1995 Newsletters

Tom Paine: The Man Who Inspired the United States War of Liberation Hans Peterson recently presented a widely acclaimed one-hour drama of the life of Tom Paine on local PBS television stations. He is a well-known local radio personality. His...

The Female Perspective in Relationships Women define themselves in relation and in connection to other people more than men generally do. This interdependence in relation to others leads them to prefer a morality based upon caring, instead of...

Bob Green Resigns I don't know if I am happy or sad. Tonight it is necessary for me to announce my resignation as Vice-President and as Publisher and Editor of The Utah Humanist . I'm happy because with this chronic fatigue, I no longer...

Humanist Morality "We need to speak out and educate others that a non-theistic morality is not only possible, but inevitable.", that was the thrust of AHA President Michael Werner's presentation to the Third Annual Ed Wilson Memorial Lecture...

James Madison: Father of the Constitution The  Grass-Roots News is the official publication of The Chapter Assembly--the organization of AHA chapters. This article is extracted from the March 1995 edition of  GRN James Madison...

Being a Teacher One of the worst ways to show our kids what they are worth is with a grade on a report card. Please don't get me wrong, I want my kids to succeed. I want them to make good grades, have proficient study habits, and do their homework....

Why I Do Not  Believe in Evolution You have no doubt seen the "Darwin Fish" and recognized it as a fun parody of the ubiquitous "Christian Fish." The second proclaims, "I believe in Christ and his gospel." Does this imply that the...

The Humanist Dilemma Regarding Pornography Most people probably think of opposition to pornography as a right-wing cause grounded in religious fundamentalism or out-dated Victorian notions about sex and sexuality. What I'd like to do is to introduce...

Humanism and Science "God and immortality, the central dogmas of the Christian religion, find no support in science." --Bertrand Russell What I Believe Until the last 200 years very few people were interested in scientific research....

National Non-belief Day An exciting event is in the planning stages. Sunday, October 8 of this year has been set aside for the first National Proclaim Non-belief Day or N-Day. On this day, it is hoped that a mighty chorus of voices, all proclaiming...

American Funk It was just a couple of weeks ago that President Clinton, in an effort to charge up his campaign bid for the next election, promised to lead Americans out of their "funk." Most Americans misunderstood that remark, certainly not...

Freedom and Responsibility The missing ingredient in American Liberalism is an emphasis on responsibility, according to Dr. Peter J. Van Hook, the presenter at the November meeting of Humanists of Utah . Dr. Van Hook, spoke to the question of...