Category Archives: People

Interviews with interesting people, or profiles or biographies about them.

Isabelle of Secular AA (Montreal/Chomedey-Laval, Quebec, Canada)

by | September 3, 2019

By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Isabelle D. the main contact for Secular AA for the Montreal and/or Chomedey-Laval, Quebec, Canada groups). Here we talk about her background and work. Scott Douglas Jacobsen: Family background, e.g., geography, culture, language, religion or lack thereof: Isabella D.: I was born and raised in Montreal, QC, except for a short period when… Read more »

Interview with Amy Boyle – Lead, Sunday Assembly Los Angeles

by | September 1, 2019

By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Amy Boyle is the Lead at the Sunday Assembly Los Angeles. Here we talk about the Sunday Assembly in Los Angeles and its community, and more. Scott Douglas Jacobsen: So, let’s start from the top. How did you become involved with some secular community, either early in life or later in life? Also,… Read more »

The Goofier the Tale, The More It’s Swallowed

by | September 1, 2019

— By James Haught James Haught is editor of West Virginia’s largest newspaper, The Charleston Gazette, and a senior editor of Free Inquiry. This article first appeared in The Charleston Gazette, April 25, 2002. He is 87-years-old and would like to help secular causes more. This series is a way of giving back, as he opens in No Qualms (Ed., published… Read more »

Ask Mubarak 4 – Nigeria’s Christian and Islamic Leaders

by | August 31, 2019

By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Mubarak Bala is the President of the Humanist Association of Nigeria. We will be conducting this educational series to learn more about humanism and secularism within Nigeria. Here we talk about Nigerian Christian and Islamic leaders. Scott Douglas Jacobsen: The context for social work and political engagement can come from the religious sectors… Read more »

Ask Herb 15 – Sugar, Spice, and Everything Thrice: or, Three’s Company with Compassion, Reason, and Science

by | August 30, 2019

— By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Herb Silverman is the Founder of the Secular Coalition of America, the Founder of the Secular Humanists of the Lowcountry, and the Founder of the Atheist/Humanist Alliance student group at the College of Charleston. Here we finish up with an easy positive note and some summary reflections. Scott Douglas Jacobsen: Freethinkers… Read more »

Exclusive Interview with Dr. Christopher DiCarlo

by | August 30, 2019

— By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Dr. Christopher DiCarlo is an Author, Educator, and Philosopher of Science and Ethics. Here we get an exclusive interview with him. Scott Douglas Jacobsen: So, we have done an extensive interview before. Let’s start from the top in terms of some activities and the programs that you’re rolling out. Since we last… Read more »