By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Scott Douglas Jacobsen: Back in 2007, you were interviewed by the Toronto Star. In the interview, you were asked (bold) and stated (non-bold) said: EDUCATION: What would you do to ensure our publicly funded schools can offer quality education to all children in Ontario? Do you favour extending public funding to all… Read more »
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Scott Douglas Jacobsen: You used to run the podcast Living After Faith. How did it start, develop, and dissolute? Rich Lyons: Living After Faith was the brainchild of my wife Deanna Joy and myself. When I was first coming out of religion, there was no organization and very little resources… Read more »
By Phoebe Davies-Owen and Scott Douglas Jacobsen Humanism encompasses a range of beliefs including the theistic, such as Humanistic Judaism or Unitarian Universalism and the non-theistic, such as atheism, agnosticism, even deism or apatheism. More than a specific set of precepts, humanism is a lifestyle incorporating a worldview. An ethical and philosophical stance for guidance… Read more »
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen *Audio interview has been edited.* Scott Douglas Jacobsen: Was there a family background in non-belief? Wendy Webber: Yes, and no. My dad was raised Catholic. My mom was raised Jewish. I am a mix of both of those coming from those families. We didn’t practice in my home, but I was… Read more »
I thought it would be cool to try something new for 2018, so here is the first iteration of the Canadian Atheist awards! And why not? It’s awards season, after all! It seems in keeping with the spirit of the season for Canadian Atheist to have its own awards show (insofar as CA can do… Read more »