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CHAPTER MEETING

3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16

 Darwin Day Presentation: The Promise and Peril of DNA Testing

With Bonnie LeRoy, professor and director of the Graduate Program of Study in Genetic Counseling at the University of Minnesota

For more information and to RSVP, click here.

 

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BRANDING EXERCISE AIMS TO HELP BRING HUMANISM TO A WIDER AUDIENCE
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By Audrey Kingstrom

Thanks to everyone who completed the branding survey Humanists of Minnesota undertook last November with the design firm Imagehaus. The Board very much appreciates the participation of our members and friends. HofMN member Amparo Gonzalez won our participation lottery and will receive a $50 gift card.

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A Primer for the Shy Humanist
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A Primer for the Shy Humanist
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By Harlan Garbell

The average Humanists of Minnesota member may not know that our board members have a job description. Although we are not explicitly required to proselytize, we are required to appropriately represent the organization and its values. Personally, however, I am always looking to proactively get our message out. Taking on this type of responsibility presents a dilemma for me as I am, unfortunately, a card-carrying introvert--with the test results to prove it.  

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Post Election, We Must Preserve America’s Core Values
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Post Election, We Must Preserve America’s Core Values
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By Audrey Kingstrom

How are you feeling now that the midterm elections are almost over. As I write this at the end of October, I don’t know if I’ll be cheering or grieving the morning after. However, no clairvoyance is needed to predict that the country will be awash in emotional outbursts of one sort or another. For some, it will be a great day, for others not so much.

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FIRST-PERSON HUMANISM: BECOMING CAPTAIN OF MY OWN RATIONAL SHIP

By Ellie Haylund

My “descent” into humanism began, like many of us, before I even had a name for it. At the ripe old age of 14, I had a stark realization: the concept of a god seemed silly. Magic was the word I used when I nervously confessed to my then (and still) best friend, Jenna. I grew up going to church, but it was a progressive, open-minded Congregational community that encouraged exploration.

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Local Humanist Leaders Explore Ways to Make Humanism Thrive
Local Humanist Leaders Explore Ways to Make Humanism Thrive

By Richard Logan

How do we build a thriving secular humanist future? How do we compete with organized religions, especially fundamentalist ones, which offer their members compelling narratives, a sense of meaning, a welcoming community, and comfort in times of distress?

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Why I Write — And Why You Should Too
Why I Write — And Why You Should Too

By Mary McLeod

My propensity to write letters to the editor is well known, but not well understood. When someone says to me, “I saw your last letter in the paper, and agreed with what you wrote,” I sometimes respond, “Well, I write a lot, because I consider the letters section our equivalent of the ‘public square.’ I’d love to see your letter published, too.”

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