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Confirmation bias is human, but is it humanist?
This article is part of a series written by guest contributors exploring how to incorporate humanist values into their everyday lives. The opinions expressed in this article may not necessarily express those of Foundation Beyond Belief, its staff, or donors. I start nearly every weekday morning the same way. I drink hot tea, eat peanut butter…
Read MoreOctober BBN roundup
October may be a very spooky month, but BBN teams ain't afraid of no service! Pikes Peak Atheists & Pikes Peak Atheist Families in Colorado Springs, Colorado participated in Creek Week, the largest Waterway cleanup event in Colorado. PPA had thirteen volunteers who cleaned trash and debris from a one mile stretch of their adopted…
Read MoreOctober Winners! Beyond Belief Network Team of the Month & Photo of the Month
Beyond Belief Network is a collective of over 125 humanist, atheist, and other non-believing organizations putting compassionate humanism into action through community volunteering and charitable fundraising. Interested in starting up a BBN team? Click here to learn more! October’s Beyond Belief Network Team of the Month, Humanist Community of Central Ohio (HCCO) participated in two…
Read MoreResolve
Today, we're asking you to resolve with us. What does that mean?
Read MoreYour Humanist Best Self: What to Say to Grieving Friends, Family
This article is part of a series written by guest contributors exploring how to incorporate humanist values into their everyday lives. The opinions expressed in this article may not necessarily express those of Foundation Beyond Belief, its staff, or donors. Most theists believe in an afterlife. Humanists don’t. Death connects us all, though, in the most…
Read MoreTop 10 moments in FBB history
May 18th, 2019: ten years ago today Foundation Beyond Belief was incorporated in a little town (er, huge suburb) called Alpharetta, Georgia. Founder Dale McGowan knew nonbelievers had the potential to change the world in a big way by working together, and for ten years we have done just that (and more), now under the…
Read MoreForce Beyond Belief
May the 4th be with the our real-life Jedis in the Humanist Action: Ghana, Beyond Belief Network, and Humanist Disaster Recovery! As far as pop culture role models go, Star Wars’ Jedi have a nice bit of humanist wisdom to offer. Space mysticism aside, Yoda and company espouse an ethical code similar to that which…
Read MoreAcross nation, nonreligious Americans put values into action through community service
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Minnesota Atheists pack meals at Second Harvest Heartland in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. Secular Americans want to make clear that we value actions over words. We have the muddy boots, packed meals, and stuffed trash bags to prove it. —Debbie Allen, Secular Coalition for America WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 2, 2019) – In the week…
Read More“Letter From a Birmingham Jail” at 56
Written while King was jailed for an unpermitted march against segregation laws, his “Letter From a Birmingham Jail” was composed on newspaper scraps and toilet paper, in a moment when the civil rights movement seemed to verge on collapse. Written to refute white moderate criticism of his methods, today the letter is celebrated as King’s famous…
Read MoreBeneficiary blog: EcoViva discusses potential water threat
A threat to water anywhere is a threat to water everywhere "…members of El Salvador’s National Assembly moved one step closer to passing a controversial law that would privatize water in the country. A majority in the Environmental Committee voted to create a regulatory body that consist of seven entities, three that represent…
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