Posts Tagged ‘Humanist Principles’
Doing humanism
Being a Humanist isn’t just a philosophical stance one takes to distinguish oneself from our religious brethren. To be meaningful, Humanism must be put into practice. So how does one “do” Humanism? How does one go about being the best human being they can be? The way I answer the all-important question of how to…
Read MoreActions that speak: deepening and expressing humanist values through service
It’s time for nonbelievers to worry less about the perception that we don’t volunteer and more about the fact that most volunteerism is self-serving. Nonbelievers are keenly aware of the history of oppression in the name of service and, indeed, of continued oppression masquerading as service. We know that volunteering is not a yes/no binary.…
Read MoreDeveloping HA: Ghana’s Principles of Service
At the end of 2014, I wrote the article below for American Atheist magazine. It was the fifth piece in a series about Pathfinders Project, the year-long global service and research trip intended as the first step toward the Humanist Action: Ghana. I submitted the first four articles to the magazine from the field as…
Read MoreThe Humanist Principles of America’s Founding
By Ed Brayton, FBB’s media relations coordinator and blogger at Dispatches from the Culture Wars As Americans celebrate the 4th of July, the day that the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress (but not signed then, contrary to popular misconception), we pause to reflect on the fact that this document and the ideas…
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