MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR: The Debate on Gun Control
Today, President Obama unveiled his administration’s plan to address gun violence, calling on Congress to ban military-style assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. This move will inevitably draw the ire of the National Rifle Association and... Read More
The Gun Debate and the “Right to Kill”
By Catherine Monnet Is the gun control an issue that humanists should take a stand on? Since it concerns human welfare, the answer is a definite yes. Individual freedom is not necessarily compromised by gun... Read More
Your Opinions on Gun Control (From a Humanist Perspective)
Thank you to our HNN readers who wrote in (with passion!) on the issue of humanism and gun control. We had an overwhelming number of emails sent in, so we regret that we are unable... Read More
Poll: Do You Support Stricter Gun Laws?
What should humanists do to end gun violence in America? Take our poll and tell us your opinion. <a href="http://www.sodahead.com/united-states/do-you-support-stricter-gun-laws/question-3461029/" title="Do You Support Stricter Gun Laws?" data-mce-href="http://www.sodahead.com/united-states/do-you-support-stricter-gun-laws/question-3461029/">Do You Support Stricter Gun Laws?</a> This poll... Read More
The Helpers: Becoming a Humanist Crisis Counselor
“Looking for love in all the wrong places.” -Johnny Lee (1980) Saul of Tarsus was one hell of a community organizer. During the first century CE he single-handedly took his version of a minor Middle... Read More
When Will We Have More Atheists in Congress?
AHA Executive Director Roy Speckhardt writes in The Huffington Post this week on the need for more secular elected leaders to represent the growing number of “nones” in the United States. Click here to read... Read More
Compassion and Nonviolence: The Humanism of Martin Luther King
This article previously appeared in Humanist Network News on January 18, 2011. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Nonviolence means avoiding not only external physical violence but also internal violence of spirit. You not only... Read More
