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Category Archives: Humanism in the News
Record-Eagle Article about GT Humanist Meeting
Link to article at record-eagle.com Humanist program focuses on benefits of being outdoors BY SHERI MCWHIRTER smcwhirter@record-eagle.com Dec 2, 2018 TRAVERSE CITY — Humans are an integral part of the natural environment according to humanist principles — and being a … Continue reading
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The Happy Atheist by PZ Myers
May 31, 2015 On his popular science blog, Pharyngula, PZ Myers has entertained millions of readers with his infectious love of evolutionary science and his equally infectious disdain for creationism, biblical literalism, intelligent design theory, and other products of godly illogic. … Continue reading
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Breaking: Michigan House Passes Religious ‘License To Discriminate’ Bill
Michigan House Republicans just passed a religious “license to discriminate” bill, which would allow anyone to refuse service to anyone and claim their “religious beliefs” require them to discriminate. The Michigan House of Representatives, led by Speaker Jase Bolger (photo, … Continue reading
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Indiana Court Upholds Ban on Secular Wedding Officiants
A federal court in Indiana has rejected atheists’ requests to preside at wedding ceremonies, saying only clergy or public officials are licensed to solemnize marriages. A lawsuit filed by the Indiana chapter of the Center for Inquiry argued that an … Continue reading
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Creationism in New Hampshire: Attacking Science and Undermining Religious Freedom
As the circus that is the Republican presidential sweepstakes pulls into New Hampshire, local legislators seem to be working overtime to shift the political pendulum even further to the right. And by doing so they’re threatening to destroy both religion … Continue reading
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Denmark bans kosher and halal slaughter as minister says ‘animal rights come before religion’
From The Independent…Adam Withnall…Tuesday, February 18, 2014… Denmark’s government has brought in a ban on the religious slaughter of animals for the production of halal and kosher meat, after years of campaigning from welfare activists. The change to the law, announced … Continue reading
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A Big DarWIN for Science!
November 22, 2013 Despite last-minute efforts by some board members and political activists to derail the adoption of two textbooks, the State Board of Education today voted to adopt all of the proposed instructional materials up for adoption for high … Continue reading
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Christian delusions are driving the GOP insane
Why aren’t Republicans more afraid? The entire premise of both the government shutdown and the threats to force the government into debt default is that Democrats care more about the consequences of these actions than the Republicans do. Republicans may … Continue reading
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Former Congressman Barney Frank Finally Comes Out as an Atheist
August 3, 2013 By Hemant Mehta Yes, former Congressman Barney Frank is gay. Yes, Barney Frank is liberal. Yes, Barney Frank is a Democrat from generally-progressive Massachusetts. Yes, we all probably assumed he was an atheist. But until now, his official religious affiliation (PDF) had always been “Jewish.” … Continue reading
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How Secular Humanists Develop Ethics
How do Secular Humanists develop their ethics? This is the most consistently repeated question about Secular Humanism. Theists, in particular, have difficulty with the notion that ethics need not come from a set of rules laid down in an ancient … Continue reading
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