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.
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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.
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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 […]
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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 […]
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"Empathy, reason, and the ability to learn from experiences are all necessary to work with others. Religious dogma...was created to control others."
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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 […]
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Scott Jacobsen interviews Anya Overmann about her views and work around humanism and the International Humanist and Ethical Youth Organisation (IHEYO)
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