Humanist Community member Marc Perkel will lead a discussion of “What is a Humanist?” with the initial assumption that the name “Humanism” defines the organization. Learn everything you can about Humanism and then forget it all. We will use a new way of problem solving that transcends the limitations of ordinary thinking. Can we take [...]
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Nov. 26, 2008
The national Freedom From Religion Foundation is filing a lawsuit today in federal court against the City of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., for taking actions which led to the censorship of its “Imagine No Religion” billboard on Archibald and Foothill Blvd, Route 66.
The Madison, Wis.-based Foundation, the nation’s largest national association of freethinkers (atheists [...]
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CFI Founder and Chairman Paul Kurtz has been published in today’s “On Faith,” a special Web feature of the Washington Post—one of most popular features on the nation’s second most popular newspaper Web site.
Kurtz’s piece,”Is Belief in God Essential for Moral Virtue?,” is an affirmation of secular humanist ethics.
Read “Is Belief in God Essential for [...]
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Times Online
From The Times
September 27, 2005
Societies worse off ‘when they have God on their side’
By Ruth Gledhill, Religion Correspondent
RELIGIOUS belief can cause damage to a society, contributing towards high murder rates, abortion, sexual promiscuity and suicide, according to research published today.
According to the study, belief in and worship of God are not only unnecessary for [...]
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Friday, November 21, 2008
(11-21) 08:13 PST Rancho Cucamonga, CA (AP) –
Complaints have led to removal of an atheist group’s “Imagine No Religion” billboard in Rancho Cucamonga.
The General Outdoor sign company took down the Freedom From Religion Foundation billboard on Thursday after the city asked if there was a way to get it removed. Redevelopment director [...]
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Dr. Erna Wenus will talk about TLC from the point of view of TCM. Dr. Wenus received a PhD in medicine from Germany and specialized in anesthesiology. But she then fell in love with acupuncture and has since immersed herself into unfolding ancient symbols. She is currently a licensed acupuncturist and herbalist.
The Humanist Community Forum [...]
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Three experts present ideas and options for ridding the world of nuclear weapons:
Dr. Sigfried Hecker, PhD, Emeritus Director of Los Alamos National Laboratory
Jacquelin Cabasso, Executive Director, Western States Legal Foundation
Dr. Robert Gauntt, PhD, Professor of Mathematics and Founder, World Democracy Project.
Details: Tuesday, November 18, 7 p.m., Hillview Community Center, 97 Hillview Avenue, Los Altos. Free [...]
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Dan Barker, co-president of the Freedom From Religion Foundation (ffrf) will discuss his new book Godless: How an Evangelical Preacher Became One of America’s Leading Atheists (foreword by Richard Dawkins). Come and hear one of America’s greatest voices for reason, atheism, and the separation of church and state.
The Humanist Community Forum meets at 11am at [...]
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Sunday, October 19, 2008
DUIN: Humanist take on Sunday school
Julia Duin (Contact)
When is a Sunday school not your typical Sunday school? When it is a secular Sunday school.
In May, the American Humanist Association began a campaign to educate children of agnostics, atheists and freethinkers by creating specialized curricula. Apparently, parents who want to teach their kids [...]
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