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The Profane Harp – Humanism and Song, Part One
A meetinghouse on a hill. From the summit, standing in front of the steps leading up to the meetinghouse’s door, I can see the lights of windows glinting in the darkness all around. I walk through the...
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Sumer is icumen in, Lhude sing cuccu! Groweþ sed and bloweþ medSing cuccu nu. Sing cuccu. Sing cuccu. Sing cuccu nu!Sumer Is Icumen In, from a mid-13th Century manuscript, is perhaps the oldest secular...
View ArticleThe Beacon of Humanism – Beacon for Whom?
I love Humanism and I love my Humanist Community. When I say “Humanism”, I certainly mean the philosophical position, which I describe as a life stance which rests on two “feet”. First, the back foot,...
View ArticleAmerican Humanism: Time to Cross the Threshold
On Sunday 10th the American Humanist Association’s 70th Annual Conference drew to a close. What did this convocation of American Humanists (and important visitors from around the world) reveal about...
View ArticleAdler’s Vision: Reimagining Values-Based Community for Godless People
“The custom of meeting together in public assembly for the consideration of the most serious, the most exalted topics of human interest is too vitally precious to be lost.”- Felix AdlerSo, I’ve...
View ArticleDaniel Dennett’s Strange Idea – and a More Radical One
Daniel Dennett - philosopher and atheist “horseman” – has been deeply involved with the Clergy Project, an effort to provide religious professionals who are experiencing doubts about their faith a safe...
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How Can We Talk About Ferguson?
Today I attended two discussions on the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, and its aftermath. The first was with adults, in a Forum at the Ethical Society of St. Louis, comprised of Members and...
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