Recently added articles from The Humanist:

Lisa Kalvelage (1923-present).(Humanist Profile)(Biography)

Jul 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "I don't believe there is a god we can turn to in the time of need. As a humanist I feel I must do everything in my power to become involved in the issues of our time. If we have this conviction, we also will have the strength to make a difference." ...

A message from Antony flew.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)

Jul 01, 2008; Flew, Antony ... I think that every humanist publication and organization should try to make it clear to all that a human, and hopefully humane, life is all that is possible for any human being. For it has been demonstrated that the whole idea of a second life in heaven or hell for me as the same ...

Home schooling humanist.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)

Jul 01, 2008; Sonas, Christina ... I am compelled to take issue with Bryan Zepp Jamieson's conclusions in "Teach Your Children Well: The First Rule of Any Civilized Society" (May/ June 2008). The greatest benefit of home schooling is the ability to pursue a non-traditional educational path, one not ...

Humanism behind bars.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)

Jul 01, 2008; Brown, Mark L. ... It was heartening to see the Humanist feature a report on the ongoing struggle prisoners such as myself face in doing our time according to the dictates of our conscience, without acquiescing to a religious paradigm in which we don't believe ("Commission on Civil Rights Examines Prisoner's ...

The issue at hand.

Jul 01, 2008; Bardi, Jennifer ... HUMANISTS ARE a pretty bookish bunch. A survey of members of the American Humanist Association conducted several years ago by political scientist Dr. John Green found that a solid plurality read a minimum of ten books a year. Compare these habits to those of the average American and you ...

Waste not: the facts about indirect potable reuse.(Up Front)

Jul 01, 2008; Parkinson, Jonathan ... THE BOTTLED WATER I'm drinking tastes just like any other. It's colorless and crystal clear, just like Evian or Aquafina. The only difference is the source: this bottled water came from a toilet in Singapore. In fact it's recycled sewage, purified to drinking water quality by a process ...

Seen & heard.(Up Front)

Jul 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "Any tendency to treat religion as a private matter must be resisted. Only when their faith permeates every aspect of their lives do Christians become truly open to the transforming power of the Gospel." --Pope Benedict XVI addressing U.S ....

Of pastors and presidents: securing a secular bully pulpit.(Up Front)

Jul 01, 2008; Masciotra, David ... ON READING John F. Kennedy's 1960 address to the Greater Houston Ministerial Association on the separation of church and state, one stands in awe of Kennedy's masterful rhetoric, his vision for a tolerant and reasoned approach to politics, and his candor towards critics. But one is also ...

Cartoon.(Up Front)(Cartoon)

Jul 01, 2008; Engleheart, Bob ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] YOU'RE NOT HELPING ...

25 years ago ...(Classic Humanist)(National Congress for Educational Excellence)(Brief article)

Jul 01, 2008; Cain, Michael Scott ... July/August 1983 The National Congress for Educational Excellence has compiled a list of key words and phrases that godless humanists often use. If any of these words are in your vocabulary, you are probably a secular humanist: academic freedom, analysis, career education, ...

50 years ago ...(Classic Humanist)(freedom in non-Western cultures)(Brief article)

Jul 01, 2008; Lee, Dorothy ... July/August 1958 As a concept or as a recognized value, freedom is rarely if ever present in non-Western cultures; but the thing itself, freedom, is certainly often present and carefully implemented--as autonomy, or otherwise as a dimension of the self. In this country, on the ...

Dedicated writers.

Jul 01, 2008; Rodwan, John G., Jr. ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] WRITERS DELIBERATELY make meaningful use of all their books' pages, including the frequently ignored dedications and acknowledgements. Many readers no doubt routinely flip past these pages. After all, who needs to read dutiful expressions of appreciation ...

Mapping metaphor: this is your brain on figurative language.

Jul 01, 2008; Krause, Kenneth W. ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "Children may not understand political alliances or intellectual argumentation, but they surely understand rubber bands and fistfights."--Steven Pinker, from The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature (Viking, 2007). SOMETIMES ...

Paradiso.(Poetry)(Poem)(Brief article)

Jul 01, 2008; Cone, Temple ... <Pre> Paradiso No blue grocery bags rustlefrom the lindenslining the freshly paved avenues.No women stop before windowsto stare at mannequinsblank as angels.A dog barks from a rose garden.Motor scooters hurry, hummingbird-mad,whenever the ...

Of Crows.(Poetry)(Poem)(Brief article)

Jul 01, 2008; Cone, Temple ... <Pre> Of Crows "The beauty of crows should not be forgotten.When colored bullets race down the road's black veins,"Their short, broad wings deliver them skyward. A crow's tastes are unsentimental, a testamentTo the infinite hunger life wants satisfied.One ...

This Is the Time for Which We Have Been Waiting.(Poetry)(Poem)

Jul 01, 2008; Oates, Joyce Carol ... <Pre> This Is the Time for Which We Have Been Waiting. Dear Jim, I #fnally got your letter enclosing Your letter enclocussing your letter which was so ompportant foe me, thannkouk yuon very much. In time This fainful bsiness will will soonfeul will soon Be onert. Tnany anany ...

The moon doth shine as bright as day.(Philip Pullman)

Jul 01, 2008; Pullman, Philip ... Award-winning and best-selling author Philip Pullman was honored by the International Humanist and Ethical Union on Saturday, June 7, 2008, with its International Humanist Award at the World Humanist Congress, hosted by the American Humanist Association in Washington, DC. The following is ...

The walled society.(Fiction)(Short story)

Jul 01, 2008; Majfud, Jorge ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] WITH THE PASSING of the years, and thanks to attentive observation of his clients, Doctor Salvador Uriburu had discovered that the majority of the population of Calataid lacked the European origin of which it boasted. In its eyes, in its hands, persisted ...

The age of Barbaria.

Jul 01, 2008; Majfud, Jorge ... ANNUAL TRIPS BACK to the year 33 began in the Age of Barbaria. That year was selected because, according to surveys, Christ's crucifixion drew the attention of most Westerners, and this social sector was important for economic reasons since trips to the past weren't organized, much less ...

"The Two-Headed Calf": poetry and the experience of being human.(Critical essay)

Jul 01, 2008; Klassel, Barry ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ARTISTS USE LITERARY AND VISUAL IMAGES TO REPRESENT MUCH LARGER IDEAS. For example, if we look at traditional religious symbols--the manger and the cross, the star of David and Moses' tablets--or even at the Happy Humanist as powerful metaphors, we can see ...