Category: Uncommon Ground

An Interview with Dan Arel – Secular Activist and Godless Parent

April 27, 2017 | by | 0 Comments
Scott Jacobsen interviews Dan Arel who is a secular activist, author, blogger and Godless parent. In this interview, they discuss secular activism, Dan’s blogging and parenting methods, as well as his favourite topics to write on. Scott Douglas Jacobsen: You are a godless parent. You wrote a book on the subject. How does someone parent […] Read more

Women’s Rights in the Philippines – A Humanist Perspective

April 25, 2017 | by | 0 Comments
Humanism, as an ethical and philosophical worldview, provides the basis for proper action in the world with an emphasis on this world, the natural world. There is a phrase, “deed before creed,” that speaks volumes to the emphasis of humanism. Principles are nice; rights and privileges are good. But how do these affect the world? Answer: through action. Read more

An Interview with Amanda Poppei

April 24, 2017 | by | 0 Comments
Minister Amanda Poppei is a Senior Leader and Unitarian Universalist Minister at the Washington Ethical Society (Ethical Culture and Unitarian Universalist). She grew up in upstate New York. Here is her story. Read more

When Reporting on Conflict, Western Mainstream Media is Failing

April 24, 2017 | by | 0 Comments
  In my opinion, I struggle to find something of value in the pieces on international conflicts and wars on mainstream media channels. Don’t get me wrong, there are many catchy pieces of vocabulary, organised in an easy-to-follow structure. Why is it, however, that we insist on turning news into entertainment in such a way? […] Read more

Can Honduras Finally Have Democracy?

April 24, 2017 | by | 0 Comments
The upcoming presidential election in November is an empty democratic act, which merely serves to legitimise the dominance of supreme forces ruling the whole of Central America behind states’ institutions. There is an unhappy past haunting the people of Honduras. Eight years ago, the Honduran capital Tegucigalpa witnessed the brutal ousting of its democratically elected president […] Read more

For the Rise of Extremes, Blame the Centre Ground

April 24, 2017 | by | 0 Comments
Much has been said recently about the threat of populism on the right and the left. People have been calling for tolerance and freedom of speech – sentiments which I wholly agree with. When we tolerate people and their right to hold opinions however, it doesn’t mean we have to tolerate the opinions themselves. It means […] Read more