Category: Class-article
It all began in Rome
The co-operation of the Christian Church and the State for mutual support and benefit began in Rome in 312 C.E. when the Emperor Constantine invaded Italy in an attempt to seize control of R [...]
Freedom of religion, abuse of power in Louisiana and social connectedness
In May of this year the Louisiana State Legislature passed a law – House Bill No. 71 – requiring that the Ten Commandments be posted in every elementary, secondary and post-secondary classro [...]
When Jesus is Your Co-Pilot, Wear a Helmet
So, when I see a car on the road with a fish sticker on the back bumper that encircles the word ‘JESUS’, I usually feel good about the intentions of the person behind the wheel. The problem [...]
EDITORIAL: THE UNHOLY ALLIANCE
Priests kept people in check by convincing them that the world was irrational, that their minds were powerless, and that the pursuit of personal happiness was sinful. Meanwhile, tyrants main [...]
Violence’s Imaginarium: War is Hell
Russian aggression in Ukraine that has destroyed whole cities and killed thousands of innocent citizens is of deep concern to citizens in the western world. Humanists now have the opportunit [...]
We are all African: An Interview with Dr. Christopher DiCarlo 20 Years Later
In 2005, I was teaching a Critical Thinking course at a Southern Ontario university to 93 students. It occurred to me with the research that I had done it at Harvard earlier in the 2000s tha [...]
Can Investigative Journalism and Humanist activism be combined in one person?
Can Investigative Journalism and Humanist activism be combined in one person?
- Scott Jacobsen interviewed by Lloyd Robertson
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Love in the Time of Turkeys
“Poor turkey.” My mom says it every year at Thanksgiving as she pats the naked, headless bird on her kitchen counter. She says it while massaging the skin with nutmeg and butter in preparati [...]
Peace as the Integration of Harmony, Freedom, and Justice
The mandala of the Constitution for the Federation of Earth symbolizes the harmony of the whole that emerges from ratification and implementation of the Constitution for humankind. [...]
Let’s start peace with children
Looking at the world's situation each passing day, I believe more and more that it is better to start peace with children, from childhood. All events worldwide show that the people who have [...]
The Peace School: A Heart Beating for a Better Life
In a segment of this vast city, like all cities around the world, there are individuals whose hearts beat to make life better. They dream of aiding humanity's well-being, striving for everyo [...]
Imagine Speaking Truth to Power
I found myself presenting to the Mayor, Councillors, administrators and an overflowing gallery in our local municipal chambers. I was stating my opposition to a motion brought forward by one [...]
Imagine No Religion
The Freedom From Religion Foundation, a national freethought group of atheists, agnostics and skeptics, erected a billboard in Colorado Springs that delivers the simple, thought-provoking me [...]
EDITORIAL: IMAGINE A PHILOSOPHY OF ACTION
Humanism is foremost a theory of life, or philosophy. It is also a philosophy of action. [...]
Interview with Carey Linde
Carey Linde, a Vancouver social activist and B.C Lawyer has represented parents who believe their children should not begin sex transition until they are older and better capable of making s [...]