Glass City Humanist
We review the recent documentary put out by Lifewise Academy called Off School Property. You get a front row seat as it tried to sell its Christian Nationalist product through fear, emotional manipulation, and misinformation with the real goal to indoctrinate children and to dismantle our public school system
As the legislative session in Ohio resumes, We take a look at some of the bills under consideration in Ohio that have church and state implications. We also discuss what Trump’s National Security Memo means for secular groups. So much for freedom of religion…
Episode 110: The Trump Memo: A Threat to Reason and Compassion We look at the intriguing and often heated situation surrounding St. Anthony’s Catholic Church. Once a church built for Polish immigrants, this historic building has been at the center of debate since it closed in 2005. SHoWLE didn’t support the forced sale to the […]
One prime value of Humanism is we believe every idea is open to question even our own. Because we question everything we can cause some heightened emotions during a discussion as I was reminded of at a recent meeting of my group. We also acknowledge a special accolade for a past Humanist of the Year
Episode 108: Revitalizing Humanism: A New Era of Community Empowerment with Jake Via We’re joined by Jake Via, the new Organizing Director for the American Humanist Association. Our conversation explores Jake’s journey from his conservative Christian upbringing to his eventual embrace of humanism. We look at how his early experiences shaped his values and laid […]
It’s true we will all die but as Humanists we know we won’t take anything with us so we must live our lives the best we can in the here and now. How will people remember you? We also look at the launch of The Secular Vote project.
Episode 106: The Epstein Files & Religious Hypocrisy: Putting Politics Over People We have a critical examination of the hypocrisy within the Christian nationalist movement, particularly concerning the lack of response to revelations from the Epstein files. We highlight the dissonance between the public pronouncements of moral leadership and arguing that partisan interests often supersede […]
Episode 105: The Johnson Amendment Is Officially Dead — And Churches Are Becoming Political Machines We address a recent editorial from the Toledo Blade that mischaracterizes the failed merger between Kroger and Albertsons. Contrary to the editorial’s claims, it was not the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) but a federal judge who blocked the merger due […]
A local court recently ruled that Ohio’s voucher scam is unconstitutional and we also get an update on a suit filed by Lifewise Academy to let them ignore labor laws finally we will all be surprised to learn that our elected lawmakers have been learning in Bible studies that God doesn’t want our government to help the poor.
We look at the recent first meeting of President Trump’s religious liberty commission. Based on the members, religious liberty isn’t what it will focus on. Then we look at the proposed state of Ohio budget that was praised by a Christian Nationalist lobby group for being pro-life, pro-family and protecting children when it does none of those things