October 2024

‘We Dissent’: author Sarah Posner on ‘Tyranny by a Minority’ Gregory Fletcher Freedom From Religion Foundation

Read More Freedom From Religion Foundation The hosts of the “We Dissent” podcast speak on the latest episode with renowned author and social observer Sarah Posner. On episode 35, FFRF Deputy Legal Director Liz Cavell, Americans … More » from ‘We Dissent’: author Sarah Posner on ‘Tyranny by a Minority’ The post ‘We Dissent’: author […]

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Known Knowns Skeptic Skeptic

Read More Skeptic In her review of Knowing What We Know by Simon Winchester and Informatica by Alex Wright, Michelle Ainsworth explores how these books delve into the history of knowledge transmission, from ancient practices to modern technologies. The review highlights each book’s strengths in presenting interdisciplinary narratives, balancing compelling storytelling with in-depth analysis of

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From the Intern Desk: The Camouflaging Semantics of Project 2025 SCA Admin Secular Coalition for America

Read More Secular Coalition for America While an extremely lengthy and often frustrating read, there is much to analyze and learn from Project 2025 and its author’s writing strategies. Cleverly using semantics throughout Project 2025, the authors somewhat successfully mask the fundamental reasoning behind, and severity of, many of their proposed solutions. Of course, given

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Adopting Humanistic Judaism – Anna’s Story SHJ Society for Humanistic Judaism

Read More Society for Humanistic Judaism Welcome Anna to the SHJ family! Anna has recently adopted Judaism and has chosen the Hebrew name Ahava! Read below to learn more about Anna’s journey to Humanistic Judaism. When I close my eyes, I can still remember my life, The post Adopting Humanistic Judaism – Anna’s Story appeared

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How Project 2025 Limits Families The Humanist TheHumanist.com

“Our lives are full of interwoven, overlapping communities, and our individual and collective happiness depends upon them,” states the Project 2025 Foreword. “But the most important community in each of our lives—and the life of the nation—is the family” (p. 4). Sounds good, except its definition of family is restricted to a married heterosexual couple

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What to know about the Deion Sanders prayer controversy at University of Colorado Gregory Fletcher Freedom From Religion Foundation

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AHA Announces Board Member Election Results The Humanist TheHumanist.com

In accordance with its bylaws, the American Humanist Association (AHA) conducted an election for eight positions on the AHA Board of Directors. All AHA members in good standing received a ballot via e-mail through eBallot, a third-party voting site, and were notified through theHumanist.com and email. Voting opened on September 30th and closed on October

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The Comics Section: Finally Coming Around The Humanist TheHumanist.com

The latest from Cagle Cartoons.     Desert Island Climate Change Denier Too Late by Christopher Weyant, The Boston Globe, MA The post The Comics Section: Finally Coming Around appeared first on TheHumanist.com. The latest from Cagle Cartoons.     Desert Island Climate Change Denier Too Late by Christopher Weyant, The Boston Globe, MA The

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The tyranny of the cloud: how we became serfs to big tech Ted Lefroy The Skeptic

Technofeudalism is Yanis Varoufakis’ term for the hold that social media, online commerce and cloud computing have over our lives. How they influence what we buy, shape what we think and oversee the world’s energy, transport, finance and security infrastructure. Varoufakis, who taught economics at Sydney University for over a decade and was briefly Greek

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Discussion Series: Humanist History: The Humanist Manifestoes I, II, & III Executive Director American Ethical Union

Read More American Ethical Union Facilitator: Ethical Culture Leader Randy Best, Northern Virginia Ethical Society Fee: None. Registration is required. Statements about Humanism are a way of describing humanist ideas and humanist values.  Three Manifestoes have been put forth to highlight the humanist life-stance, beginning in 1933…

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