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Note: this piece contains descriptions of mental health crises and suicide. I am a solicitor and I represent people before the Parole Board of England and Wales. I used to say I represent prisoners but these days not everyone I represent is in prison – some people who the Parole Board deal with are in
Poetry has the power to transform minds and bring forth powerful moments of introspection. Now in its fifth year, TheHumanist.com’s annual haiku contest is back in 2024 to give our readers the opportunity to commemorate April’s National Poetry Month through creative and provocative poems. A haiku is a seemingly-simple form of poetry in three lines:
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This article originally appeared in The Skeptic, Volume 2, Issue 4, from 1988. Since the seventies there has been a revival of interest in, and a considerable expansion of the study of, near-death experiences (NDEs); especially those describable as out-of-the-body experiences (OBEs). For instance, J.C. Hampe’s To Die is to Gain (London: Darton, Langman and
Wear Sunscreen. If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. Every year, as summer approaches, there is a small movement of people for whom a cloud of controversy surrounds sunscreen. Since the development of the first commercial sunscreen by Milton Blake in the early 1930s, some have raised
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Around 2018, a problematic movement started to become visible online. One that has, over the last few years – and especially during the pandemic – incorporated more and more conspiracy theories, transforming from a something notionally supportive of women in domesticity, to a movement shrouded in racism and hatred towards women who choose a different
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Journeys to Humanism, theHumanist.com’s regular series, features real stories from humanists in our community. From heartwarming narratives of growth, to more difficult journeys, our readers open up about their experiences coming to humanism. Ica Brown Atlanta, GA I was born and raised into the conservative branches of Christianity known as the Churches of Christ. My
This is part of The Humanist’s monthly series highlighting openly nonreligious elected officials across the nation. Because of the work of the Center for Freethought Equality, the political and advocacy arm of the American Humanist Association, there are over 120 elected officials at the local, state, and federal level who identify with the atheist and
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I am sixty-six years old and live in the Pine Richland School District (PRSD), an affluent suburb north of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The PRSD has long been a highly rated district for both academic and athletic achievements. The idea that my district would even consider banning books was inconceivable, as I mistakenly thought this only happened
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