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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The Roman Catholic Church has blocked a plan to put atheist slogans on buses in Italy.
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Buses carrying the slogans are operating around the UK
A Christian bus driver has refused to drive a bus with an atheist slogan proclaiming “There’s probably no God”.
Ron Heather, from Southampton, Hampshire, responded with “shock” and “horror” at the message and walked out of his shift on Saturday in protest.
First Bus said it [...]
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Thanks to you we raised enough money to put ads on 800 buses across the UK, and the campaign has gone global.
Today, thanks to many Cif readers, the overall total raised for the Atheist Bus Campaign stands at a truly overwhelming £135,000, breaking our original target of £5,500 by over 2400%. Given this unexpected amount, [...]
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“Just Dynamite”, a friend describes Christiane Cook, an ardent activist since her early childhood and a vibrant addition to the Silicon Valley Humanist Community. Though she is easily approachable at Forums, a closer look at Christiane reveals unsurprising but undoubtedly intriguing depth to her rich history.
Born and raised in France by rather well-off, nonreligious French [...]
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