Representative Jared Huffman announces he's a humanist. "I don't believe in god."

[WillParkinson]

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/11/09/rep-jared-huffman-announces-hes-a-humanist-i-dont-believe-in-god/

More than a decade after Rep. Pete Stark became the first sitting Congressman in modern history to come out as explicitly non-theistic (though he called himself a Unitarian), the now-retired politician finally has some company.

This morning, Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA) — one of the nine members of Congress to not have an official religious label to his name — announced that he would embrace the label of “humanist.” (With a small “h,” if that matters.)


The American Humanist Association defines the word as “a progressive lifestance that, without theism or other supernatural beliefs, affirms our ability and responsibility to lead meaningful, ethical lives capable of adding to the greater good of humanity.” (Emphasis mine.)


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[RussBLib]

1. Huffman has his work cut out for him

All of the defensive religious bullshit coming out about Roy Moore (Alabama) fucking a 14-year old girl is quite an opportunity for Huffman.

[Brainstormy]

2. Whoa!

will wonders never cease! Now if more of the cautious and the hypocritical would just swing open that closet door!