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October 17, 2025January 26, 2026public, interview

Dr. Frances Widdowson on Kamloops, Evidence, and Truth in Residential Schools

What evidence threshold should resolve the Kamloops residential school claims? Frances Widdowson is a Canadian political scientist, author, and commentator known for […]

journalism GPR anomalies Kamloops controversy Evidence standards Residential schools History
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September 20, 2025January 30, 2026public, article

Antisemitism, the Left and 1967

This article by Lloyd Hawkeye Robertson is part of an anthology Unadorned: Conversations on Antisemitism that will be edited and published by […]

Israel Leftism History antisemitism Palestine
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May 26, 2025January 30, 2026public, article

Rev. Gretta Vosper: Atheist Minister, Progressive Christian Leader, and Post-Theist Advocate

How did Gretta Vosper become a leading atheist minister in the United Church of Canada and a pioneer of progressive Christianity? Reverend […]

History post-theist Christianity atheist minister Canada Gretta Vosper biography United Church of Canada controversy Gretta Vosper timeline atheism
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May 25, 2025January 30, 2026article, public

Global Wars by Decade: From Somalia’s 1991 Conflict to the Gaza War (2023)

What are the major active wars worldwide since 1991 and how have they evolved by decade? The Nature of War War is […]

anthropology journalism Mali War History wars by decade mexican drug war global conflicts Boko Haram insurgency Syrian Civil War Somali Civil War 1991 CAR conflict
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May 24, 2025May 25, 2025Uncategorized

Israel-Gaza Conflict: Verified Facts, Genocide Allegations, and the Humanitarian Crisis (2023–2025)

What are the verified facts and key statements about the Israel-Gaza conflict between 2023 and 2025? Statements from Key Global Figures While […]

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May 24, 2025January 26, 2026interview, public

Reconciling Indigeneity, Humanism, and Atheism: A Conversation with Dennis Bevington

*This interview is a contribution to an upcoming text on global indigeneity and international humanism from In-Sight Publishing.*  How do Indigenous communities […]

History Dennis Bevington Indigenous spirituality in Canada reconciling indigeneity and atheism humanism and Indigenous identity traditional spirituality and Christianity
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May 11, 2025January 27, 2026public, article

Growing Through Langley: A Journey in Smaller Municipality Canada

Foundation of the British Columbia Firmament The Father of British Columbia, Sir James Douglas, is worshipped in the community where I grew […]

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February 28, 2025January 27, 2026public, article

Discussion Paper on Palestine

The New Enlightenment Project: A Canadian Humanist Initiative Abstract Although enmity between Arab and Jew did not begin with the United Nations […]

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March 9, 2024October 14, 2024Uncategorized

What is the NAKBA? The history of the “Catastrophe” Islamists use to justify genocide against Israel

HAMAS apologists like to refer to the NAKBA (Catastrophe in Arabic) of 1948 to justify their program of genocide and ethnic cleansing […]

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May 12, 2023January 27, 2026public, article

New Research into Aboriginal Land Acknowledgements

The New Enlightenment Project has begun participatory research into aboriginal land acknowledgements in Canada. The research will consist of a series of […]

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Humanism as Resistance: Reclaiming Dialogue in Divided Times

Previously published in: humanistfreedoms The rise of modern individualism, scientific inquiry, and pluralistic thought did not emerge in Europe because ...
February 8, 2026 / Lloyd Robertson

Two Solitudes of Secularism

Two distinct interpretations of secularism are discussed by Leslie Rosenblood, Secularism Chair of the Centre for Inquiry Canada, and Michel ...
February 3, 2026 / Michel Virard

Humanism and Religion

PART ONE I Humanism seeks truth from evidence and rational analysis. It engages in calm and open discussions that display ...
January 28, 2026 / George Hewson

Humanism, Democracy, and Freedom

PART ONE Democracy in government essentially means “rule by the people” rather than rule by a monarch, aristocracy or dictator ...
January 25, 2026 / George Hewson

Humanism and Art

PART 1 I Because humanists emphasize the importance of analyzing empirical evidence rationally it is sometimes thought that they are ...
January 24, 2026 / George Hewson

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    In a pluralistic society where freedoms of critical thinking, thought, cognitive reasoning, increased consciousness and awareness are promoted - divisiveness…

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