Posted on December 10, 2013 by David
If you are like me, you can absorb and retain and assimilate much more by hearing and at the same time reading. So here is a link to Obama's eulogy of Nelson Mandela and also a transcript. (It's rather hard to hear amid all the cheering.)
REMARKS BY PRESIDENT OBAMAAT MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR FORMER SOUTH AFRICANPRESIDENT NELSON MANDELAPosted on December 10, 2013 by David
Back in 2009 I went for training at the United Nations Centre in Vienna, Austria. This was to be certified in being a consultant for the United Nation’s Global Compact within the developing countries. This was the only agency of the United Nations that is tasked with promoting businesses in the developing countries. Developing Countries are those countries who are more economically stable than the Least Developed Countries, but are not at the level of the Most Developed Countries like the US. Least Developed Countries is a preferred name to “Third World Countries” wh Read more about Sustainability and Humanism »
Posted on December 10, 2013 by David
This morning, while lying in bed, I was thinking of writing a blog on Idolatry and Blasphemy. I then was later reading some of the blogs on the Concord Area Humanists site and discovered to my surprise a blog post on blasphemy by Ellery. This was a copy of an address he gave on Blasphemy Day, September 30, in 2012 at the Massachusetts Beirut Memorial. If I weren’t a Humanist, I would have sworn that this was a sign from the realms of the supernatural to “Go forth and declare”. (smile) Read more about Idolatry and Blasphemy »
Posted on December 10, 2013 by David
Today, Dec 10, is the birthday of Emily Dickinson. Read more about Emily Dickinson's Refusal to "Be Saved" »
Posted on December 9, 2013 by David
What is a label but a gauzy screen hiding the reality and truth giving us impressions rather than distinctions? Labels only obfuscate issues and allow for miscommunications when communications are most important. Labels are good for broad-brush descriptions or discussions from the “50,000 foot level”. What does the label “Humanist” mean to different people if not different concepts? I cannot know that a person to whom I am speaking knows the definition according to the American Humanist Associatio Read more about I Don't Want to be Labelled a "Humanist" »