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| Religion | Religion: "Non-religious" fastest growing group in T&T | 22 February 2013 |
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Put together, this group now constitutes 13 percent of the population, outnumbering even the born-again Christians (175,640 non-religious persons to 159,033 born-agains). This is in line with global trends. In the United States, nearly 20 percent of the people describe themselves as non-religious, while in the United Kingdom about two-thirds do so. … "See Letter" |
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| Religion | Different sex, same God? Same sex, differnt God! | 13 June 2012 |
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These religious believers would strongly object, and rightly so, if their right to a job or to equal treatment in a hospital or a court of law was circumscribed because of their religious beliefs. But they want those same rights to be denied to a group of persons because of sexual orientationt. … "See Letter" |
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| Crime | Statistics for death penalty as a deterrent are dishonest | 17 March 2012 |
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The number of executions by state and year is the key explanatory variable, and most states in most years execute no one. A very few states in particular years execute more than five individuals. Such values represent about 1 percent of the available observations. Reanalyses of the existing data are presented showing that claims of deterrence are a statistical artefact of this anomalous 1 percent. … "See Letter" |
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| Education | Concordat reflects several hundred year old mindset! | 29 February 2012 |
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However, since the core purpose of education is to impart knowledge, the information given to young people must be factually correct and validated – i.e. exactly the opposite of religious ‘knowledge’. Moreover, all the research shows that persons with more education and higher IQs are less likely to be religious. … "See Letter" |
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| Reform | "The death penalty, constitutional reform, and humanism." | 12 February 2011 |
| The TT Humanist Association will be hosting a lecture by Denis Solomon, on “The death penalty, constitutional reform, and humanism.” Venue is the AV room of the National Museum, Port-of-Spain, on Saturday 12 February 2011 at 6:00 pm. The public is invited. More Info and related articles by Denis Solomon… |
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| Humanism | “Truth or Dare: How to distinguish fact from foolishness." | 29 January 2011 |
| The TT Humanist Association will be hosting a workshop to discuss the psychological barriers which underlie bias, credulity, and poor decision-making. The workshop will take place at the National Museum, Port of Spain, on Saturday 29 January 2011, from 6 pm to 8 pm. Members of the public are invited to attend. More Info… | ||
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| Secularism | Essay: “People can be good without God. Discuss." | 27 February 2010 |
| Fourteen-year-old Zachary Subran-Ganesh was last given a Lesovo netbook on February 27 for his excellent essay, organised by the Trinidad and Tobago Humanist Association. The topic was “People can be good without God. Discuss”, and Zachary made a well-researched and logic argument. Along with his mother, father and sister (also a non-religious young individual), Zachary came to our HQ at Shane’s, where he was presented with the netbook by Association chairman Kevin Baldeosingh. Zachary was particularly pleased to get the netbook, since he wants to use it for his schoolwork. … "See Essay"
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| Religion | What religions are to be taught? | 13 April 2011 |
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What religions are to be taught? Will sects within each main religion be included? Is Buddhism, which acknowledges no Creator, considered a religion? What about Rastafarianism, in which smoking marijuana is a key ritual? And, if the intent is to teach value systems (as distinct from belief systems) would humanism be included, given that this is the philosophy which underpins the most tolerant societies in the world, and tolerance is the ultimate goal stated by the Education Minister? … "See Letter" |
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| Crime | Capital punishment does not reduce murders | 01 March 2011 |
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The death penalty has been condemned by all international human rights organisations, and is on the decrease worldwide. In nations where capital punishment has been abolished, politicians have done so for several reasons: (1) executing criminals does not reduce crime rates; (2) since no justice system is perfect, innocent persons will be executed; (3) executions are cruel. … "See Letter" |
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