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Human-centered religion vs. true spiritual values.(LETTERS TO THE EDITOR)(Letter to the editor)
In recent issues you have had compelling articles on the false fear of global warming. I find it interesting, and disturbing, to recognize that environmentalists' thoughts on the topic echo Paul Kurtz's Humanist Manifesto 2000: A Call for a New Planetary Humanism.
Humanist Manifestos I & H, the delineation of a new human-centered religion, clearly eliminate God from any consideration. And the 2000 text similarly states: "The realities of the global society are such that only a new Planetary Humanism can provide meaningful directions of the future." Notice the ideological overlap from Kurtz's book:
"Global warming is ...
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- Magazine article from: The Humanist Edwords, Fred November 1, 1999 700+ words
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- Jazz Consciousness: Music, Race, and Humanity.(Book review)
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- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times Witham, Larry September 8, 1999 700+ words
Humanist leaders have issued a manifesto for a new "planetary humanism" that looks to science for values and progress, promotes an ethic of choice and recommends global institutions to curb poverty...
- Paul Austerlitz. Jazz Conciousness: Music, Race, and Humanity.(Book review)
- Magazine article from: Latin American Music Review Garcia, David F. March 22, 2006 700+ words
...geographic homeland, yet is united through the music's capacity to attain, borrowing from Paul Gilroy, "planetary humanism." Ultimately, Austerlitz sees jazz as a redemprive musical space in which "we can confront, learn from...
