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You could begin with a copy of Jim Herrick’s book, ‘Humanism: an introduction”, for £14.50 (free delivery). Jim will be our guest speaker next month.
11/11
'They'
The Bishop tells us: 'When the boys come back
They will not be the same; for they'll have fought
In a just cause: they lead the last attack
On Anti-Christ; their comrades' blood has bought
New right to breed an honourable race,
They have challenged Death and dared him face to face.'
'We're none of us the same!' the boys reply.
'For George lost both his legs; and Bill's stone blind;
Poor Jim's shot through the lungs and like to die;
And Bert's gone syphilitic: you'll not find
A chap who's served that hasn't found some change.'
And the Bishop said: ‘The ways of God are strange!'
Siegfried Sassoon, 1916
Vote for the Bad Faith Award on the New Humanist site
Mosey on over to the New Humanist site for their latest news update, including the nominees for the 2008 Bad Faith Award. They are: Tony Blair, Stephen Green, Sarah Palin, Rowan Williams, St Monica's Governors, Cardinal Keith O'Brien, Bishop of Durham, Ann Coulter, and Adnan Oktar aka Harun Yahya. Vote for your favourite. Hard to choose, isn’t it?
There’s more about the Atheist Bus Campaign, with a podcast from Ariane Sherine, and highlights from the latest issue of the magazine.
Latest IHEU News
Read the latest International Humanist & Ethical Union News on their website. It includes plans for an East African Humanist Convention in Kampala next February, the appointment of Matt Cherry (who used to be with the BHA) as the IHEU’s international representative, and more on the Islamic States attempts to limit Freedom of Expression after their victory in the Human Rights Council.
First the good news ...
Obama will be President of the US. Although he’s a Christian (an essential qualification, as things stand – no chance of an atheist President, yet), he’s a liberal Christian. Maybe his attitude might be more like that of former President Jimmy Carter, who said, "I was very meticulous in completely separating my religious faith from any element of politics or governance in the White House. I believed in what Thomas Jefferson, one of our founding fathers, said that we should build a wall between Church and state. I worship a prince of peace, not a prince of pre-emptive war."
Religion plays a huge role in US politics. If you didn't watch Channel 4's 'True Stories: Jesus Politics' on 28 October, you have 22 days left to view it online on the Channel 4 website (you'll need broadband and Windows Media Player). The Republican Right has the strongest links to evangelical Christianity - you'd be forgiven for thinking that, as far as George Bush is concerned, God is an American and votes Republican.
What a pantomime!
This year we get a choice between religious or non-religious Xmas stamps. The Royal Mail offers the Madonna and Child or some pantomime characters. I love the irony in the Royal Mail selecting various made-up characters as an alternative to the religious stamps!
