Practical Wisdom for Everyday Life
The Delaware Valley chapter of American United for Separation of Church and State will be presenting its third annual Church/State Issues Symposium on April 20, 2013 from 9:00AM to 5:00PM at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. This one-day event includes a diverse array of speakers — some atheistic, Catholic, Unitarian, Baptist — who will […]
Last month, I wrote about Pennsylvania’s House Bill 922 sponsored by Rep. Tim Krieger (and co-sponsored by 28 other representatives) which seeks to remove anonymity from individuals who file church/state complaints. I stated reasons why I oppose House Bill 922 and took action by encouraging other writers to share the story. I also contacted Phyllis […]
President Barack Obama recently declared April 9 as “Equal Pay Day,” calling for Americans to “acknowledge the injustice of wage inequality” between men and women which, according to the proclamation, is a 23% pay disparity between men and women in the workforce. The proclamation reads as follows: Over the past 4 years, the American people […]
New from Foundation Beyond Belief — a 501(c)(3) charitable foundation created to focus, encourage and demonstrate humanist generosity and compassion — the Pathfinders Project: http://youtu.be/-i3W8QrfNg4 This year Foundation Beyond Belief (FBB) is sponsoring the Pathfinders Project, a year-long volunteer journey, taking four humanist volunteers across the world to work in education, clean water, human rights and construction projects, and to […]
Last week, I wrote about American Atheists’ failure to enforce their conference policy pertaining to photographs and cell phones being used during their 2013 annual conference despite the fact that their conference policy explicitly states that conference attendees — during conference sessions — must turn off cell phones and electronic devices. Another violation of American […]