May 23, 2017 Newsletter

It feels like every few months we face another tragedy, another senseless loss of life and another cycle of emotions.

This time it's the loss of 22 lives, many teens and children, at a concert in Manchester, UK. The attack - and the Humanist response - is reminiscent of Paris in November 2015Brussels in 2016Quebec in 2017 or any number of other acts of terrorism.

Those sentiments remain true. We must remain steadfast in our support for an open, tolerant and peaceful society in the face of extremist violence and intimidation.

This is how we demonstrate the universality of Humanist values against a backdrop of those few who reject them.

New on our website

Blog: Act now for clinical trial transparency
By Ian Bushfield, May 4, 2017

For us in Canada, now is our best chance to get Health Canada to catch up with the rest of the world and make results from all clinical trials available.

Blog: Christian sex advice websites offer a peek into evangelical politics
From The Conversation, May 17, 2017

Research shows that the political beliefs of white evangelicals have deftly shifted from the bully pulpits of the Moral Majority in the 1980s to cultural messages that appear hip and modern.

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