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FRIENDS'
SECTION
We
are both pleased and gratified that more news from readers and
friends grace the current issue.
Do,
please, continue to update us with news of your activities, both
current and forthcoming.
OUR
NEXT MAIN THEME
Secular-Humanism
versus Religious Fundamentalism.
We
believe
this to be a subject of immense importance and immediacy that
has been brought into vivid focus recently with the bomb
outrages in London.
Secular
humanism has been embraced by a growing number of people during
the past 35 years. Fewer and fewer people are admitting to
a religious adherence and more and more are joining the
increasing numbers of secular humanism organisations worldwide,
even in such a dangerous environment as fundamentalist Iran.
Secular
humanists tend to avoid the dogmatic aspects of traditional
religious cultures. They may be atheists who reject all
supernaturalism, or simply anti-dogmatists who see existing
localised religions as based on division rather than inclusion.
They
regard religious fundamentalists as superstitious, regressive
and bigoted. Fundamentalists regard secular humanists as a
threat defined as non-believers in the Bible and Koran.
Secular
humanism seeks to keep the government separate from the
influence of any particular religion, particularly in the area
of education. Fundamentalists are convinced that they are
under divine enjoinment to influence government policy and to
control the secular education of their children.
Your
contributions by way of articles or letters are invited!
DATES
FOR THE NEXT ISSUE
We
would like to receive articles, letters and book reviews by
September 30 for the next issue.. Publication date will be
end October 2005 Don't forget that even if you are not in
a position to write articles yourself, we are always happy to be
directed to the source of interesting material where the author
may be approached for permission to reproduce.
Joe
Sinclair
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