Articles related to "Secular Humanism"



Can One Bishop Save the World From Fundamentalism?
This article attempts to place the Islamic based violence of September 11, and the destructive influence of fundamentalist Christianity into a more hopeful perspective by examining the common ground between Secular Humanism and the ethics of Anglican-Episcopal Bishop John Shelby Spong's "New View of Christianity". (Part 1 of 2)
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Can One Bishop Save the World From Fundamentalism? (Part II)
This article attempts to place the Islamic based violence of September 11, and the destructive influence of fundamentalist Christianity into a more hopeful perspective by examining the common ground between Secular Humanism and the ethics of Anglican-Episcopal Bishop John Shelby Spong's "New View of Christianity".
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Ethical Materialism
Actions come from bodily movements while our thoughts arise from our brain. Morality is based on actions and thoughts, thus morality has a physical basis.
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Intro to Humanism, Part 5: Enlightenment Precursors to Secular Humanism
Precursors to Secular Humanism during the Enlightenment, including: Pantheism, the Encylopedists/Materialists, the Philosophes, Skepticism, and the Democrats.
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The problem with secular humanism
Secular humanism is often said to be the most important atheist ideology. However, it suffers from fatal flaws.
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Commandments, Aphorisms, and Affirmations: Should Government Property Become a Public Forum or a Religion-Free Zone?
This article is a reaction to the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that Ogden, Utah must display the Seven Aphorisms next to the Ten Commandments.
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Introduction to Modern Humanism, part 1
Part one of a multi-part essay on Modern Humanism. In part one, the definition of Modern Humanism is discussed, including the difference between Secular and Religious Humanisms. The history of Humanism is next.
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Introduction to Modern Humanism, part 3: Renaissance Precursors
This article is part of an introductory series on Humanism, and examines the historical precursors to Humanism during the Renaissance period.
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The Basis of Secular Ethics
Where do Atheists get their ethics? Is humanism an Atheistic philosophy? How does morality function without faith and religion?
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Political Correctness is Incorrect
Caution: Conservative Christianity Spoken Here. Don't go any further if you might be easily offended.
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The Importance of The Truth Project
How you see life depends on your worldview. Thanks to The Truth Project, Christians are returning to the truths of a biblical worldview.
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4a: Early Enlightenment Precursors to Religious Humanism
Part of a series on Humanism, and the first half of a two part article on the precursors of Religious Humanism during the Age of Enlightenment, especially the Quakers and Deists. This first half focuses on the early Enlightenment period, while the next half in part 4b focuses on the latter half of the Enlightenment.
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Intro to Humanism Part 6A: 19th Century Precursors to Religious Humanism
Part of the Introduction to Modern Humanism series. This Part 6A, the first half of the essay on the 19th century precursors to Religious Humanism. PartB is also included this month. 6B discusses Humanistic poetry of the time, the rise of Humanistic moral philosophies, the increased humanistic leanings within the Quaker and Jewish communities, the rise of Ethical Culture and more.
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Intro to Modern Humanism, part 2: Ancient Precursors of Humanism
Part 2 of the Introduction to Modern Humanism describes the precursors of Humanism in ancient Greece and Rome.
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Intro 4b: Late Enlightenment Precursors to Religious Humanism
Part of a series on Modern Humanism, and the second half of an article on precursors to Religious Humanism during the Enlightenment. This half focuses on the latter half of the Age of Enlightenment.
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“The True American Holy Christian Church”: Do we want this sort of New Christianity?
A brief discussion of Katherine Yurica's article from The Yurica Report "The Despoiling of America. How George W. Bush became the head of the new American Dominionist Church/State."
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E.M. Forster, Life and Works
Brief biography of English writer E.M. Forster, famous for five novels including 'A Passage to India,' 'A Room with a View' and 'Howard's End.'
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Real World Philosophy
The truth is, philosophy shows up in daily life. People can find it used in the workplace, through religion and at home, when parenting.
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Audacity of Evolution
The recent opening of Ken Ham's Creation Museum has unleashed a torrent of criticism of Christians and Creationists. But it's atheist evolutionists who deserve criticism.
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Extra, Extra, Read All About It. . .
Flash!!! You think Christianity is going down the tubes, that Islam is the fastest growing religion on the planet, that the New Age is acutally making inroads into modern culture, that God is dead? Fat chance. Read this little blurb from World Net Daily. No matter where you stand on the issue, you'll be enlightened.
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Extra, Extra, Read All About It. . .
Flash!!! You think Christianity is going down the tubes, that Islam is the fastest growing religion on the planet, that the New Age is acutally making inroads into modern culture, that God is dead? Fat chance. Read this little blurb from World Net Daily. No matter where you stand on the issue, you'll be enlightened.
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Humanism in 2002
This special New Years article provides an overview of the public image of Humanists and freethinkers so far and provides suggestions for improvement in the future.
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The Horns of a Dilemma
The consequences of the blurring of Ethical Relativism with Cultural Relativism
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Wall of Separation
Some new information about Jefferson's Letter to the Danbury Baptists focuses our attention on the original understanding of the First Amendment. Thank you to Dana Decker for bringing this issue to my attention.
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Humanist Reflections on a Tragedy
A Humanist response to the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11th. Related links follow.
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Ours or Theirs: Reformation is on the Table
Christian Reconstruction, the sibling to Dominionism as both stand front and center for the "True American Holy Christian Church" are defining the "make" in Jesus’ words in the same way the early Catholic missionaries "made" disciples of the Incas and Aztecs: Evangelizing replaced with coercion.
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