Category Archives: Humanitarianism

Divorced at Age 10

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Daniel Florien

A girl who was 8 or 9 walked into a courthouse alone and said, “I need a divorce.” Here’s the story: Related, here’s Cynthia Gorney speaking about girls who are forced to marry (due to prearranged marriage) when they are … Continue reading →

Posted in Humanitarianism, Parenting, Sexuality | 3 Comments

Summary execution, homosexuality and the United Nations, continued: USA kicks ass.

Posted on December 22, 2010 by fatemeh

Some of you might remember a blog I wrote about the UN Third Commitee back in November, specifically about their removal of homosexuality from a list of reasons why states shouldn’t murder people. I was pleased that the US envoy … Continue reading →

Posted in Freedom, Humanitarianism, Politics | 9 Comments

Summary execution, homosexuality and the United Nations.

Posted on November 22, 2010 by fatemeh

News from the United Nations has emerged that’s frightening for more reasons than I can express. The UN Third Commitee on Social, Humanitarian and Cultural issues has been debating a resolution protecting people from summary execution. Now, first of all, … Continue reading →

Posted in Freedom, Humanitarianism, Politics, Uncategorized | 34 Comments

Archdiocese of DC Makes Strange Threat

Posted on November 13, 2009 by kruthar

by Jesse Galef The poor Vatican The Catholic Church tries to foster a reputation for their good works with the poor (unless of course the poor want to use condoms, the naughty boys). Given their desired public image, I was … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Humanitarianism, Politics | 23 Comments

Atheists on Kiva

Posted on June 20, 2009 by Daniel Florien

Kiva is “the world’s first person-to-person micro-lending website, empowering individuals to lend directly to unique entrepreneurs around the globe.” Guess who are the top group lenders there? That’s right, atheists! So far, they’ve lent $611,500 dollars. If you haven’t already, please … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheism, Humanitarianism | 49 Comments

The Reason Project Launches

Posted on May 12, 2009 by Daniel Florien

Sam Harris has launched The Reason Project, a “charitable foundation devoted to spreading scientific knowledge and secular values in society.” It seeks to “encourage critical thinking and wise public policy through a variety of interrelated projects — all with the … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheism, Fundamentalism, Humanitarianism | 28 Comments

Charity:Water

Posted on April 13, 2009 by Daniel Florien

If you’re looking for a worthy cause to support, let me recommend Charity:Water. Their mission is to bring clean and safe drinking water to the 1 billion people on our planet that do not have access to it (that’s 1 … Continue reading →

Posted in Humanitarianism, Morality | 8 Comments