1999 Newsletters

Human Cloning "Cloning of an entire human will not be a serious issue because of the risks involved and the limited benefits," concluded Dr. Jeff Botkin when he spoke to the Humanists of Utah December 10th. The Associate Professor of Medical...

Role of Religion in the American Revolution The statement by Jerry Fallwell, "We need to recommit ourselves to the faith of our fathers," indicates that the United States was founded on biblical morality and the Christian religion, but this...

Y0K: Humor from the Internet The Y2K computer situation is in the news almost daily. A recent archeological find shows that the calendar has caused similar problems before: Dear Cassius, Are you still working on the Y zero K problem?...

What Do Humanists Do? Critical Inquiry Above all, humanists practice critical inquiry by regularly asking, "What do you mean? How do you know? and Why?" This requires listening, looking, and finding out what happens in the world around...

Popular Myths About Human Genetic Differences "Nature versus nurture. The pendulum swings back and forth, and right now we're in the midst of a major lurch towards preoccupation with 'nature,'" said Professor Jon Seger at the April meeting of...

Re-enchanting Humanity "We seem to be suffering from a decline in human self-confidence and in our ability to create ethically meaningful lives," says the author in the prologue of this book. Much of the blame he places on forces opposed to...

Censorship is Power It was a difficult culling process, but Dr. Aden Ross cited six serious examples of 'Censorship in Utah' when she spoke to more than 70 people attending our June meeting . Saying there are myriad examples of local censorship,...

Feminism: Progress and Potential The political struggle to get the Equal Rights Amendment added to the U.S. Constitution awakened millions of people to the plight of American women, Ms. Luci Malin told more than 60 people attending the July...

Pernicious Philosophy We have just celebrated the beginning of our great nation. The Constitution played a major role in making our country great. Do you fully understand the Constitution and do you realize that the Constitution is being...

Preventing Racism Dr. Deidre Tyler, sociologist, was the guest speaker at the September meeting of Humanists of Utah. Here is the text of her presentation: When we hear of racism in our society, what do we think about? Many of us think...

Morality and Community Values When we find ourselves quite uncertain whether particular human institutions, practices or behavior are morally right or wrong, we have some reason to stand back from our moral convictions, whatever they may be,...

AHA Board Meeting Flo Wineriter, our chapter president and the AHA national treasurer, attended the fall AHA board meeting that was held in Washington D.C. November12-14. Tony Hileman, who was hired as the AHA National Director at the June conference,...