Posted on October 30th, 2008 by Alex
As a final preparation for the general election on Tuesday, Nov 4, longtime Humanist Community member Alex Havasy will describe each of the twelve Propositions on the California ballot this year, and facilitate a discussion of the Propositions by audience members.
The Humanist Community Forum meets at 11am at the Mitchell Park Community Center, 3800 Middlefield [...]
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Posted on October 27th, 2008 by armineh
Posted on October 22nd, 2008 by armineh
British atheists announced Tuesday a high-profile advertising campaign to put posters on London buses that say: “There is probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life.”
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Posted on October 20th, 2008 by armineh
Guardian
October 20, 2008
A Kuwaiti official said authorities abruptly ended a concert by an Egyptian singer when a young female fan jumped on stage, hugged the male singer and gave him a kiss. Qanas al-Adwani, who heads the government department that monitors public entertainment, said the girl’s behaviour at Friday’s concert “defied the conservative traditions” of [...]
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Posted on October 19th, 2008 by armineh
October 18, 2008
By CHARLIE SAVAGE
WASHINGTON — In a newly disclosed legal memorandum, the Bush administration says it can bypass laws that forbid giving taxpayer money to religious groups that hire only staff members who share their faith.
The administration, which has sought to lower barriers between church and state through its religion-based initiative offices, made the [...]
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Posted on October 18th, 2008 by armineh
October 18, 2008
By SAMUEL G. FREEDMAN
From the time last spring that Jeanette Norman first heard of Amendment 48 in Colorado, she simmered with the desire to do something about it.
Conservative Christians and their allies had collected more than 100,000 signatures to put the measure on the Nov. 4 ballot. If enacted, it would define human [...]
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Posted on October 13th, 2008 by armineh
The Humanist Society started the webzine Happy Human to replace their print newsletter, Humanist Living. This quarterly online publication, full of contributions by Humanist clergy, community leaders, and individuals, is a resource to help people more fully live the Humanist lifestance.
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Posted on October 10th, 2008 by Alex
Jay Laefer, an attorney and software engineer, and Vice-Chair of the Santa Clara Valley chapter of the ACLU, will speak on Propositions 4, 5, 6, and 9 on the November ballot. These wide-ranging propositions affect abortion rights and criminal justice issues. (The ACLU of Northern California supports Proposition 5 and opposes Propositions 4, 6, 8, [...]
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Posted on October 9th, 2008 by armineh
Jacques Berlinerblau says : “How to describe Bill Maher’s new documentary, Religulous? Let’s see. How about this: like screaming “suicide bomber!” in a movie theater.” He adds that Maher’s worldview and politics is decidedly New Atheist. What he means by this is that Maher focuses “obsessively on religious extremists and oddballs.” He says that this [...]
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