Talk:Humanism

This seems simultaneously excessive and simplistic. Erasmus, for example, was both pious and humanistic. --WOVcenter 22:07, 10 March 2007 (EST)

I'm not entirely sure how to do it, but could this page be renamed "Secular Humanism" and a new article called "Humanism" or "Christian Humanism" be started? There was a movement in the Rennaisance called "Humanism" (that WOVcenter refers to in the prior comment) that wasn't atheistic, and that had major effects on European history.--Epicurius 19:55, 29 March 2007 (EDT)

Confusing humanism

The previous entry on humanism, confused it with many other secular or atheist philosophies. While e.g. socialism and communism are a secular, it doesn't mean that they are secular humanism. Humanism is decidedly pro-democracy and pro-human rights, so the would do badly under communism. User:Order June 8.

This may be a hard arguement to make, for example, Erich Fromm's collection of articles entitled Socialist Humanism. RobS 13:57, 12 June 2007 (EDT)

Institute for Humanist Studies

My apologies, we will not be able to use any links from this site: Intitute for Humanist Studies. The site readily admits it is involved in political spying. It even refers to "enemieis."

This operative, Larry Jones appears to have not been acting on his own, but at the direction and behest of the Institute for Humanist Studies. See HNN Podcast: Undercover With Christian Coalition, extracted,

Summary: Just how far would you go to keep an eye on your enemy? Larry Jones, president of the Institute for Humanist Studies served nearly four years as a co-founder of a local chapter of the Christian Coalition. A second generation atheist and tenured humanist, Jones spent his time with the Coalition helping a watchdog organization identify "stealth" Christian Coalition school board candidates.

This organization, which willfully admits to using deception and lies when good faith was extended to one of its operatives, appears to be something other than what it purports to be. It is engaged in political warfare, spying, and fraud, and not an advocacy group that it claims to be. It's links and any references to it will be removed. RobS 13:56, 12 July 2007 (EDT)