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The Humanist Community Project – Welcome!

Welcome to the Humanist Community Project! This initiative, from the Humanist Chaplaincy at Harvard, is an attempt to research and provide resources to Humanist, skeptic, atheist and nonreligious communities around the country so they can build, grow and improve their local efforts. This post introduces the Project, and gives advice for navigating the site.
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Humanist Musicians: An Interview with Quiet Company’s Taylor Muse

While some at the HCP have been calling for more Humanist music, The Humanist magazine just published its interview with Taylor Muse, lead singer of the band Quiet Company, which recently released an album reflecting humanist values, entitled “We Are … Continue reading

A Better Life Book

What brings non-believers joy and meaning?

My name is Chris Johnson, and I am a photographer based out of New York City. Very soon, I will be working on an important project involving my fellow atheists. The finished product, a hard-cover coffee-table book, will contain photographic portraits of 100 atheists from around the world. The goal of the book is to illustrate the diversity within our community and to celebrate the many ways in which we find meaning and purpose in our lives. You may also follow me on this journey through this and subsequent posts at at the Humanist Community Project blog! Continue reading

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The Freethinkers’ Political Textbook – Steel, Velvet, and the Honorable Duelist

Disagreements over how to challenge religious claims, confront religious practices, and relate to religious people are common in the freethinking community, sometimes becoming acrimonious and personal. This post seeks to use evidence to deconstruct the simplistic categories of “firebrand” and “diplomat”, opening the way for a more nuanced and accurate perception of what makes for an effective persuader: the honorable duelist. Continue reading