Ghana

When a Humanist Is Asked to Pray

Posted on April 24, 2017September 28, 2017 by Wendy Webber

In Ghana it is customary to start and end every meeting with a prayer. What kind of meeting doesn’t matter: PTA meeting, building project meeting, NGO planning meeting–they all start and end w... Read More

Reflections on Scapegoating

Posted on May 11, 2015May 11, 2015 by State of Formation

We are pleased to be sharing, over the coming weeks, a series of four reflection pieces on the State of Formation visit to the United Stated Holocaust Memorial Museum this spring. Each one is a collab... Read More

Unreconcilable Beliefs: Humanism, Witches, and Human Rights

Posted on March 18, 2014September 28, 2017 by Wendy Webber

Before I went to Ghana I had no idea there were witches there. For me, witchcraft accusations were of historical interest, not a contemporary concern. How wrong I was. Witchcraft accusations are very ... Read More

From Just Us To All Of Us

Posted on February 13, 2014February 11, 2014 by Wendy Webber

I am not sure if awe inspiring authentic communities can be defined, but recent travels lead me to believe that I might know them when I see them. To truly witness such community is to become a part... Read More

God is Everywhere

Posted on November 22, 2013September 28, 2017 by Wendy Webber

I have never been so enveloped by religion as I have been in Ghana (and Uganda). I say this having spent time in Lhasa; Varanasi, India; Jerusalem; and Colorado Springs, Colorado. (Before you ask, no... Read More