— By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Scott is the Founder of Skeptic Meditations. Here we discuss parents and cult-like organizations. Scott Douglas Jacobsen: Have you ever been given any indication as to what parents feel or sense as they begin to lose their children to a cult or cult-like organization? Scott of Skeptic Meditations: From my own… Read more »
— By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Auður Sturludóttir is the Vice-Chairperson of Siðmennt – Félag siðrænna húmanista á Íslandi. Here we discuss her background and some of the community. Scott Jacobsen: Let’s start with some background, either family or personal, what are some important details and stories? Auður Sturludóttir: I grew up in a small village in the… Read more »
Here’s your Canadian Atheist Weekly Update for 8-Jun-2019 to 14-Jun-2019.
— By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Mandisa Thomas is the Founder of Black Nonbelievers, Inc (Twitter & Facebook). One of the largest, if the not the largest, organization for African-American or black nonbelievers & atheists in the United States. The organization is intended to give secular fellowship, provide nurturance and support for nonbelievers, encourage a sense of pride in irreligion, and promote… Read more »
— By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Coreen Plawa is part of the Santa Fe Atheist Community. Here we discuss her background and some of the community. Scott Douglas Jacobsen: How did you become intrigued and involved in secular issues? Coreen Plewa: I read Bertrand Russell as an adolescent and subsequently read a lot of theology, philosophy, anthropology… Read more »
— By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Ian Bushfield, M.Sc., is the Executive Director of the British Columbia Humanist Association (BCHA). Here we discuss updates since the AGM and during the first half of 2019. Scott Douglas Jacobsen: Let’s start today with the note of the AGM. What were the highlights of it? Ian Bushfield: Like almost every charity and… Read more »