Posted on June 30, 2014 by David
The following blurb was in today's Writer's Almanac (from Garrison Keillor) on the anniversary of the great Huxley-Wilburforce debate on evolution, Read more about Huxley-Wilburforce Debate on Evolution »
Posted on May 7, 2014 by Ellery
I am extremely disappointed in today's Supreme Court decision (Greece v. Galloway) affirming that sectarian prayers at city council meetings do not violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. The 5-4 decision severely diminishes the non-establishment principle and effectively endorses majoritarian displays of public piety. Read more about The Business of Government -- Prayer and Pledge Go Hand-in-Hand »
Posted on April 16, 2014 by David
Last night at the Discussion Group Meeting of the Concord Area Humanists, the subject of justice came up and it was apparent that most people in this group were not aware of an alternative justice system called Restorative Justice. So I thought I would present a very basic tutorial. Read more about Humanism and Restorative Justice »
Posted on March 30, 2014 by David
As Humanists, it should go without saying that we should be concerned about Human Rights. The first thing necessary about “being concerned” is objective viewpoints. The media often presents us viewpoints about Human Rights in Russia, or Cuba, or China. And while many of these Human Rights articles give us viewpoints, often they are not objective but are subjective. But seldom does the media give us viewpoints on Human Rights regarding the United States. (I want to say “never”, but I never say “never”.) Read more about Humanism and Human Rights and the US »
Posted on March 24, 2014 by David
As some of you may know, I define Humanism as encompassing “all that it means to be human”. This, of course, includes science, but it also includes the non-rational mind of the creative, the social, the psychological, and all of those subjects that the universities include in their “Humanities” subjects like art, literature, history, etc. (Humanism is soooo much more than pro-science and anti-religion.) And it also includes all of the efforts included in the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). As such, I subs Read more about Humanities and Humanism »