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South Texas Atheists for Reason are far from “broken people”
Earlier this month at a mayoral forum, the current mayor of San Antonio, TX, Ivy Taylor, was asked by a representative of SA Christian Hope Resource Center what she saw as the deepest systemic causes of generational poverty. Her answer was disappointing. “Since you’re with the Christian Coalition, I’ll go ahead and put it out there…
Read MoreHeart of Humanism Awards 2017 & AHA Annual Conference 2018
Foundation Beyond Belief is so proud of the many individuals and local groups who made extraordinary contributions to compassionate humanism in 2017. Through our work, we are honored to partner with these individuals and organizations in order to improve the lives of so many communities throughout the world. Our Heart of Humanism awards recognizes some of…
Read MoreDecember Beyond Belief Network Round-up
Our Beyond Belief Network (BBN) teams finished out the year in full force – bringing the good of humanism at work right to their communities! BBN team, HAPI (Humanist Alliance Philippines, International,) hosted an event for the ARK Project, which was inspired by movies like Pay It Forward. ARK is an acronym for Act of…
Read MoreApril Beyond Belief Network round-up
Beyond Belief Network teams reported nearly 30 events and 1,000 hours of service in the month of April. We already celebrated BE. Orlando for earning April Team of the Month honors and Pikes Peak Atheists and Pikes Peak Atheist Families for capturing the April Picture of the Month. Here's what the rest of our incredible…
Read MoreBeyond Belief Network March round-up
Our Beyond Belief Network (BBN) teams were busy as usual in March. We’re also happy to announce the addition of a new group to our BBN family, the Austin Atheists Helping the Homeless. At the end of February, our newest BBN friends held a Giveaway for the Homeless. Austin Atheists Helping the Homeless (AAHH) had…
Read MoreFBB reacts to San Antonio mayor’s comments
Earlier this month at a mayoral forum, the current mayor of San Antonio, TX, Ivy Taylor, was asked by a representative of SA Christian Hope Resource Center what she saw as the deepest systemic causes of generational poverty. Her answer was disappointing. “Since you’re with the Christian Coalition, I’ll go ahead and put it out…
Read MoreBeyond Belief Network February round-up
Foundation Beyond Belief was pleased to announce the Beyond Belief Network (BBN) Picture and Team of the Month Winners for February, but those weren't the only BBN teams doing amazing work! Beyond Belief Network teams reported nearly 30 events and 1,300 hours of service in February. Here's what some other teams were doing in February! South Texas…
Read MoreOctober BBN Wrap Up
Beyond Belief Network teams organized nearly 40 events and contributed over 3,000 hours of volunteer service in October! We picked Pikes Peak Atheists and Pikes Peak Atheist Families (featured image, above) as our October Team of the Month and chose a photo from the South Texas Atheists for Reason (STAR) for September Picture of the Month. Read the announcement here. Here's what other…
Read MoreBBN October Team of the Month and Picture of the Month
BBN teams reported 35 events in October and over 1,500 hours of service! We picked Pikes Peak Atheists and Pikes Peak Atheist Families as our October Team of the Month. In conjunction with Creek Week, a nine-day cleanup initiative sponsored by the Fountain Creek Watershed District for Flood Control, 18 Pikes Peak Atheists got together…
Read MoreBBN teams spent more than 700 hours volunteering in August
Beyond Belief Network teams reported more than 20 service events and over 700 volunteering hours in August! Here's how some of our BBN teams put their humanism to work. Humanist Alliance Philippines, International (HAPI) HAPI Cebu Chapter joined the launch of the third Ready-to-Learn project series last August 1, 2016, at Busay Elementary School in…
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