Daily Archives: November 20, 2019

Ask Dr. O 3 – Concerns of the Human Order: Humanists and Non-Humanists at the United Nations

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— By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Dr. David L. Orenstein is a Full Professor of Anthropology at Medgar Evers College of the CUNY (City University of New York) who has authored two books: Godless Grace: How Non-Believers are Making the World Safer Richer and Kinder (2015) and Darwin’s Apostles (2019). In early professional training, Orenstein was a  primatologist, he grew into a prominent… Read more »

Ask Minister Poppei 2 – “Act So As To Elicit the Best In Others and Thereby In Thy Self”

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By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Minister Amanda Poppei is a Senior Leader & Unitarian Universalist Minister at the Washington Ethical Society (Ethical Culture and Unitarian Universalist). Here we talk about ‘standard’ services for the UUs and ethical societies. Scott Douglas Jacobsen: Let’s talk about some of the functions within the community, what is the standard service repertoire – and proper terminology for everything within it – in a… Read more »

The 49th Parahell with Rob Rousseau

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By The Brainstorm Podcast The Brainstorm podcast is Saskatchewan’s first skeptic and atheist podcast. An eclectic group of local skeptics discuss a variety of topics relating to science, skepticism, religion and politics while having a few drinks and a few laughs. “The 49th Parahell with Rob Rousseau” episode link here: http://brainstormpodcast.ca/the-49th-parahell-with-rob-rousseau In this episode of the… Read more »

Interview with Stefan Paintner of Atheist Refugee Relief

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By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Stefan Paintner works for Atheist Refugee Relief. Here we learn more about some of the issues and difficulties of refugees, and the manner in which organizations can help support them to safety. This issue, apart from religion, will continue to increase as a problem for many years. Scott Douglas Jacobsen: How did… Read more »

Little-Known Quirk of Faith

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By James Haught James Haught is editor of West Virginia’s largest newspaper, The Charleston Gazette, and a senior editor of Free Inquiry. He is 87-years-old and would like to help secular causes more. This series is a way of giving back. — Here’s an odd twist of religion:  Multitudes of Muslims believe that Jesus will return to Earth soon… Read more »