This article originally appeared in The Skeptic, Volume 17, Issue 4, from 2006. Sigmund Freud’s work on religion, a subject he seemed immensely fascinated with despite his distaste for it as a modern-day practice, has not fared well under close scrutiny. Here I offer a critical assessment of Freud’s ideas about religion, before concluding to […]
Read More Society for Humanistic Judaism This is a summary of a presentation hosted by Machar, the Secular Humanistic Jewish Congregation of the Washington DC Area, through the Machar Adult Education Panel Discussion, on January 22, 2023. It is written by Marlene Cohen, Machar Member and
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Read More Skeptic Shermer and Oreskes discuss: the myth of market magic • market fundamentalism • market absolutism • market essentialism • capitalism and democracy • well-regulated vs. poorly regulated capitalism • U.S. Constitution and capitalism • what the founding fathers believed about markets • what Adam Smith really said about markets and capitalism and
Read More Skeptic Entropy keeps the arrow of time moving; today is less ordered than yesterday, and this is certain. If we extrapolate this concept backwards, through our scientific narrative to the origins of the universe, then we must postdict a universe that was once ordered only through its lack of movement, which means it
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Read More GO Humanity Ron DeSantis has been clear on his thoughts and feelings towards marginalized communities, especially LGBTQIA and African American groups. He has used his executive powers to stalk these communities repeatedly throughout his time in office. Rollback to 2019-2020 when he attempted to pass The Combating Violence, Disorder and Looting and Law
Read More News Release Archives – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation The Freedom From Religion Foundation is once again urging Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber and the members of the City Commission to reject a resolution advancing the Jewish faith. In January, FFRF spoke out against a proposed $72,000 grant to
Read More Society for Humanistic Judaism Judging morality is an ongoing topic of discussion, especially when considering the construct of religion. Who makes the rules on morality if there isn’t a god? And what does “judgement” look like in the modern era when we have progressed
Read More Society for Humanistic Judaism It’s almost time for Purim! But what is Purim? What are its historical roots? Is it even a true story? How does it apply to modern traditional Judaism? Rabbi Jeffrey Falick of the Congregation of Humanistic Judaism Metro Detroit (formerly
THE (SECULAR HUMANISTIC) REBBE’S TISCH: PURIM SHJ Society for Humanistic Judaism Read More »
Read More Military Religious Freedom Foundation Last month, MRFF, on behalf of seventeen alumni, staff, faculty, and midshipmen at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, a group that has now grown to twenty-six, had a swift victory, with the Academy’s superintendent, Vice Admiral Joanna M. Nunan, making the decision to cover an enormous painting of Jesus
Read More Military Religious Freedom Foundation From: (USMMA Alum name withheld)Subject: Merchant Marine Academy Now Standing Up and // Leading //Date: February 20, 2023 at 10:25:59 AM MSTTo: Michael L Weinstein <mikeyw4444@icloud.com> Dear MRFF, I see the Merchant Marine Academy now says it “will engage a vendor to clean and restore the painting and eventually display it at the
