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Tag: Humanism

Interfaitheism

Interfaitheism

Posted on November 4, 2014November 3, 2014 by Abigail Clauhs
Ok, I admit it. I stole the title for this post (kind of) from my friend Chris Stedman’s book, Faitheist. But it has to do with faith. And atheism. And it’s such a catchy word. Anyways. I’m her... Read More
Equality For All But Atheists

Equality For All But Atheists

Posted on October 2, 2014October 1, 2014 by Wendy Webber
A couple days before the historic People’s Climate March in New York City, I was approached on the street by a woman who was putting up fliers about the march and who asked me if I was planning on p... Read More
Welcoming the Secular: A Call to Both Sides

Welcoming the Secular: A Call to Both Sides

Posted on August 18, 2014August 18, 2014 by Esther Boyd
Last week I attended the North American Interfaith Network’s annual conference in Detroit, MI. After four days of panels, community excursions, and intensive networking I returned home exhausted but... Read More
Why Are There So Many Secret Atheists?

Why Are There So Many Secret Atheists?

Posted on July 7, 2014July 7, 2014 by Wendy Webber
Recently I attended a meeting for atheists and agnostics. The primary purpose of the group, as I understand it, is to function as a community of support. To start the meeting everyone was asked to int... Read More
Genocide and Others

Genocide and Others

Posted on May 16, 2014September 28, 2017 by Wendy Webber
After visiting the Holocaust museum in Jerusalem I must have been visibly upset.  An Israeli woman who was part of our tour group, knowing my Jewish heritage, approached me to ask who in my family wa... Read More
Opting Out: The Separation of Difference and Religious Freedom

Opting Out: The Separation of Difference and Religious Freedom

Posted on May 14, 2014May 14, 2014 by Esther Boyd
Last week, religious freedom in the United States was at the center of two major court decisions, and the results have left many religious minorities feeling out in the cold. I am referring to the Sup... Read More
Humility: More about Equality than Pride

Humility: More about Equality than Pride

Posted on April 21, 2014April 18, 2014 by Esther Boyd
Humility can be elusive. There’s a fine line, I’ve been told, between being humble and being a doormat. I have heard people say that humility is important to get you through the door, but ... Read More
Unreconcilable Beliefs:  Humanism, Witches, and Human Rights

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
Beyond a Corporate Model of Healthcare (Part I)

Beyond a Corporate Model of Healthcare (Part I)

Posted on February 24, 2014February 23, 2014 by Tom Peteet
As a resident physician, I find it interesting that the most prominent public role models for medical humanism are all dead: Maimodedes, William Carlos Williams and Oliver Wendell Holmes come to mind ... Read More
From Just Us To All Of Us

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
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