Posted on February 15th, 2010 by armineh
Bob Stephens, longtime Humanist Community member and founder of the annual Darwin Day Celebration, will present a short history of the connection between the Humanist Community, the Darwin Day Celebration, and the Secular Student Alliance (SSA). August Brunsman IV, the Executive Director of the SSA, will then discuss the history and ongoing success of the [...]
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Posted on February 9th, 2010 by armineh
Speaking at the National Prayer Breakfast on February 4, President Barack Obama asserted that his administration has “turned the faith-based initiative around,” implying that his policies represent a sharp break from past practices.
That’s news to me. In fact, from where I’m sitting, the core of Obama’s faith-based initiative looks pretty much identical to the deeply [...]
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Posted on February 9th, 2010 by armineh
Dr John van Wyhe will discuss the above topic. Dr van Wyhe is a historian of science and Senior Lecturer in the Departments of Biology and History at the National University of Singapore. He is the founder and Director of Darwin Online, a Bye-Fellow of Christ’s College, Cambridge (Darwin’s college), member of the British Society [...]
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Posted on February 1st, 2010 by armineh
Dr Michael R Edelstein will discuss how to improve your relationship with anyone. Dr Edelstein has an in-person and telephone therapy practice in San Francisco. He is the author of Three Minute Therapy, a self-help book for overcoming common emotional and behavioral problems, for which he has been awarded Author of the Year. The book [...]
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Posted on February 1st, 2010 by armineh
The British Humanist Association (BHA) has condemned votes in the House of Lords last night, January 25, which removed the requirement for discrimination against gay people by religious organisations to be “proportionate.” The government’s definition of the roles that would be affected was also voted down, after strong lobbying by religious organisations including Church of [...]
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Posted on February 1st, 2010 by armineh
The British Humanist Association (BHA) is calling for the removal of the automatic right of Church of England bishops to sit in Parliament. The call has come in advance of an event being held this evening, Jan. 27, 2010, by Labour Humanists which asks, “Should the bishops be evicted from the House of Lords?” The [...]
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