offered an imperative call to action.

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Rapture Fever

Roy Speckhardt | Posted 07.19.2011

Read More: Secular Coalition for America, American Humanist Association, Christian Right, Humanism, Harold Camping, The Rapture, Religion News

In preparation for May 21, some Americans have quit their jobs, settled their affairs, and arranged for their care of their earth-bound pets, for they believe this Saturday is the Rapture.

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