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James M Branum - יעקב מתתיהו ☮Hearing so many of my friends in Texas suffering from the floods (several who had to evacuate, one who is having to try to save their house DIY without flood insurance) has been hard.It's hard because of the human tragedy. Ordinary people losing so much, being even more vulnerable in a very time in history.But it's doubly hard because the tragedy is leading people to embrace terrible, toxic forms of theology (i.e. the Texas governor actually claiming that the flood waters receeded because of prayer --- so I guess God doesn't care enough about the 90+ people who have died so far to intercede sooner). And of course we can count on these same politicians (who gutted FEMA and the Weather service) to now preach at us some more, pushing people to "have faith" and "pray harder."Sorry, but that is not how the world works. God isn't going to save the people of Texas (and other places) from flood waters. And God isn't going to help those who have lost loved ones and homes.Who can help? . . . PEOPLE, actual human beings can help.Certainly, religion can be a motivator for doing good and for meeting human needs, but we need to be clear that it is toxic when it becomes a justification for governments and other human institutions and individuals to not take the action that needs to take place.<a href="https://c.im/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Texas</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/TexasFloods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TexasFloods</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/BadTheology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BadTheology</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/TheologyMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TheologyMatters</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Humanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Humanism</a>

7sleepersmusic"Here's the sobering truth: Under this administration, it is impossible to guarantee or even make reasonable assurances regarding the admissibility of international guests from key regions of the world, nor is it feasible for us to ensure the security of those who are granted entry to the United States."<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USPol</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Atheism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Atheism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Humanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Humanism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Travel</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Religion</a><a href="https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/06/30/humanists-convention-moved-canada/9011751234916/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/06/30/humanists-convention-moved-canada/9011751234916/</a>

Rob 🏳️‍🌈 RMiddleton.Art6/6 I say that the distinction above between art & design is not a moral value judgment EXCEPT insofar as art requires passionate defending. With gatekeeping defining who lives and dies, artists are pressured to design their work to please the powerful. We attempt to retain as much art as possible within the design, but the tension is there. Art requires passionate defenders. Because the intrinsic value of all human existence STILL requires passionate defenders. <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#art</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/Philisophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Philisophy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/humanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#humanism</a>

The Wild Hunt News[Editorial] Dr. Leo Igwe powerfully distinguishes between myth and modernity, affirming that today’s witches are nature-based spiritual practitioners—not agents of harm—and calls for an end to superstition-fueled violence across African communities.<a href="https://wildhunt.org/2025/06/editorial-dr-leo-igwe-confronts-witchcraft-myths-and-facts-with-reason-and-clarity.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://wildhunt.org/2025/06/editorial-dr-leo-igwe-confronts-witchcraft-myths-and-facts-with-reason-and-clarity.html</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/drleoigwe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#drleoigwe</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/witchcraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#witchcraft</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nigeria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nigeria</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/advocacyforallegedwitches" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#advocacyforallegedwitches</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/afaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#afaw</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/witchhunts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#witchhunts</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wicca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wicca</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/humanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#humanism</a>

Tom CapuderTheists: “He sees you when you’re sleeping. He knows when you’re awake. He knows if you’ve been bad or good So be good for goodness’ sake”Santa Claus or God? Discuss among yourselves.But you *can* be good for goodness’ sake. <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Humanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Humanism</a> ______________________ <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/atheism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#atheism</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/faith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#faith</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/god" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#god</a>

Open RiskWhat unlikely, blue sky development would instantly restore your faith in humanity? Here some ideas for inspiration:<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Meta</a> going bankrupt and everybody is on the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fediverse</a>Testing negative for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sociopathy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sociopathy</a> being a precondition for any leadership roleAggressive wars being condemned by everybody, turning aggressors into total pariahsThe <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unitednations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#unitednations</a> being accused of having too much powerEverybody holding an actual <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#linux</a> phoneMoney acquiring a moral backbone<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/humanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#humanism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#solarpunk</a>

Coach Pāṇini ®<a href="https://fosstodon.org/@kdkorte" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@kdkorte</a> Maybe it should be about cultivating <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/virtue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#virtue</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/humanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#humanism</a>.The alternative got us here.

Steve Dustcircle 🌹<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MarenMorris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MarenMorris</a> Gets Real About <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Faith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Faith</a> in “Holy Smoke”<a href="https://americansongwriter.com/maren-morris-gets-real-about-faith-in-holy-smoke/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://americansongwriter.com/maren-morris-gets-real-about-faith-in-holy-smoke/</a> Maren Morris closes her 2025 album, Dreamsicle, with “Holy Smoke”. The Jack Antonoff-produced <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/song" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#song</a> deals with relationships on a much larger scale. It confronts a rigid <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/worldview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#worldview</a> and finds the singer losing her <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#religion</a> against the pain caused by blind confidence and tradition. <a href="https://youtu.be/GAtFE8YkxtE" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/GAtFE8YkxtE</a><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/freethinker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#freethinker</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/skeptic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#skeptic</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/humanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#humanism</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#music</a>

Leather Cub Andrew Aû<a href="https://lgbtqi.world/profile/leathercubandrew" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@leathercubandrew@lgbtqi.world</a> <a href="https://4bear.com/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#uspol</a> <a href="https://4bear.com/tags/LeftistCoalition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LeftistCoalition</a> <a href="https://4bear.com/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Democrats</a> <a href="https://4bear.com/tags/GreenParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GreenParty</a> <a href="https://4bear.com/tags/PSL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PSL</a> <a href="https://4bear.com/tags/SocialistAlternative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SocialistAlternative</a> <a href="https://4bear.com/tags/Activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Activism</a> <a href="https://4bear.com/tags/SharedGoals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SharedGoals</a> <a href="https://4bear.com/tags/Solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Solidarity</a> <a href="https://4bear.com/tags/Intersectionality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Intersectionality</a> <a href="https://4bear.com/tags/Humanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Humanism</a> <a href="https://4bear.com/tags/Equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Equity</a> <a href="https://4bear.com/tags/FightingFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FightingFascism</a> <a href="https://4bear.com/tags/Antiauthoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Antiauthoritarianism</a> <a href="https://4bear.com/tags/TeamBuilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TeamBuilding</a>Seeking a team to review this and refine as necessary, who we can collectively send to the appropriate people when ready. The intent is to have this coalition implemented in some form by midterms, which is a tight timeline.

Devil Doll, Esq.We teach our kids to avoid fire and hot stoves, by appealing to their lizard brains.Your lizard brain is what connects you to me. It keeps us, collectively, safe.We are one species. <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/humanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#humanism</a>The Constitution of the United States should be a hot stove, for any judge, elected representative, or executive.These people have no lizard brain, they run on pure greed, vengeance, and love. Of money. They will sacrifice our own.And that smells like danger, to my lizard brain.Let that sink in.<a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/humanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#humanism</a>

Marco Hackney<a href="https://todon.eu/tags/NewPope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewPope</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/OldCrap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OldCrap</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/LeoXIV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LeoXIV</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/atheism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#atheism</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/humanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#humanism</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/HumanistsUK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HumanistsUK</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/UAAR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UAAR</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/ateismo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ateismo</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/umanismo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#umanismo</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#religion</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/meaning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#meaning</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/life" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#life</a>

Jack VanceEfforts to promote the National Day of Reason have always emphasized secularism more than reason itself. Has this been a mistake, turning off many of those who would benefit from understanding the value of reason?<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/reason" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#reason</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/humanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#humanism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freethought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#freethought</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/secularism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#secularism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/atheism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#atheism</a><a href="https://medium.com/@atheistrevolution/may-4-is-the-national-day-of-reason-0291b64118a3?sk=21f75c2da40525952bc963966778f6d3" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://medium.com/@atheistrevolution/may-4-is-the-national-day-of-reason-0291b64118a3?sk=21f75c2da40525952bc963966778f6d3</a>

Paul Houle✊ Jean-Luc Mélenchon: “We Need a New Civic Morality”<a href="https://jacobin.com/2025/04/melenchon-virtue-universalism-humanity-creolization/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://jacobin.com/2025/04/melenchon-virtue-universalism-humanity-creolization/</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/humanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#humanism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/creoles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#creoles</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/virtue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#virtue</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/france" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#france</a>

RaymondPierreL3<a href="https://mastodon.social/@jeffjarvis" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@jeffjarvis</a> No matter what the <a href="https://aus.social/tags/TechBros" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechBros</a> throw at the humanities, <a href="https://aus.social/tags/GAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GAI</a> (or even <a href="https://aus.social/tags/AGI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AGI</a> if it ever becomes a reality) will never unseat the primacy of the human potential for creativity. Whatever else <a href="https://aus.social/tags/artificial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#artificial</a>… (choose your own terms) is set to accomplish, it will be stale, utilitarian (hopefully) and desultory if not irretrievably delusional (see second point).1. We are who we think we are. 2. The reality we experience is in our minds. 3. We are creators of our own world.<a href="https://aus.social/tags/humanitiesandsocialsciences" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#humanitiesandsocialsciences</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Humanities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Humanities</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Humanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Humanism</a>

M. Ní SídachArden Hart confronting TRANSPHOBIA in the Secular Movement at the American Atheist National Convention last week in Minneapolis! <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trans</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/TransRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TransRights</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/TERF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TERF</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UK</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#US</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Culture</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Humanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Humanism</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/NewSkeptics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewSkeptics</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Atheists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Atheists</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Rationality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Rationality</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxOAh20qo84" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxOAh20qo84</a>

Devil Doll, Esq.<a href="https://mastodon.online/@spocko" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@spocko</a> Weird take.All of the still alive presidents were the president. They occupied the office.We're not litigating their performance, here, friend.We're separating the respect of the office, as they understood it, from the actions that they undertook, while in office. The former demands our respect, because they didn't hand over our nation to our enemies, and the latter is their legacy, which is where you seem to be hung up, but none of them were intent on destroying our democracy.What is happening, today, is abnormal, against everything American, and is directly a power grab, that is not supported by the United States Constitution.The SCOTUS is obviously under such review, as well, but since that is a lifetime appointment, we can only assume their ghosts would have some choice words, for the current batch of fucking misfits.Who knows?<a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/IMissRBG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IMissRBG</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/humanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#humanism</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#democracy</a>

Church of Jeff<a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/fuckNietzche" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fuckNietzche</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/NoBillionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NoBillionaires</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/FriedrichNietzche" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FriedrichNietzche</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/humanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#humanism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CapitalismKills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CapitalismKills</a> You today, me tomorrow

Coach Pāṇini ®I think, in general, a lot a human <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/superstition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#superstition</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/rituals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rituals</a>, and basis for <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#religion</a> is derived from the movement of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/celestial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#celestial</a> bodies.<a href="https://inaniludibrio.com/2025/04/13/ancient-high-holidays/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://inaniludibrio.com/2025/04/13/ancient-high-holidays/</a><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/humanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#humanism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#history</a>

Coach Pāṇini ®<a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/handwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#handwriting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/generations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#generations</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/practice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#practice</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/MuscleMemory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MuscleMemory</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#writing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#journalism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/LifeSkills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LifeSkills</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/humanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#humanism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#literature</a><a href="https://www.wecb.fm/gen-z-is-losing-a-5500-year-old-skill-40-can-no-longer-do-it/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.wecb.fm/gen-z-is-losing-a-5500-year-old-skill-40-can-no-longer-do-it/</a>

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