I am not sure that there is one best resource for learning about Humanism. I began my search back in 2004 and found it very confusing at first. I have seen the term used by many similar but not necessarily related entities, so sorting it all out took a little while. But I digress.

I would suggest the book Humanism: An Introduction by Jim Herrick. It covers a lot of ground in a mere 100 pages.

I am relatively new to the Humanism view point and would be interested in learning more. Could some one advise me on the best way to learn more about humanism

At about the same time as the Emancipation Proclamation in the US, around twenty times more people were liberated in Russia by the abolition of serfdom than slaves liberated in America.

Slavery was ended in the British Empire about thirty years before America got around to it. This includes the West Indies, on our doorstep, and also includes South Africa, later the icon of racism among societies of the world.

The ending of slavery was largely the work of evangelical Christians, such as William Wilberforce. The evangelicals of that era were nothing like today’s American fundamentalists who have hijacked that term. The real evangelicals were reformers and liberals.

Today’s American fundamentalists are not being honest in trying to appropriate the honorable name of the real evangelicals.

If Humanism had existed in the era of Wilberforce, I think the Humanists would have made common cause with the evangelicals in working for the abolition of slavery.

As to evolution, it is worth noting that although there was resistance to Darwin at first, the theory of evolution was accepted by the Church of England within one generation, and when Darwin died he was buried in the “holiest” of England’s burial sites, Westminster Abbey, given all the recognition due to a major intellectual figure even though he had declared himself an agnostic. The English were proud of him. You can visit his tomb there next time you are in London.

Go to http://west.camp-quest.org/contest.htm to read the rules, download a flyer that you can post in your community, or get an application form. Deadline to apply is March 15.

One would think they could actually spend their time doing something productive, like lobbying for the release of Sibel Edmond’s testimony - but that’d require a bit of humanity on their parts.

turns out, he _is_ a Fox News reporter!

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,316363,00.html

too funny.

here’s a list of definitions of ’secular’ from google:

http://www.google.com/search?q=define%3A+secular&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

not sure if ‘civil’ works - just because it has so many other meanings.

i’d be happier with ‘non-religious’. actually, i just want a different word.

the word has meaning - i just don’t like the sound of it.

that’s kinda weird - i’m starting to wonder if i’m the only one. i doubt it, but i don’t know for sure.

reminds of this _great_ song I heard a few months ago. it’s just totally awesome - _except_ it has this one line that says:

“love like water”

and the singer says it and it sounds like:

“luv lie qwater”

and I _hate_ the sound of that phrase. ‘qwater’. it’s like ‘quarter’, but where ‘quarter’ sounds normal and harmless, ‘qwater’ sounds….evil.

i’m serious - there’s something wrong with those words. or me.