Learning from Israeli Secularism
As I stood in line at JFK waiting to be interrogated by security agents prior to boarding a flight to Tel Aviv last January, I thought of all the reasons why I didn’t belong there. I’m only half Jewish, for …
Category: Secularism
Boston Marathon
Including the nonreligious in interfaith ceremonies doesn’t have any negative impact on religious communities, any more than allowing gay marriage has a negative impact on straight marriage. It’s not about anything other than inclusion in America. Let’s make that happen for the good of all. Continue reading
Humanists value logic and reasoning — but do we have our supernatural moments?
A story from the cognitive sciences has become increasingly well-known: humans have two modes for decision making, as popularized recently in Daniel Kahneman’s book Thinking Fast and Slow, as well as by other scholars going back to the 1990s. …
A Decade of Books on the “Relgion is Natural” Theme
“Another atheism book?” my husband mumbled as I carried to the night stand a new hardback book. In fact, not. Edmond knows I study atheism and yes, I have Hitchens, Dawkins and Epstein lying around the house. But the new …
The Misanthropic Humanist
This post is a part of the Humanist Community at Harvard’s 2012 Blogathon, a 12 hour blogging marathon by Chris Stedman and Chelsea Link to support HCH’s end-of-the-year fundraiser. Chelsea and Chris are both publishing one new post per hour, for …
Theonormativity
This post is a part of the Humanist Community at Harvard’s 2012 Blogathon, a 12 hour blogging marathon by Chris Stedman and Chelsea Link to support HCH’s end-of-the-year fundraiser. Chelsea and Chris are both publishing one new post per hour, for …
Secularism Isn’t Atheism
This post is a part of the Humanist Community at Harvard’s 2012 Blogathon, a 12 hour blogging marathon by Chris Stedman and Chelsea Link to support HCH’s end-of-the-year fundraiser. Chelsea and Chris are both publishing one new post per hour, for …
Ruining Everything: A Cautionary Tale
This post is a part of the Humanist Community at Harvard’s 2012 Blogathon, a 12 hour blogging marathon by Chris Stedman and Chelsea Link to support HCH’s end-of-the-year fundraiser. Chelsea and Chris are both publishing one new post per hour, for …
99 Q’s and A’s, Part IV: Faith and Reason, Life and Death
How do you share your humanist lifestance with others? Leave your comments to help John Sias’ book accurately and concisely answer newcomers’ common questions. Continue reading
We Are Humanists!
A video celebrating Humanist values. Continue reading
