Comments on: The Space Between: Atheism and Humanism, By Kate Fridkis http://irdialogue.org/articles/the-space-between-atheism-and-humanism-by-kate-fridkis/ The website of the Journal of Inter-Religious Dialogue Mon, 16 Apr 2012 02:48:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Nancy Kaufmann http://irdialogue.org/articles/the-space-between-atheism-and-humanism-by-kate-fridkis/comment-page-1/#comment-9151 Nancy Kaufmann Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:46:23 +0000 http://irdialogue.org/?p=2524#comment-9151 When I try to tell people I'm a atheist Christian, I get reactions from "That's an oxymoro!" to paternalistic smiles that say "Oh, you must just be in a New Age phase." People like me can have it hard. How can one explain in a brief encounter that one has long since been convinced that a God is simply a human figment, but also reveres the teachings of Jesus? Even the Quakers (a group with whom I've been involved for years) cannot bring themselves to get beyond their insistence on reference to God. They claim not to have dogma, but cannot accept atheism. I doubt that Humanist could fare any better than Atheist. When I try to tell people I’m a atheist Christian, I get reactions from “That’s an oxymoro!” to paternalistic smiles that say “Oh, you must just be in a New Age phase.”
People like me can have it hard. How can one explain in a brief encounter that one has long since been convinced that a God is simply a human figment, but also reveres the teachings of Jesus? Even the Quakers (a group with whom I’ve been involved for years) cannot bring themselves to get beyond their insistence on reference to God. They claim not to have dogma, but cannot accept atheism. I doubt that Humanist could fare any better than Atheist.

]]> By: Kate Fridkis http://irdialogue.org/articles/the-space-between-atheism-and-humanism-by-kate-fridkis/comment-page-1/#comment-9121 Kate Fridkis Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:50:35 +0000 http://irdialogue.org/?p=2524#comment-9121 Thank you, Dwight! I appreciate your comments. You may definitely cite me, though I haven't officially defined or identified myself as a humanist. My role here is to report more than to represent. Thank you, Dwight! I appreciate your comments. You may definitely cite me, though I haven’t officially defined or identified myself as a humanist. My role here is to report more than to represent.

]]> By: Dwight Jones http://irdialogue.org/articles/the-space-between-atheism-and-humanism-by-kate-fridkis/comment-page-1/#comment-9102 Dwight Jones Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:45:47 +0000 http://irdialogue.org/?p=2524#comment-9102 "While Humanism continues to go unmentioned, some of the current literature on atheism seems to roar from every page." Bravo, Kate. My "stance" is that Humanism has been hijacked by atheism, which is like stealing the mustard from everybody's sandwiches. Can I cite you as a Humanist writer on my cite, I mean site? “While Humanism continues to go unmentioned, some of the current literature on atheism seems to roar from every page.”

Bravo, Kate.

My “stance” is that Humanism has been hijacked by atheism, which is like stealing the mustard from everybody’s sandwiches.

Can I cite you as a Humanist writer on my cite, I mean site?

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