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An Interview with Julia Julstrom-Agoyo — Secretary & Treasurer of Americas Working Group of IHEYO

April 28, 2017 | by Scott Jacobsen | 0 Comments

[Previously published in Humanist Voices] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: Let’s delve a little bit into your background to provide a foundation for the conversation. Do you have a family background or only a personal background? A family background, my mom loves to tell the story about how she grew up in Lima, Peru and at the […] Read more

An Interview with Wade Kaardal, Chairperson of the Asian Working Group for IHEYO

April 25, 2017 | by Scott Jacobsen | 0 Comments

Scott Jacobsen interviews Wade Kaardal on humanism for IHEYO. Read more

Women’s Rights in the Philippines – A Humanist Perspective

April 25, 2017 | by Scott Jacobsen | 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 Scott Jacobsen | 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

An Interview with Kim Gibson – President of Mississippi Humanist Association

April 24, 2017 | by Scott Jacobsen | 0 Comments

Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What makes a good humanist? A good human! In all seriousness, I believe a good humanist is someone that cares for and helps people, and seeks to better the world we live in as a whole. Where do you most differ from mainstream humanism in its definition, aims, and activism, if at […] Read more

An Interview with James Croft – Leader of The Ethical Society of St. Louis

April 21, 2017 | by Scott Jacobsen | 0 Comments

Scott Jacobsen interviews James Croft who is the leader of the Ethical Society of St. Louis. Read more

An Interview with Ariel Pontes — Chair of Americas Working Group

April 21, 2017 | by Scott Jacobsen | 0 Comments

Scott Jacobsen interviews Ariel Pontes of IHEYO and its Americas Working Group. Read more

An Interview with Viana Eriksson – President of the Cyprus Humanist Association

April 15, 2017 | by Angelos Sofocleous | 0 Comments

To begin with, tell us a few things about the Cyprus Humanist Association. The Cyprus Humanist Association (CHA) is a newly founded organisation which promotes humanism, a secular state, equal human rights and equal treatment of everyone regardless of religion or belief. The Association formed in 2015. For about two years, we have been working […] Read more

An Interview with Robert Ray, President of the Humanists of North Puget Sound

April 13, 2017 | by Scott Jacobsen | 0 Comments

"Empathy, reason, and the ability to learn from experiences are all necessary to work with others. Religious dogma...was created to control others." Read more

An Interview with Ron Millar – PAC Coordinator for the Center for Freethought Equality

April 12, 2017 | by Scott Jacobsen | 0 Comments

Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What’s your own story? How did you get into the Freethought Equality business? Was there much of a family background? My family has no history in atheist and humanist politics. I was raised in a fundamentalist Christian church and enjoyed interacting with many of the people there, but their narrow view of […] Read more

It began with Rene Descartes and was called the Age of Enlightenment-Another Patriarchal mirror of truth.

You can see Hatun regularly on YouTube. They film her ongoing confrontations with Muslim men at Speakers Corner (wearing her…

It's good to be reminded of this courageous woman Stella, and would that the police had acted more alertly when…

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