Posted on January 27th, 2009 by armineh
New York Times
January 27, 2009
Essay
Elevating Science, Elevating Democracy
By DENNIS OVERBYE
All right, I was weeping too.
To be honest, the restoration of science was the least of it, but when Barack Obama proclaimed during his Inaugural Address that he would “restore science to its rightful place,” you could feel a dark cloud lifting like a sigh from [...]
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Posted on January 27th, 2009 by Alex
Executive Director Paul Gilbert will share his views on the state of Humanism in our Community and in the larger community beyond. Bring your views to share. And, if you have specific suggestions for helping Humanism to flourish in the lives of all — all the better.
The Humanist Community Forum meets at 11am at the [...]
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Posted on January 27th, 2009 by armineh
Riazat Butt, religious affairs correspondent
The Guardian, Tuesday 27 January 2009
Article history
Sir David Attenborough has revealed that he receives hate mail from viewers for failing to credit God in his documentaries. In an interview with this week’s Radio Times about his latest documentary, on Charles Darwin and natural selection, the broadcaster said: “They tell me to [...]
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Posted on January 24th, 2009 by armineh
The latest about the juvenile Brandon McInerney, a 13 year old from Ventura, is as follows:
He is sentenced to life in prison. His lawyer tried to have the case dismissed and refiled in Juvenile Court. Brandon, who is tried as an adult, was accused of a hate crime because he shot a gay schoolmate. His [...]
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Posted on January 21st, 2009 by armineh
Greg M. Epstein is the Humanist Chaplain of Harvard University. The following is an excerpt from his recent post:
President Obama described his mother as a “lonely witness for secular Humanism,” but to gain greater inclusion we must never again allow women and men like her to be so lonely. We must not only tear down [...]
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Posted on January 20th, 2009 by armineh
Posted January 19, 2009 | 03:51 PM (EST)
As Barack Obama makes history because of his father’s race, the legacy of his other, white, parent yet looms. Will Obama remember his mother’s humanist values as he embarks on a presidency that seeks to unite not only Americans, but the world?
Stanley Ann Dunham was, like her President [...]
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Posted on January 20th, 2009 by armineh
President Barack Obama in his history-making Inaugural Address today sounded the clarion call for a more inclusive and progressive America. The President’s speech outlined a largely humanistic agenda, promising to “restore science to its rightful place,” as we collectively face the massive challenges facing us as a country in the twenty-first century. Significantly, in affirming [...]
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Posted on January 19th, 2009 by armineh
The Roman Catholic Church has blocked a plan to put atheist slogans on buses in Italy.
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Posted on January 19th, 2009 by Alex
For seven decades, British philosopher Bertrand Russell worked for a world without war, taking some controversial positions that he saw as necessary to this goal. Peter Stone, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Stanford University, will discuss the stands Russell took and why he took them, as well as the relevance of Russell’s politics today.
The [...]
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Posted on January 19th, 2009 by armineh
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