The burning question for October is:
WHAT IS A RELIGIOUS HUMANIST?
At first glance, this seems to be a contradiction in terms. We all know that Humanists are not religious and religious people are not Humanists. Or do we? There used to be a Fellowship of Religious Humanists. There is a book, "Religious Humanism in America: Deitrich, Reese and Potter" by Mason Olds. What is going on here? Are we missing something? Please post your thoughts below and by all means come to the October meeting.
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Depends what religious or spiritual means. I personally don't know if I could be ... It may be that for some like me, it means whatever is unknown or unexplained. It doesn't necessarily mean religious.
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ReplyDeleteI guess that could be a humanist who has some vague spiritual leanings and/or a vague fondness for the teachings of Jesus. Such a person might be comfortable in a liberal, mainline Christian church - particularly if some nostalgia kicks in.
But maybe a religious humanist is a humanist who has begun to think that his beliefs are so obviously true that they require no defense - nor any updating. The appeal to reason has been replaced by a kind of religious certainty.
Steve Fowler
I would say that some "religious people" are Humanists. By that I mean, some religious folks place far more importance on trying to make a fference in this world than wondering or worrying what will happen to them in an afterlife.
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