Articles from The Humanist (January 1, 2002)

Title	Author	Type	Words
"Nonreligious" people figure strongly in the United States. (Up Front).	Speckhardt, Roy	Brief Article	967
A constitutional amendment that would ultimately ban same-sex marriages, civil unions, and probably domestic partner benefits is quietly being pushed through Congress. (Worth Noting).		Brief Article	75
Another side of Thomas Jefferson: he was the icon who drafted the Declaration of Independence ... the man who most ardently championed the fight for individual rights at a time when such notions were singed with controversy. And yet ...	Shafer, Gregory		3188
Celebrating Darwin Day. (International Humanism).	Jackson, Arthur M.	Brief Article	851
Ceremonial deisms. (The Culture War).	Patrick, Jeremy	Brief Article	883
Civil liberties and homeland security. ("The Land of the Controlled and the Home of the Secure").	Demmer, Valerie L.		2423
George W. Bush is pushing hard to get Senate leaders to move forward with his "faith-based initiatives." (Worth Noting).		Brief Article	98
Humanist resources.			947
Jeferson's wall: two hundred years ago, on January 1, 1802, President Thomas Jefferson penned a letter destined to be ranked with the Declaration of Independence, James Madison's 1785 Memorial and Remonstrance Against Religious Assessments, the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and George Washington's 1790 letter to the Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island.	Doerr, Edd	Critical Essay	1361
Never mind? In keeping with the policy of the Humanist to accommodate the diverse cultural social, political, and philosophical viewpoints of its readers, this occasional feature allows for the expression of alternative, dissenting, or opposing views on issues previously broached within these pages. (Creative Controversy).	Hinrichs, Bruce H.		2127
November 2001 saw major victories for gay rights in Florida, Michigan, and Maryland and a disappointing loss in Texas. (Worth Noting).		Brief Article	118
Preventing a terrorist mushroom cloud. (Up Front).	Krieger, David	Brief Article	863
Religious extremists in Texas are once again attacking science textbooks. (Worth Noting).		Brief Article	75
Response to terrorism. (Letters to the editor).			1339
Response.	Schafer, David	Brief Article	406
Secret, United Nations-brokered negotiations with Burma's military rulers have led to the release of nearly 200 political prisoners, but some 1,500 remain in detention--including 1991 Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi (interviewed in the November/December 1997 Humanist). (Worth Noting).		Brief Article	71
Spirituality without faith.	Clark, Thomas W.		4407
Televangelist Pat Robertson is at it again! (Worth Noting).		Brief Article	89
The art of homelessness: a number of articles have been written by a handful of decent writers on the subject of homelessness, but no one to my knowledge has covered this gross national tragedy by purposely walking in the shoes of the vagabond.	Latham, Buffalo		3002
The issue at hand.	Edwords, Fred		522
The number of Jews who identify with a religion other than Judaism has more than doubled in the last decade, marking a growing split between Jewish ethnicity and religion," reports Debra Nussbaum in the Jewish Week. (Worth Noting).		Brief Article	92
Vacations, shopping sprees, and work life. (Humanistic Economics).	Buell, John		1345
War, theocrats, and all that. (The Popular Condition).	Reiland, Ralph R.		1119
Whence comes death? How natural selection has fashioned aging and death; why "natural" isn't the last word in healthy foods and lifestyles; and some observations on objective science pursued by subjective humans.	Mitteldorf, Joshua		4665
While U.S. government and citizens alike worry about anthrax and smallpox threats, a more immediate public health disaster may loom: bioterrorism in your burger. (Worth Noting).		Brief Article	69
Winning the real war on terrorism. (Up Front).	Mitra, Saibal	Brief Article	688
Would the freethinking Jefferson be elected today?	Goetz, Sidney M.		2976