| Helping Our Kids Become Humanists Humanist educator Philip E. Johnson writes on why it's important not to just teach children about humanism, but to teach them how to be humanists. READ MORE >> |
Why I am a Free-thinkerDylan Cisneros Freethinking is a school of thought that espouses the practice of logic, reason, and skeptical inquiry. I was not raised a Freethinker. READ MORE >> |
In God We (Do Not) Trust "In God We Trust" violates the separation of church and state, but the phrase may be even more dangerous than that. Colin Flannery examines what really happens when people put their trust in God. READ MORE >> |
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Humanism embraces the principles of the Enlightenment that our Founding Fathers fought so hard to establish and protect: education, science, reason, tolerance, secular democracy, rule of law, self-government, fairness, civility and equal rights for all.
Humanists believe that through education, reason and science, we can each live fair, self-reliant, ethical and peaceful lives.
Humanists are among the 16% of Americans (and growing) who follow no religion or other mythologies.
Humanists affirm that we must each take responsibility for our lives, our communities and the world in which we live.
One of our fellow freethinkers, Thomas Paine, said, "We have it in our power to start the world again."
Creator or no creator, this is the only world we have and we must all work together to preserve and protect it.
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