John Shook
John Shook is Vice President and Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Inquiry Transnational in Amherst, N.Y., and Research Associate in Philosophy at the University at Buffalo, since 2006. He has authored and edited more than a dozen books, is a co-editor of three philosophy journals, and travels for lectures and debates across the United States and around the world.
Why can’t Humanism supply the Ethics of Environmentalism?
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
September 29, 2009
Does the Universe Revolve around You?
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September 21, 2009
Are There Any Religious Humanists Anymore?
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September 16, 2009
If there really aren't any religious humanists, then there's no point in talking about "secular" humanism.Atheism Explained
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August 3, 2009
Tired of opposed definitions of atheism? A diagnosis of what's going on, and how to explain atheism.A Plea for Skepticism
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July 28, 2009
This fashionable nonsense about keeping an "open mind" must stop. An open mind knows when to stop believing.Former President Jimmy Carter denounces the Southern Baptists again
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July 20, 2009
Jimmy Carter explains why no religion can justify any inequality of women, with special condemnation for Christianity and IslamFree Speech Watch: Gagging in Ireland but blaspheming in Canada
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July 10, 2009
Ireland passes a bill criminalizing blasphemy. On the very same day, Canada affirms free speech.Not Islam v. Christianity, but Islam v. Humanism in Britain
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July 5, 2009
Bishop announces the Church of England is dying. The opposition to sharia law now rests with humanistic principles of democracy.The Secular and Secularism
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July 2, 2009
Philosopher Charles Taylor describes the meanings of the term "secular" and then discusses the future of the Secular.Senior progressive theologian urges UCC churches to save the Planet
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June 25, 2009
John Cobb, Jr. is among the most liberal and progressive theologians alive -- can United Church of Christ respond?Only child porn lovers want to fight internet censorship?
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June 22, 2009
It starts with child pornography. Who could protest against protecting children?Science and religion are incompatible in two major ways
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June 15, 2009
Of course science and faith conflict. Asking science to betray its method or conclusions simply disables science.Barbarian Muslim women in strange clothing? I don’t think so, but…
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June 13, 2009
Another look at Secularism and Muslim non-conformity
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June 10, 2009
President Obama tells Europe to relax over the Muslim burqa
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June 4, 2009
