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2007 ESSAY CONTEST
for Young Women and Men of North America
Published  by the:
American Humanist Association
March/April 2006 Humanist Cover

Cover Story

Is Afghanistan Next in Line for an Ethnic Civil War?
    by Daniel Consolatore
Despite a seemingly successful U.S. operation in Afghanistan, could rising violence and ethnic unrest mean a coming civil war there as in Iraq?
 
When Parental Involvement Laws Go Wrong
    by Kate Michelman
The former president of NARAL Pro-Choice America tells why she continues, against objections, to support the rights of minors to have abortions without parental consultation or consent.
 
Baird v. Bellotti and Parental Involvement
    by Joni Baird
The legal background behind the rights of minors to have abortions.
(Read Article in HTML)
 
The Pursuit of Truth: An Interview with Amy Goodman
    by Jeff Nall
Democracy Now! host and executive producer Amy Goodman answers pointed questions about media objectivity, the role of activism in journalism, and the need for independent programming.
(Read Article in PDF)

Articles

A Fundamentally Wrong Direction
by Theodore Roszak
The unquestioning focus on biblical authority in fundamentalist Christianity has resulted in an inherently anti-intellectual religion of great socio-political impact in the United States.
 
Naturalism vs. Supernaturalism: How to Survive the Culture Wars
by Thomas W. Clark  
Can we reconcile naturalist and supernaturalist worldviews to promote a shared government neutrality, and thus avoid totalitarianism on either side?
 
Religion and Liberal Democracy
by James F. Harris  
As a study of history and philosophy makes clear, separation of church and state is essential for the success of liberal democracy.
 
Process Education: A Humanistic Response to Fundamentalism
by Philip E. Johnson  
Development and application of learning skills are vital for responding to a changing world and the rigidity of fundamentalism.
 
Departments

Letters to the Editor

The Issue At Hand

Up Front:

    Islamophobia
    by Carl Coon

    Cartoons, Commentary, and Restraint
    by Mel Lipman

Media Beat
Blaming the Media for Bad War News
by Norman Solomon

Church and State
The End of the Line for Pat Robertson?
by Rob Boston

The Culture War
Covenant Marriage on the Rocks
by Don Monkerud

Humanist Flashback
Darwin's Example
by Philip Appleman

Humanism and Literature
Contemplating Sand and Trees in "The Open Boat" and the Odyssey
by Meredith Meacham
(Read Article in PDF)

Humanism 101
Humanism and the Gay Community
by David Niose
(Read Article in PDF)

Watch on Democracy
Palestinian Elections: It's the Voting System, Stupid!
by Steven Hill

Worth Noting
by Karen Ann Gajewski

 

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