A few months ago, a group called Humanists International updated their "defining statement of World Humanism." Though they explicitly state that the statement "is not a creed," it is -- and it serves ...
Because it can be difficult to define one’s worldview, I want to explore a particular term: non-denominational. In any context when you don’t know the exact terminology, it’s tricky figuring out how ...
Religion has framed and shaped much of human culture. The belief that there are supernatural forces or powerful deities pervading nature, or the proposition that a supreme Creator God rules the ...
In May of 2018, Counterpunch.org was kind enough to publish my essay, “A Call to Secular Humanist Resistance.” That piece was very popular on social media. It even received a “like” and re-tweet from ...
At Temple Adat Chaverim in the San Fernando Valley, the High Holiday services make no reference to a supernatural God. Adat Chaverim — and members of a sister group in Los Angeles — will join some ...
Walter Nicholes has written a thoughtful letter on President Trump. However, he writes that, as a secular humanist, he is neither moral nor immoral. I beg to differ. Secular humanism is a philosophy ...
(THE CONVERSATION) — After climbing for decades, the percentage of Americans with no religion has leveled off. For the past few years, the share of adults who identify as atheist, agnostic or “nothing ...
“Blessed is the light in the world. Blessed is the light in people. Blessed is the light of Shabbat.” (Humanistic Sabbath blessing) Light plays an important role in religion. In the Abrahamic faiths ...
The antiGod worldview of secular humanism began when Satan uttered those fateful words Did God really say Because there is nothing new under the sun the Bible has ...