Tag Archives: agnostics

Interview with Dean Smith – Founder, Freethought Society of the Midlands

by | December 20, 2019

— By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Dean Smith is the Founder of the Society of the Midlands. Here we talk about him and some of the work of the society (FSM). Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What is the family background? How is this important for understanding the context of family life? Dean Smith: I was raised Pentecostal,  spoke… Read more »

Do we get offended or join?

by | November 26, 2019

By Ian Bushfield — On the About Us page: “The British Columbia Humanist Association has been providing a community and voice for Humanists, atheists, agnostics, and the non-religious of Metro Vancouver and British Columbia since 1982. We support the growth of Humanist communities across BC, provide Humanist ceremonies, and campaign for progressive and secular values. We are a registered charitable organization. Our mission… Read more »

Fence-Sitting Agnostics

by | October 14, 2019

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, as he opens in No Qualms (Ed., published on 2018, July 18, i.e., when he was 86), “I’m quite aware… Read more »

Interview with Donna Harris – Former President, Humanists, Atheists, & Agnostics of Manitoba

by | May 20, 2019

By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Donna Harris is the Former President of Humanists, Atheists, & Agnostics of Manitoba. Here we talk about her life, work, and views. Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What was family background, e.g., language, culture, ethnicity, heritage of belief, and so on? Donna Harris: My father was English/Scottish. My mother was a mix of First… Read more »