This is the weekly summary of the Humanist Network News (HNN). The Humanist Network News (HNN) is published every Wednesday via e-mail and on the Institute for Humanist Studies (IHS) Web site. This diary is a slightly reformatted copy of the weekly email they send me, which I post here every Thursday (Yes, I have permission from the IHS). (CP @ MLW, BT, SP)
November 10, 2005
Humanist Network News
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- There ARE Atheists in Foxholes!
- Religious freedom or illegal discrimination?
- Now Hiring: Secular Students Campus Organizer
- Ask Dr. G: Teachers and religion
- Film Review: Good Night and Good Luck
- Sweet Reason
- Letters to Editor
- Cathartic Comics
- Humanist Humor
- Poll of the Week
Summaries and links across the break. As always, anyone and everyone is more than welcome to write a more in depth diary on any of the stories.
No time this week (thus the late posting), so I have not included MY TAKE with any of the summaries.
1. There ARE Atheists in Foxholes!
On Friday, Nov. 11, there will be a Veterans Day “Atheists in Foxholes” parade and rally on the national mall in Washington D.C. The expression “There are no atheists in foxholes” is widely used by religious leaders, politicians and the media. It is a false and bigoted statement. “There are atheists in foxholes,” said atheist Jason Torpy of Ohio, a retired U.S. Army captain. MORE
2. Religious freedom or illegal discrimination?
Dr. Tim Gordinier, IHS public policy director, takes a look at the tug-of-war between accommodating the needs of religious people and protecting the rights of everyone else. MORE
3. Now Hiring: Secular Students Campus Organizer
The Secular Student Alliance is seeking to hire a full-time paid campus organizer. MORE
4. Ask Dr. G: Teachers and religion
Dr. Tim Gordinier, IHS public policy director, answers a reader question about the extent that public school teachers may legally participate in religious or non-religious school clubs. MORE
5. Film Review: Good Night and Good Luck
Good Night and Good Luck is a poetic tribute to Edward Murrow and his stand against the McCarthy regime. MORE
6. Sweet Reason
A reader asks Sweet Reason: “Should we try to get the French born grandmother to stop brainwashing the kid? ” You must read on to see how SR answers. MORE
7. Letters to Editor
This week’s letters react to our recent poll on abstinence. Another reader wonders if Americans must again ask Catholic politicians whether they will follow the law of the United States or the Vatican. MORE
8. Cathartic Comics
…an assortment of cartoons and comic strips about humanism, atheism, religion, science and freethought. READ THEM
9. Humanist Humor
God has a criminal record???? GET THE JOKE
10. Poll of the Week
Have you ever served in the military? LET US KNOW BY CASTING YOUR VOTE
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If anything here interests you, you may also be interested in my diary on what it is like to be a secular humanist in today’s political climate: I Am The Boogeyman.