Posted on November 21st, 2008 by armineh
Friday, November 21, 2008
(11-21) 08:13 PST Rancho Cucamonga, CA (AP) –
Complaints have led to removal of an atheist group’s “Imagine No Religion” billboard in Rancho Cucamonga.
The General Outdoor sign company took down the Freedom From Religion Foundation billboard on Thursday after the city asked if there was a way to get it removed. Redevelopment director [...]
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Posted on September 12th, 2008 by armineh
How is it that two people, one secular and one religious, come to the same conclusion on a moral issue?
Our Proposition 8 Podcast provides some fascinating insights: Mark Bollwinkel, Senior Pastor from the Los Altos United Methodist Church, and Paul Gilbert, Executive Director of the Humanist Community in Silicon Valley, speak on why they oppose [...]
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Posted on May 16th, 2008 by armineh
Press Release from the American Humanist Association. (http://www.americanhumanist.org/press/samesexmarriageca.php)
May 15, 2008
Washington, D.C., May 15, 2008) Humanists across the nation expressed jubilation in the wake of today’s California high court decision in favor of same-sex marriage. “Despite resistance, times are clearly changing,” declared American Humanist Association (AHA) executive director Roy Speckhardt. “Basic equality cannot be forever denied, [...]
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Posted on April 9th, 2008 by Alex
Professor John Gilbert, a recently retired political scientist from North Carolina State University and current Chairman of the Wake County (Raleigh) Board of Elections, will discuss the origins and evolution of the Electoral College. (Or, why it takes 4 California voters to equal one Wyoming voter.)
The Humanist Community Forum will meet at 11am at Mitchell [...]
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Posted on February 2nd, 2008 by armineh
Lipman concluded “Recent studies reveal that environmental cues have a measurable effect on electoral results. Therefore, the government must provide a neutral setting for voters, free from religious or other influences.“
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