Glass City Humanist
Christian Nationalists believe empathy is a sin as they look the other way as our out of control government hurts and even murders people for political gain The American Humanist Association is trying to support empathy in a new project. Atheism and freethought have an Epstein problem and content creator Rebecca Watson has the reciepts
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 […]
In this episode we talk to the new ececutive director of the American Humanist Association Fish Stark. We discover his origin story, his connection to a past AHA Humanist of the Year, assurances for Humanists and local chapters around the country especially with the upcoming Presidental administration, and we learn the facinating story about his first name, Fish.
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.
We have an insightful conversation with Dr. Reverend David Breeden, senior minister at the First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis. We talk about the history of the modern Humanist movement and how the first Manifesto was a response against the growing fascism in Europe. Breeden explains what congregational humanism is about and how Mary Midgley’s idea that all solutions are incomplete fits with Humanism. David also gives his thoughts about the revision of the bylaws of the Unitarian Universalist Association.
We talk to the interim executive director of the American Humanist Association, Nicole Carr, about her journey to Humanism, why social justice is important (it’s about church and state), and what goes into awarding the Humanist of the Year honor.
Robyn Blumner of the Center of Inquiry took the opportunity, in a recent editorial, to slam identity politics, woke progressives, and took a cheap shot at the American Humanist Association.
In this episode we find out that even Humanists have concerns about people we honor as Humanists of the Year and that is a good thing. Douglas then talks about the recent report released by the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty and the Freedom From Religion Foundation about the connection of Christian nationalism to the January 6th Insurrection.
In this episode we talk to Emily Newman from the American Humanist Association about forced patriotism, the false narrative about Critical Race Theory being taught in school and what’s coming up from the AHA as it looks for a new executive director.
Douglas gives an update on upcoming activities of the Secular Humanists of Western Lake Erie. Next he gives his thoughts about social justice, Humanism, and a new book about that very subject from Roy Speckhardt.