#Secular Humanism
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jesusinstilettos · 6 months ago
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“Oh I’m just not the creative ty-“
Wrong, all humans are inherently creative in some way when their needs are met and they are given the leisure time to pursue hobbies. It came free with your being a social species wired by evolution to love doing stuff with your hands. Don’t define art through a consumerist lens where it’s only worth existing if it’s something someone would buy. Connect with your inner monkey, create to create and let it just be.
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liberalsarecool · 1 year ago
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Don't let up.
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semiotomatics · 6 months ago
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created a humanism emoji to match the other religious symbol emojis, in case you even care
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thishazeleyeddemon · 1 year ago
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Hi! I'm fundraising for my club again!
We need to raise
500$
In order to be able to host a speaker, Darrel Ray of Recovering From Religion at Sacramento State!
On October 12, 2023 we will be hosting Dr. Darrel Ray from Recovering From Religion! This is our chapter's first event and we would love to have Dr. Ray visit our campus and discuss his work at Recovering From Religion and the psychological implications of religious trauma.
Dr. Darrel W. Ray is author of four books, two on organizational team issues, The God Virus: How Religion Infects Our Lives and Culture which explores the social-psychology of religion and his latest book, Sex and God: How Religion Distorts Sexuality. He has been a psychologist for over 30 years, practicing counseling and clinical psychology for 10 years then moved into organizational psychology and consulting. He has been a student of religion most of his life and holds a MA degree in religion as well as a BA in Sociology/Anthropology and a Doctorate in psychology. You can learn more about this movement at www.recoveringfromreligion.com.
https://secure.givelively.org/donate/secular-student-alliance/help-csu-sacramento-ssa-host-dr-darrel-ray
If you are interested in donating, you can follow this link or the QR code below to donate!
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sweet-nothing26 · 1 year ago
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Three years ago today i left islam, three years ago i freed myself from a cult (from a psychological standpoint), three years ago I no longer felt the need to justify islam's sexist scriptures, three years ago, I stopped feeling so much shame for simply existing as a woman. And I survived despite all the shit that I went through and for that I am eternally grateful. I am so proud of myself for putting through it all and still remaining strong and resilient throughout those past few years. Today i'm celebrating me because that woman has been through a lot. 12 july 2020- 12 july 2023
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lenbryant · 10 months ago
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Never made sense to me either...
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straynoahide · 14 days ago
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before christmas ends, a last reflection
i'm recurrently weary of socially-sanctioned expressions of sadism.
the world is broken and people keep trying to break it down more in whatever little quota of power they have. the one battle that matters the most in each person's life- is not easy to win.
no, killing the 'bad people' won't make us whole nor run back the clock. no, those unaware people don't deserve that bad thing-nor are you a judge of that-. no, a universal heart isn't bad.
trauma lies and distorts. just because nobody was there to help you then it doesn't mean there won't be someone to help another person in your same situation tomorrow. what was not given to you is not a license to try and take what should be given to the other.
cruelty always comes from an unmet need. kindness reminds people their needs can be met without harming others. kindness always disturbs sadists bc it reminds them there's another way. the spiritual and the psychological overlap. only light defeats darkness.
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atheismvids · 17 days ago
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Some people will think my childhood must have been a wonder-less, data-driven wasteland, where all decisions were based on cold logic and the sky was just a God-shaped hole. I would however, like to set the record straight: I never felt the absence of religion in my life. My parents are two of the most moral and ethical people I’ve ever met. There was love everywhere, as well as stories and community and tradition, and we always, of course, celebrated Christmas.
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andromeda3116 · 2 years ago
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"surely you can't accidentally define your entire philosophy and emotional core in a single paragraph while discussing cursed objects"
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By: Michael Tanenbaum
Published: May 2, 2023
An after school club connected to a group that embraces the virtues of Satan can continue to operate in the Saucon Valley School District, a federal judge ruled Monday.
The After School Satan Club is run by The Satanic Temple, a religious organization that promotes free speech, scientific inquiry and individual liberties. The temple's ideals are rooted in secular humanism. It advocates against hate groups, corporal punishment in public schools and religiously motivated attempts to restrict reproductive rights.
The temple's after school clubs, which have popped up in various districts in the U.S., allow students to participate in community service projects, nature-based activities, games, and arts and crafts.
The school district in Lehigh County had approved the temple's application to rent space at a middle school in February, but rescinded the approval after a social media campaign promoting the club violated the district's social media policy. Saucon Valley leaders claimed the social media posts prompted backlash from parents, community members and others who mistakenly believed the club was spon.sored by the school district.
The district further said it had received an anonymous voicemail from a person threatening to "shoot up the school" due to it permitting the After School Satan Club. The club's approval was revoked because its permission slips to join didn't explicitly state that it was not district-spon.sored, the district said.
After Saucon Valley prohibited the club, a lawsuit was filed in March on behalf of The Satanic Temple by the ACLU, the ACLU of Pennsylvania and the Philadelphia-based lawfirm Dechert LLP. The suit contended that the club's activities are protected by the First Amendment.
The lawsuit argued that the First Amendment does not allow the government to give preferential treatment to one religious group over another, even if a group's beliefs are unpopular.
Judge John M. Gallagher, of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, wrote in his ruling that the Satantic Temple's free speech rights must be protected.
"When confronted with a challenge to free speech, the government's first instinct must be to forward expression rather than quash it. Particularly when the content is controversial or inconvenient," Gallagher wrote. "Nothing less is consistent with the expressed purpose of American government to secure the core, innate rights of its people."
June Everett, the Satanic Temple's director of after school programming, applauded the decision.
"This is welcome news for Saucon Valley students and families seeking to participate in the supportive and inclusive community provided by ASSC meetings," Everett said. "The ruling affirms that schools may not discriminate against groups on the basis of their beliefs or faith. The district must allow all qualified organizations to use district facilities, even if some in the community object."
The federal court ruling in Pennsylvania follows a similar decision in February over the After School Satan Club's chapter at school district in Virginia. The Satantic Temple was supported by the ACLU in that case, too.
The Satanic Temple says it promotes the virtues of benevolence, empathy, critical thinking, problem solving, creative expression, personal sovereignty and compassion. The group, founded in 2013, is distinct from the Church of Satan, which was founded in the 1960s by former carnival worker Anton LaVey, author of "The Satanic Bible." The Church of Satan is also monotheistic, but its activities are more rooted in occult rituals and a membership hierarchy based on meritocracy.
Last year, students at Garnet Valley School District in Delaware County successfully lobbied to have the district alter its dress code to allow clothing promoting the local Satanic Delco congregation. The district had prohibited clothing with Satanic or cultic references. A similar dress code was eliminated the year prior in the Rose Tree Media School District, also in Delaware County.
Sara Rose, deputy legal director the ACLU of Pennsylvania, said the ruling in the Saucon Valley School District case reinforces The Satantic Temple's Constitutional rights.
"This ruling sends a powerful message that the First Amendment protects the viewpoints and beliefs of all people and faiths," Rose said. "When a school district opens up its facilities, it cannot discriminate based on religious beliefs. This ruling reinforces the principle of equal access and ensures that all views have a fair opportunity to be expressed."
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jesusinstilettos · 6 months ago
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Your life gets significantly better the day you stop pretending you’re a robot. You’re a silly little mammal, act like it motherfucker. Your ancestors made tools with rocks and sticks, ran around a lot, had sex, lived in communities, ate when they were hungry, rested, chanted together, felt the sun, breathed outside air, listened to the trees and birds. You have biological needs bitch!!!
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chicagosfinest2021 · 2 years ago
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Happy Atheist Day to all my fellow non-believers!
Being a Black female atheist can be a dark and lonely place, you really have to have a strong sense of self and be secure in who you are and what you're about, or else you find yourself pretending to be someone you're not, just to get people to leave you in peace. Plus religion is such an ingrained part of Black culture it can be difficult to separate yourself from that narrative, because we've seen it as such a necessary tool for comfort and hope in our community, it's easy for us to forget how it was enforced on our ancestors in the first place. People automatically want to label you as a devil worshipping heathen for being a non-believer, even if you don't subscribe to any supernatural characters period.
Learning to understand and accept reality for what it is has not always been easy but I realize now that 90% of the chaos currently plaguing this planet comes from people choosing to believe in what brings them comfort and satisfies their fears as opposed to understanding and accepting hard truths, and then taking necessary action. I actively choose to be a good person without the threat of hell or the promise of heaven. I also choose to be the master of my own life and refuse to accept the idea that I am simply a vessel put on this earth to do the will/bidding of a creator. So much truth, beauty and wisdom has come to me since I started this journey about 15 years ago.
In countries and societies all around the world, more people are choosing to emancipate themselves from man-made dogma and superstition. More people are choosing logic and reason over fear and ignorance and opting out of the oppressive patriarchal institutions that have dictated humanity for centuries. I will continue to unapologetically be a part of that movement.
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semiotomatics · 1 year ago
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BC Humanist Association has a petition to allow Humanists to perform marriages (like other religions are allowed to), i'm not expecting to get married but i am humanist and in bc so i still figured i'd share, they're aiming for 1000 signatures and they're at 817, so close!
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theidealistphilosophy · 2 years ago
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To abstain from violence toward the violent is to become their accomplice.
Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Humanism and Terror: An Essay on the Communist Problem.
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sweet-nothing26 · 2 years ago
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There is nothing worse than wasting your beautiful youth in an islamic country, where people strip away your humanity, objectify everything about your existence and villainize you for choosing how to live your life and it's all because you're a woman. I can't wait to leave this hellhole and feel alive once again but I don't think i'm strong enough for the wait. I'm only 20 and I know i'm still young but the immigration process is getting harder as we speak and realistically speaking, it's gonna take me up to 10 years to get my diploma and immigrate to a different country. Rip me
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lenbryant · 6 months ago
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A secular humanism manifesto.
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