Category: World

An Interview with Narendra Nayak – President of Federation of Indian Rationalist Associations & Founder of Aid Without Religion

May 3, 2017 | by | 0 Comments
Scott Douglas Jacobsen: You are one of the more famous unknowns. Your name should be more internationally recognised, I feel. You have done plenty of work in the sceptic movement and for reason. Your father bought a lottery ticket on the advice of an astrologer. This was a turning point for you. Why? What other […] Read more

Q&A on Atheism, Women’s Rights, and Human Rights with Marie Alena Castle – Session 1

April 29, 2017 | by | 0 Comments
Marie Alena Castle is the communications director for Atheists for Human Rights. She was raised Roman Catholic, but became an atheist. She has been important to atheism, Minnesota Atheists, The Moral Atheist, National Organization of Women, and wrote Culture Wars: The Threat to Your Family and Your Freedom (2013). She has a lifetime of activist experience, which I wanted to explore and crystallise in an educational series. Here are the results. Read more

An interview with CW Brown – Founder and CEO of Philosophical Atheism, and Executive Director of the Atheist Alliance of America

April 28, 2017 | by | 0 Comments
CW, you are the CEO and Founder of the Philosophical Atheism online community. How did this idea come about? I wanted to create a forum for people to discuss complicated philosophical concepts based in reason, evidence, understanding, and proper argumentation. We also joke, laugh, and educate ourselves as we go. I am excited that it […] Read more

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