Glass City Humanist
We talk about grief and how a Humanist can deal with the loss of a loved one, their favorite sports team, and even an election. Then we talk about the Christian nationalists in the Ohio state house who passed a bathroom ban against the Trans community and finally we find out just how simple figuring out biological sex really is.
Host Douglas Berger recently gave a presentation at the First Unitarian Church of Toledo, where he addressed the controversial topic of Release Time Religious Instruction (RTRI) in Ohio, with a particular focus on LifeWise Academy, which aims to provide religious education during the school day.
In this episode we look at the attempt to politize disaster recovery after two recent hurricanes and how that is just a continuation of the anti-science crusade by religious and political conservatives. Then I share my remarks about secular humanism I made at a recent public appearance at a local UU church.
Did you know that the Center for Freethought Equality, the advocacy arm of the American Humanist Association has a PAC that endorses and donates to candidates that share our values? We talk to the PAC manager Ron Millar and find out more about how the Center for Freethought Equality works and how it can help to oppose the Christian Nationalists.
Kyle Herman is our guest. He was recently elected to the city council in Stow Ohio and has experience with politics at the national level. He’s also visited the middle east promoting democracy. He tells us why he moved back to Ohio, why he loves Ranked Choice Voting, and why he invited drag queens to march with him in the Stow 4th of July parade this year.
Nick Fish is our guest. He is the fourth president of American Atheists in its 60-year history. We discuss his journey to the organization, the strategic plan for the next 60 years, the current climate of religious freedom in the U.S., and how groups can collaborate to uphold secular values.
We explore the religious implications of Project 2025, a strategic initiative from the Heritage Foundation that outlines policies for a future conservative administration. We highlight the conflict between Project 2025’s conservative agenda and humanist principles.
We discuss our efforts to refresh and revise our group’s 10 Commitments Prize Wheel we use at our information booth then we look at President Joe Biden dropping out of the 2024 election and how his selfless action relates to our humanist values, and finally we tell a little known story about Catholic Nuns teaching public school in rural Ohio in the 1960s and 1970s.
Episode 82: Fighting for Educational Transparency: Zach Parrish’s Journey We start with concerns surrounding politics, particularly Christian nationalism, in the United States. The focus is on the worrisome alignment between the Republican Party and Christian nationalists who wrongly believe that the US was founded as a Christian nation. We recommend two documentaries, “Bad Faith” and […]
Yes it’s July and we have a special announcement about our Winter Solstice event in December. Then we take a long look at Project 2025 a political agenda chock full of bigotry and Christian Nationalism that if implemented will end Democracy as we have known it and hurt many of our friends and loved ones.