The Myth of the Moral Majority- by Debra Dickerson

Posted on May 21st, 2008 by armineh

Here’s the church. Here’s the steeple. Open the doors and—hey, where did all the evangelicals go?
See book review in Mother Jones: http://www.motherjones.com/arts/feature/2008/05/the-myth-of-the-moral-majority.html

Filed under: Books and Movies | No Comments »

Parenting and Humanism - by Sean P. Curley

Posted on April 21st, 2008 by armineh

By some estimates, over 1 billion people in the world are non-religious (humanist/secular/atheist) yet we base some of our parenting techniques and traditions on religion. There are many books available on parenting around each of the major religions, but few around parenting in a Humanist household. This book is an attempt to outline how non-religious […]

Filed under: Books and Movies, humanism | No Comments »

‘The Rosie stories’ for Humanist Children by Tricia Budd

Posted on April 21st, 2008 by armineh

A series of three books to be read by, or to, children giving a Humanist perspective on three important occasions in our lives.
James and Rosie’s Big Day, A baby naming.
“Personal names are part of what makes us each an individual .…The name we are given will always be associated with who we are, what we […]

Filed under: Books and Movies | No Comments »

Movie on Church/State Separation

Posted on March 3rd, 2008 by armineh

Americans United for Separation of Church and State, national, has a simulcast event, called “Everything you always wanted to know about Church/State Separation, but were afraid to ask” that will be shown at 25 cities across the county. One of these events will be held in Mountain View, Century Cinemas 16, at […]

Filed under: Books and Movies, Events | No Comments »

Book for children- Morality in the Modern World

Posted on February 24th, 2008 by armineh

This is an introduction to Humanist beliefs and looks at morality as seen by Humanists.
There is an overview of ethical principles as well as sections covering moral principles and viewpoints on ten ethical issues, from the perspective of Humanism.
To order

Filed under: Books and Movies, humanism | No Comments »

Science, Evolution, and Creationism

Posted on January 4th, 2008 by armineh

The National Academy of Sciences and Institute of Medicine have released Science, Evolution, and Creationism, a book designed to give the public a comprehensive and up-to-date picture of the current scientific understanding of evolution and its importance in the science classroom. NAS and IOM strongly maintain that only scientifically based explanations for life should be […]

Filed under: Books and Movies, Religion, Science | No Comments »

Proust was a neuroscientist - by Jonah Lehrer

Posted on January 3rd, 2008 by armineh

Must we look at the world through one lens only?
See book review by Washington Post

Filed under: Books and Movies | No Comments »