HSGP went to the Capitol on Monday. We’re pretty used to humanist and atheist legislators being mocked, heckled, and shut down after all the years we’ve been advocating for secular government. But this time, the nerve of the Christian nationalists still managed to surprise us. Longtime Secular Star Senator Juan Mendez requested to give the
Rather than closing our eyes or bowing our heads, it is customary in a Humanist invocation to keep one’s eyes open. Look around at your neighbors, your colleagues, your fellow Human beings. Humanists have no holy books, only the literature and philosophy of humans who have gone before, whose ideas stand or fall on their
In a now-infamous speech at an event “commemorating Mormon political pioneers,” Sen. Sylvia Allen, R-Snowflake, railed against such woes as the “browning of America,” and the lack of assimilation among immigrants that will make America “look very much like South American countries very quickly.” Read the full piece here…
Contact: Luke Douglas, Executive Director, Humanist Society of Greater Phoenix(971) 272-7150 – luke.douglas@hsgp.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Secular Movement Watches Mesa for Church-State Test Case (Mon., July 29, 2019) Mesa, Ariz. — The Humanist Society of Greater Phoenix (HSGP), a freethought education and advocacy nonprofit headquartered near Arizona State University, made newsthis month by launching a constitutional challenge to
James Woods has resigned for personal reasons as Member-at-large: Fundraising on the HSGP Board of Directors. We are sorry to see James go, and we wish him all the best. Fundraising (known as Development in the non-profit world) is obviously a vital activity for our organization, and we need a new Fundraising Chair as soon
The Humanist Society of Greater Phoenix is a small but active and loving community in Mesa. Our organization is dedicated to learning, exploration, upholding the virtues of freedom, and providing service to the surrounding communities. First, we would like to thank members of the faith community who came to stand with us. Thank you for
Tracey is a frequent contributor to the Friendly Atheist online blog and co-moderator of the Friendly Atheist Facebook page. She has been a very vocal opponent of the Ark Encounter (referred to as AE from here on) from the first moment that she heard of it and joined the fight to prevent the project from
I recently read a book entitled “The Myth of Race” by Jefferson M. Fish, PhD. I found it to be one of the best books that I’ve read for some time, at least in terms of science written so that the average person can follow well. It’s also interesting and enjoyable to read. The premise
In keeping with the pattern of picking interesting and possibly controversial subjects, I decided to write about a topic that I seem to keep getting into conversations about with our members and that is a source of some controversy and confusion. That topic is “spirituality”. Yep, I’m really going there. What the heck, it’s fun
