To Bash Or Not To Bash: The Debate Secular Humanists Do Not Need

Some of us are bogging down in a debate over whether the promotion of secular humanism should involve "bashing" religion, or whether we should only focus on presenting humanism in a positive light. The answer is that both are necessary components of the secular humanist message, depending on the individual circumstances of each encounter, each audience, and each forum.

When speaking to college women, for instance, it may be necessary to show them ... Full Story »

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Jim Lang
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by Jim Lang - Oct. 1, 2008

The author persuasively argues that religion should be as eligible for criticism as any other ideology or system of beliefs and that secular humanists shouldn't hold back. However, throughout he appears to equate criticism with attack and ridicule -- an argument that I don't find as persuasive.

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