Al Stefanelli

Posts Tagged ‘Humanism’

The United States Is Not A Christian Nation

I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the  whole American people which declared that their legislature  should ‘make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,’ thus building a wall of separation between church and State  -Thomas Jefferson Many of our citizens have little or no understanding of the [...]

To Serve Man

Humanism is a philosophy of joyous service for the greater good of all humanity, of application of new ideas of scientific progress for the benefit of all – Linus Pauling I’ve receive a lot of mail. Most of it positive, but there is a significant amount that is not. I often get accused of being [...]

Historical Revisionism, Politics And The Religious Right

“As the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion…” – The Treaty of Tripoli , ratified by the Senate, June 7, 1797 It’s not just startling, but frightening.  The sheer number of people who are ignorant about the precepts, concepts and motivation behind the founding of [...]