Secondary schools run by faith groups are better than non-religious schools at building community relations, research in England suggests. Click here to read the whole story.
The results are not unexpected, particularly in light of Church of England funding the research. What is really important is the context of this study, which is for Church of [...]
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In this article, Dacey says: “This is the secular message: Ethics comes from below, not above. ”
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Technology itself is neutral in terms of human goodness - it’s the human intention that will drive the balance between promise and peril.
Perhaps we should begin with the definition of “belief”; according to Webster a “belief” is defined as “acceptance of, or confidence in, an alleged fact or body of facts as true or right [...]
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In thinking about this question, on a pragmatic level I would say that Humanist thinking is in agreement with others on many points. I’ll just mention three:
1.Technology is neutral, i.e. it is neither good nor bad, and it is those who use technology that choose it as a tool for good or bad. It’s our [...]
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