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Posts from the ‘Jacobsen’s Bank’ Category

The American Medical System and Physicians 3: Professor Benoit Desjardins, MD, PhD, FAHA, FACR, FNASCI on Burnout, Quack Medicine, and Litigious American Culture on 2022-05-22

Conversation with Masaaki Yamauchi on Thoughts About I.Q., Time, Consciousness, and Metaphysics: Administrator, ESOTERIQ Society (3) on 2022-05-22

Conversation with Tor Arne Jørgensen on Western Europe, Russian Aggression, Putin, Zelensky, China, and India: 2019 Genius of the Year – Europe, World Genius Directory (8) on 2022-05-22

Conversation with Tianxi Yu (余天曦) on His Life, Scores, and Views: Member, Chinese Genius Directory on 2022-05-22

Conversation with Richard May (“May-Tzu”/”MayTzu”/”Mayzi”) on “Fragments,” “Yaldabaoth is Dead,” “Don’t Take Your Life Personally. It’s Not About You!”, “Event Horizon,” and “Klein-bottle Clock”: Co-Editor, “Noesis: The Journal of the Mega Society” (10) on 2022-05-22

Debunking I.Q. Claims Discussion with Chris Cole, Richard May, and Rick Rosner: Member, Mega Society; Co-Editor, “Noesis: The Journal of the Mega Society”; Member, Mega Society (3) on 2022-05-15

The American Medical System and Physicians 2: Professor Benoit Desjardins, MD, PhD, FAHA, FACR, FNASCI on the Poor Working Conditions for American Physicians on 2022-05-15

Joyce Arthur on New Reproductive Rights Updates in Canada on 2022-05-15

Ask Jon 42: Excelsior! on 2022-05-15

Ask Jon 41: Altered Altars and Jones to Pick on 2022-05-15

Ask Jon 40: Transcendentalist Ethics, or Moral Truncation in Practice on 2022-05-15

Ask Jon 39: “That person’s religious beliefs are hurting him and his community.” on 2022-05-15

Ask Dr. P.B. 5: Permissive Tax Exemptions on 2022-05-15

Ask Takudzwa 33: 2020/2021, Bala, and Zimbabwean Humanists on 2022-05-15

Ask Mandisa 70: Celebration and a Growth Mindset on 2022-05-15

Ask Mandisa 69: No Higher-Order Reliance on 2022-05-15

Ask Mandisa 68: Religious Carryover Into Secular Community on 2022-05-15

Ask Mandisa 67: Symbols and Systems on 2022-05-15

Ask HRW (Israel and Palestine) 10: The Human Rights Skyfall on 2022-05-15

Ask Mandisa 66: Performative and Substantive Activism on 2022-05-15

Ask Mandisa 65: Billboard Ads on 2022-05-15

Ask Mandisa 64: Juneteenth and Jim Crow on 2022-05-15

Ask Mandisa 63: African Americans for Humanism on 2022-05-15

Ask Jon 38: Dichotomous Dialogues and Decorum on 2022-05-15

Ask Jon 37: Universal Vaccination and Rugged Individualism on 2022-05-15

Ask Jon 36: The ‘Truth’ and Abuse of Stature on 2022-05-15

Ask Dr. P.B. 4: “The Arbiters of Faith” on 2022-05-15

Ask Jon 35: The ‘Fuck You’ Stance on 2022-05-15

Ask Professor Burge 24: Hispanic Evangelicals, White Atheists, and White Evangelicals on 2022-05-15

Ask Jon 34: Vetting Process for Secularist Interviews on 2022-05-15

Ask Professor Burge 23: Born-Again Catholic on 2022-05-15

Ask Jon 33: Scientific Method Rejection and Conspiratorialism on 2022-05-15

Ask Professor Burge 22: Skin Tone, Racialism, and ‘Bible Banning’ on 2022-05-15

Ask Jon 32: To be Witnessed to Witness Change on 2022-05-15

Ask Professor Burge 21: The Death Penalty and the Decline of a Majority on 2022-05-15

Ask Jon 31: Capitol Jacquerie on 2022-05-15

Ask Jon 30: Secular Humanism, Accountability, and the Scientific Method on 2022-05-15

Ask Professor Burge 20: Education and Religiosity, LDS and Women, and Romney on 2022-05-15

Interview with Dr. Michael Friedman on Hardcore Humanism on 2022-05-15

Ask Professor Burge 19: White Evangelical Christian Voting Bloc on 2022-05-15

Ask Jon 29: “If I prayed…” on 2022-05-15

Ask Jon 28: American Democracy and Historical Cycles, and Breakthroughs on 2022-05-15

Ask Professor Burge 18: Electorate Political Party Space on 2022-05-15

Ask Jon 27: “Superstition ain’t the way” on 2022-05-15

Ask Professor Burge 17: Interethnic Marriage, Racism, Exit Polls, and QAnon on 2022-05-15

Ask Professor Burge 16: Family Separation, “Protestant,” and Secularization on 2022-05-15

Ask Mandisa 62: Secular Communities and Current Issues on 2022-05-15

Ask Jon 26: Statolatry, Religiosity, Democracy, and Secularism on 2022-05-15

Ask Mandisa 61: American Elections and the Black Freethought Political Movement(s) on 2022-05-15

Ask Professor Burge 15: The Crystal Ball for American Republicans on 2022-05-15

Ask Mandisa 60: Protests Matter on 2022-05-15

Ask Professor Burge 14: Projections, Demographics, and a Hunch on 2022-05-15

Ask Professor Burge 13: Christianity on Bleach in the Middle East on 2022-05-15

Ask Professor Burge 12: Local Versus National-International on 2022-05-15

Ask Professor Burge 11: Sentiments, Prejudices, and Attitudes Over Time on 2022-05-15

Ask Professor Burge 10: Academia and Religion on 2022-05-15

Ask Jon 25: Hope for the Best, Expect the Worst on 2022-05-15

Ask Dr. P.B. 3 – History and History-Making: Public Prayers & Land Acknowledgements on 2022-05-15

Ask Jon 24: Unions and Humanism on Labour Day on 2022-05-15

Ask Dr. P.B. 2 – Public Prayers: Inclusion, Exclusion, and Decolonization on 2022-05-15

Ask HRW (Israel and Palestine) 9 – When Rain is Law and Justice is Dry Land on 2022-05-15

Ask Faye 11: Bucket Lists to Fill With Flights on 2022-05-15

Ask Dr. P.B. 1 – Religious Privilege in Practice in Canada: Municipal Prayers & Permissive Tax Exemptions on 2022-05-15

Ask Professor Burge 9: Religion as Behaviour, Belief, and Belonging on 2022-05-15

Ask Jon 23: Magical Thinking By No Name on 2022-05-15

Ask Professor Burge 8: Religious Identity and Political Warmth (or Lack Thereof) on 2022-05-15

Ask Jon 22: Justice for All on 2022-05-15

Ask Professor Burge 7: The Pandemicon, Pedagogy, and Politics on 2022-05-15

Ask Faye 10 – Taboos to the Final Trip: Sail Away, Eh, or Nay? on 2022-05-15

Ask Jon 21: “The New York Times” and Secular Reportage on 2022-05-15

Ask Faye 9: Moirai, or the Allotter, the Spinner, and the Inflexible on 2022-05-15

Ask Jon 20: Gratitude, Thanks, Good Tidings, and Cheer on 2022-05-15

Ask Mandisa 59 – Americans and Autonomy on 2022-05-15

Ask Mandisa 58 – Capacity Limits and a Social Conscience on 2022-05-15

Interview with René Grigori: Media Liaison (Spokesperson), Southern California Chapter of The Satanic Temple on 2022-05-15

Ask Takudzwa 32 – Freer Expression and the State in Zimbabwe on 2022-05-15

Interview with Hari Parekh: Volunteer Regional Coordinator, Europe Regional Committee, Young Humanists International on 2022-05-15

Extensive Interview with Jade Webber and Chalice Blythe of The Satanic Temple: Co-Chapter Head, TST Albany; Former Member, International Council on 2022-05-15

Interview with Anya Overmann – President, Young Humanists International on 2022-05-15

Ask Professor Burge 6 – Income and Religious Disaffiliation, and Modern Republican Party on 2022-05-15

Ask Jon 19 – Quelle Surprise on 2022-05-15

Ask Jon 18 – The Times They Are a-Changin’ on 2022-05-14

Ask Gary 2 – “Humanism supports democracy and human rights.” on 2022-05-14

Ask Professor Burge 5 – The Trump Administration, Atheists and Jewish Peoples, and Sexual Partners on 2022-05-14

Ask Jon 17 – Synonymization Fit for Political Purposes on 2022-05-14

An Interview with Gayle Jordan – Executive Director, Recovering From Religion on 2022-05-14

Conversation with Jennifer Herrera – Vice President, External Affairs, National Women’s History Museum (U.S.) on 2022-05-14

Ask HRW (Israel and Palestine) 8 (w/ Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Palestinian Territories Occupied since 1967) – Annexation, International Law, Occupation, Rights, and Settlements on 2022-05-14

Dr. Norman Finkelstein on the International Criminal Court on 2022-05-14

Interview with Donna Lent – President, National Women’s Political Caucus on 2022-05-14

Ask HRW (Israel and Palestine) 7 – New Heights to the Plight and the Fight: Covid-19, Hegemony, Restrictions, and Rights on 2022-05-14

Ask Jon 16 – American Exceptionalism: or, “You don’t know everything.” on 2022-05-14

Ask Gary 1 – What is Humanists International? on 2022-05-14

Conversation with John Dugard, Richard Falk, and S. Michael Lynk on the Role of the Special Rapporteur, and the International Criminal Court & Jurisdiction on 2022-05-14

Extensive Interview with S. Michael Lynk – (7th) United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Palestinian Territories Occupied since 1967 on 2022-05-14

Ask Professor Burge 4 – Overlap and Separation of Religion and the State on 2022-05-14

Ask Jon 15 – Evidence-Based Policy-Making on 2022-05-14

Ask Jon 14 – ‘It’s not then. It’s today.’ on 2022-05-14

Ask Professor Burge 3 – “Power is not a means; it is an end.” on 2022-05-14

Ask Jon 13 – A Story About U.S.: It’s All About Me, Me, Me on 2022-05-14

Interview with Ranil Prasad on Municipal Prayers on 2022-05-14

Ask Professor Burge 2 – Research Questions and Answers, and Themes on 2022-05-14

Ask Takudzwa 31 – Time Capsule to “Cornelius Press” on 2022-05-14

Ask Takudzwa 30 – If You Can Hear Me, Then You Can or Can’t Heed Me, But Don’t Silence Me on 2022-05-14

Interview with Rebekah Woods – Former Message Believer on 2022-05-13

Ask Jon 12 – The Fourth of July on 2022-05-13

Interview with the G.D. Basson – Administrator, “The Angry African Atheist” on 2022-05-13

Ask Jon 11 – A Misstake on 2022-05-13

Interview with Rev. Tet Gallardo – President & Executive Minister, UU Church of the Philippines on 2022-05-13

Interview with Marr Duk – Media Liaison, The Satanic Temple – West Michigan on 2022-05-13

Ask Jon 10 – Say a Prayer for Me, Mr. Cuomo on 2022-05-13

Ask Jon 9 – Rage Within the Green Machine on 2022-05-13

Interview with Professor Steven Pinker – Johnstone Family Professor, Psychology, Harvard University on 2022-05-13

Ask Jon 8 – ‘We don’t want your thoughts and prayers. We want action.’ on 2022-05-13

Interview with Rev. Rob MacPherson – Minister, Unitarian Church of South Australia on 2022-05-13

Ask Jon 7 – Mammon: Religion as a Political Currency on 2022-05-13

Interview with Rev. Jim Parrish Minister – UU Fellowship of Fayetteville, AR on 2022-05-13

Ask Jon 6 – Ode to a National Ideological Dichotomy: All for All or All for Themselves on 2022-05-13

Ask Jon 5 – Darkness Trumped by a (Lit) Candle on 2022-05-13

Ask Jon 4 – “You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children” on 2022-05-13

Ask Mandisa 57 – Early Comments on Covfefe-19 Mismanagement on 2022-05-13

Ask Jon 3 – William Barr and Gender Equality: Smoke from Fire and Ice on 2022-05-13

Ask Mandisa 56 – Flack on 2022-05-13

Ask Jon 2 – Freedom Fest 2020 (for Institutional Religion) on 2022-05-12

Ask Takudzwa 29 – Freedom of Expression’s Matrioshka: Member State to International States of Rights on 2022-05-12

Ask Mandisa 55 – BN SeaCon and More on 2022-05-12

Ask Takudzwa 28 – The Rights-Based National Order on 2022-05-12

Ask Mandisa 54 – Pick Your Spots, Be More Sure on 2022-05-12

Ask Takudzwa 27 – Those ‘Before’ Before: 61 Years to Eternity on 2022-05-12

Extensive Interview with Professor John Dugard – Fmr. (4th) United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Palestinian Territories Occupied since 1967 on 2022-05-12

Humanist Canada calls for release of Nigerian Humanist President on 2022-05-12

Ask Jon 1 – Secular Humanism in New York State on 2022-05-12

Extensive Interview with Professor Richard Falk – Fmr. (5th) United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Palestinian Territories Occupied since 1967 on 2022-05-12

Ask Mandisa 53 – Decade in Review on 2022-05-12

Ask Mandisa 52 – 2019 Year in Review on 2022-05-12

Interview with Abdulrahman Aliyu on Nigerian Humanism Now on 2022-05-12

Extensive Interview with Dr. Jon Cleland Host – Managing Editor, Humanistic Paganism on 2022-05-12

Interview with Wesam Ahmad – Representative, Al-Haq (Independent Palestinian Human Rights Organization) on 2022-05-12

Extensive Interview with Dr. Darrel Ray on Secular Therapy and Recovering From Religion on 2022-05-12

Ask HRW (Israel and Palestine) 6 – Tripartite Partition: The Israeli Elections, the International Criminal Court (ICC), and SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 on 2022-05-12

Interview with Sigurður Rúnarsson on Icelandic and Norwegian Humanism on 2022-05-12

Extensive Interview with Gideon Levy on 2022-05-12

Interview with Arantxa León on Central American Religious Experiences – Master’s Student, Socioreligion, Genders and Diversities on 2022-05-12

Ask HRW (Israel and Palestine) 5 – The Trump Peace Plan: Is This the “The Deal of the Century,” or Not? on 2022-05-12

Ask HRW (Israel and Palestine) 4 – Uninhabitable: The Viability of Gaza Strip’s 2020 Unlivability on 2022-05-12

Ask HRW (Israel and Palestine) Addendum: Some History and Contextualization of Rights on 2022-05-12

Ask Kwabena 5 – Newsletters, Podcasts, and Outreach on 2022-05-12

Ask Minister Poppei 3 – Open Reflections and Thoughts Through “Opening Word” on 2022-05-12

Interview with Mark A. Yuskis (with Jeanette Carter and Caryl Lyons): Co-Founder/Coordinator, UUSIC Secular Humanists (Iowa City, Iowa) on 2022-05-12

Interview with Edd Doerr – CEO, Americans for Religious Liberty on 2022-05-12

Interview with Musa Abu Hashash – Field Researcher (Hebron District), B’Tselem on 2022-05-12

Ask Terry 1 – The Heart and Mind of a Secular Jewish Life on 2022-05-12

Interview with Dr. Peter Singer – Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics, Princeton University & Laureate Professor, Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics, University of Melbourne on 2022-05-12

Bwambale Musubaho Robert Discusses Humanism and Schooling in Uganda on 2022-05-12

Interview with Immoh Obot on Losing Faith on 2022-05-12

Interview with Dalton McCart – President, Missouri State University-Springfield Secular Student Alliance on 2022-05-12

Ask Takudzwa 26 – Helping Adolescents on 2022-05-12

Ask Faye 8 – Socrates and Hemlock: Punishment Versus Choice on 2022-05-12

Ask Mubarak 7 – Et Tu? Two: How Bad Could Things Get? on 2022-05-12

Ask Faye 7 – The Big Countdown Clock: A Universal Chrono-Headcase on 2022-05-12

Ask Takudzwa 25 – Columns on 2022-05-12

Ask Faye 6 – The Soot of Former Moral Authority: or, Smoke, and Dying the Deaths of a Thousand Crimes Made Public on 2022-05-12

Ask Faye 5 – Do You Know What That’s Like?: To Not Exist, But to be Alive. on 2022-05-12

Ask Takudzwa 24 – A New Spring on 2022-05-12

Ask Takudzwa 23 – Ubuntu-Unhu on 2022-05-12

Interview with Charles D. Miller – President, Kahal Chaverim, NJ Congregation for Humanistic Judaism on 2022-05-12

Interview with Ming-Feng Chen – HPT Director, Elementary School Science Teacher on 2022-05-11

Ask Takudzwa 22 – I am Africa: My Africa, My Zimbabwe, My Future on 2022-05-11

Interview with Kuan-Yu Chiang – Freethinker from Taipei, Taiwan on 2022-05-11

Interview with Professor Alice Roberts – President, Humanists UK & President, British Science Association on 2022-05-11

Ask Takudzwa 21 – The Nature of Activism with Fewer Resources on 2022-05-11

Ask Melissa 2 – Territorial in the Provinces, Provincial in the Mental Territory: The Provinces’ and the Territories’ Biology Education Contexts on 2022-05-11

Ask SASS 11 – Who Wants to be a Marriage Officer, South Africa Edition?: “Cancel my application, I am a Christian and I believe in GOD!” on 2022-05-11

Ask Mandisa 51 – December, 2019 on 2022-05-11

Extensive Interview with Andrew James William Copson – President, Humanists International & Chief Executive, Humanists UK on 2022-05-11

Ask Takudzwa 20 – The Outside World on 2022-05-11

Interview with Vince Hawkins – Author on Secular AA on 2022-05-11

Interview with Larry Bode – Choir Organizer, Greater Manchester Humanist Choir on 2022-05-11

Interview with Patrick Gray – Secretary, The Radical Party on 2022-05-11

Ask Mandisa 50 – Archives and Legacy on 2022-05-11

Interview with Ann. L. Watzel – Humanist Forum, UU Church of Bloomington, Indiana on 2022-05-11

Interview with Gerardo Miguel Rivera – Leadership Council, Latinx Humanist Alliance, & Vice President, Secular Humanist Association UPRM on 2022-05-11

Interview with Steve Bowen – Chair, Kent Humanists on 2022-05-10

Ask Takudzwa 19 – Zimbabwean Religion as, Fundamentally, Political on 2022-05-10

Ask Mandisa 49 – BN SeaCon 2019 on 2022-05-10

Ask Faye 4 – Age Wins: It Always Wins on 2022-05-10

Interview with Simone Krüsi – Office Manager/Secretary General, Secretariat of the Freethinkers Association of Switzerland on 2022-05-10

Ask Mandisa 48 – Music and Pop Culture on 2022-05-10

Ask Takudzwa 18 – Prayers in the Public Organizations and in Political Offices on 2022-05-10

Ask Mandisa 47 – Timing Secular Conference Outreach on 2022-05-10

Interview with Eric Townson – Co-Organizer, Humanism With Heart on 2022-05-10

Ask Shirley 6 – Modern Social Movements on 2022-05-10

Interview with Richard Bob Dalida – Chairman, PATAS on 2022-05-10

Ask HRW (Israel and Palestine) 3 – November-December: Deportation from Tel Aviv, Israel for Human Rights Watch Israel and Palestine Director on 2022-05-10

Ask SASS 10 – Capacity Building: To Boogy and Build or Not to Boogy and Build on 2022-05-10

Interview with Daniel Mallett – Secretary, Kelowna Atheists, Skeptics and Humanists Association (KASHA) on 2022-05-10

Ask Mandisa 46 – Contingencies in Running Events on 2022-05-10

Larry Mukwemba Tepa – President, Humanists and Atheists of Zambia on 2022-05-10

Ask Shirley 5 – General Culture and Social Pathologies on 2022-05-10

Interview with Neil Barber – Communications Officer, Edinburgh Secular Society on 2022-05-10

Interview with Dean Smith – Founder, Freethought Society of the Midlands on 2022-05-10

Interview with Jonathan Engel, J.D. – President, Secular Humanist Society of New York on 2022-05-10

Interview with Rick Gold – Organizer, Gainesville Humanistic Judaism Community (Gainesville, Florida) & Board Member, Society for Humanistic Judaism on 2022-05-10

Interview with Gary McLelland – Chief Executive, Humanists International on 2022-05-10

Interview with Simon Nielsen Ørregaard – Chairman, The Atheistic Society of Denmark on 2022-05-10

Ask Mandisa 45 – Conferences on 2022-05-10

Updates on the British Columbia Humanist Association Closing Off 2019 on 2022-05-10

Ask Takudzwa 17 – Humanistic Influencers: Organizational Derivatives and Outgrowths on 2022-05-10

Interview with Dr. Cleaveland – President, Secular Humanists of the Lowcountry on 2022-05-10

Ask Mandisa 44 – One Human ‘Race,’ or Species on 2022-05-10

Interview with Bart Campolo – Humanist Chaplain, University of Cincinnati on 2022-05-10

Interview with Christopher Johnson of “A Better Life” on 2022-05-10

Interview with Marc – Treasurer, Unitarian Universalists Hong Kong on 2022-05-10

Ask Mandisa 43 – Black Church, American Culture: Ethics, Culture on 2022-05-10

Interview with Monica Miller – Legal Director and Senior Counsel, American Humanist Association & Executive Director, Humanist Legal Society on 2022-05-10

Extensive (New) Interview with Tim Mendham – Executive Officer & Editor, Australian Skeptics Inc. on 2022-05-10

Interview with Rebecca Hale – Former President, American Humanist Association & Board Member, Humanists International on 2022-05-10

Interview with Joe C. of Rebellion Dogs Publishing and Beyond Belief Agnostics & Freethinkers AA Group on 2022-05-10

Ask Takudzwa 16 – Minorities within Majorities on 2022-05-10

Ask Dr. O 4 – The Full Lamont-y: The United Nations as, in Principle, Extended Bureaucratic Humanism on 2022-05-10

Interview with Graham Pierce – Secretary, Oxford Humanists on 2022-05-10

Interview with Amy McGrath of Humanists Meath on 2022-05-10

Ask Rob 9 – “O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name.” on 2022-05-10

Ask Kim 3 – Subscribe and Test: A Tribe Called Camp Quest on 2022-05-10

Extensive Interview with Rev. Dr. David Breeden – Senior Minister, First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis on 2022-05-10

Interview with Dr. Bonnie Cleaveland – President, Secular Humanists of the Lowcountry on 2022-05-10

Ask Rob 8 – A More Rounded Circle: Communities Become More Inclusive, Values Better Approximate Universalization on 2022-05-10

Ask Dr. O 3 – Concerns of the Human Order: Humanists and Non-Humanists at the United Nations on 2022-05-10

Ask Minister Poppei 2 – “Act So As To Elicit the Best In Others and Thereby In Thy Self” on 2022-05-10

Interview with Sadia Hameed – Spokesperson, Council of Ex Muslims of Britain on 2022-05-10

The 49th Parahell with Rob Rousseau on 2022-05-10

Interview with Stefan Paintner of Atheist Refugee Relief on 2022-05-10

Interview with Ric Glowienka – Board Member, Humanist Canada on 2022-05-10

Ask Mandisa 42 – September 11th, 2001 on 2022-05-10

Interview with David Flint – Vice-Chair, North London Humanist Group on 2022-05-10

Ask Takudzwa 15 – Political Influence, Political History: Zimbabwe’s Governance Heritage on 2022-05-10

Interview with Gavin Riley on the University of New Hampshire Secular Student Alliance on 2022-05-10