Hope: because humanists feel that, failings notwithstanding, it is humanly possible for us to achieve worthwhile things during our brief existence on Earth"
Sarah Bakewell, “Humanly Possible”
#humanism#humanist#hope#quotes#InspiringQuotes
I'm looking to ring in the new year by bringing together #humanists, atheists, agnostics, and the curious for discussions, debates, and socializing on interesting topics. That sound like you? Join our Facebook group and post up a quick hello! https://t.co/0Ds8nU83u7
"We do not seek omens to guide us through the coming days."
"We rely on our human resources and our own observations to determine the paths that we might choose for the coming year."
- from Gerald A. Larue, “The Way of Positive Humanism”
#Humanism#NewYear#Quotes
Feel free to join the Ethical Humanist Society of Los Angeles Facebook group ( https://t.co/RN5EbTVnLw ), and keep an eye out for a relaunched website and online events starting in January, starting with a monthly theme of "HOPE". Thank you! (4/4)
This holiday season, I'm reminded of a story of when Gerald Larue brought an ancient lamp to the Ethical Society of Los Angeles. The Society members lit the lamp & from that flame lit their individual candles to carry out into the world to light the darkness. #humanism (1/4)
Hi, Mollie here. This 2026, please join me as I aim to re-launch a new Ethical Society here in Los Angeles. I've been running these social media pages for years, but didn't quite have the courage to launch the Society until now (especially on my own 😅) (3/4)
New social media just dropped: Threads app by Instagram / Meta. Follow us at https://t.co/Wl6GtuaJPs for bite-sizes #Humanist, #EthicalHumanist, and community-building memes and chat! 😎
#ThreadsApp#Threads#Meta
"Humanism has faith in people and puts full responsibility upon individuals for imposing a human purpose upon the future flow of earthly events and for building into reality, their vision of the good society."
- Eustace Haydon, Humanist icon
#WisdomWednesday#InspiringQuotes
"I have known many good people who believed in God. I have known many good people who did not believe in God. But I have never known a person who was good, who did not believe in people."
- John Lovejoy Elliot, Ethical Society Leader & social advocate
#WisdomWednesday#WiseQuotes
The moral act, to the humanist, is the act that is conducive to human wellbeing, not the act ordained by god.' – The 'unholy' Mrs Margaret Knight – psychologist, broadcaster and humanist. #WorldHumanistDay
Happy #WorldHumanistDay from everyone at Humanists UK! Today is an opportunity for humanists around the world to share the positive values of humanism, to share the global concerns of the humanist movement, and above all else, to celebrate our common humanity.❤️
"#Juneteenth is the final chapter of the Civil War… This was most assuredly the closing of one style of life with the reluctant & often violent opening of another."
- Muriel Tillinghast, Activist, Green Party VP candidate, & a 2021 @EthicalUnion awardee
https://t.co/mchTLyx83O
NEXT SUNDAY AFTERNOON Join us and others in the LA-area Humanist and secular community as we enjoy an in-person wine-and-cheese mixer with @AnyaLOvermann, current president of @YoungHumanIntl (and longtime member of @EthicalStL)! RSVP at https://t.co/TUhHLSuiIt
TONIGHT online at 5pm PST/8pm EST: Join us & other Ethical Humanists for "Humanist Youth Leadership", a *free* survey & skills-building workshop with @DebGod, @JrmHooper, @AnyaLOvermann, Los Angeles' own @evansaysblah, and moderator @juliajayay!
https://t.co/z0CfrbJ5MQ