Hostility to Face Masks – Lessons From 1918
During the 1918 flu crises face masks were deployed and then resisted by some who refused to comply. What lessons can we learn from that?
Crisis
Why do people believe Conspiracy Theories?
There are moments when many eyes turn and focus on something dramatic. The recent example familiar to most will have been the utterly tragic shooting in Las Vegas that resulted in so much trauma (58 people dead and 546 were injured). Most will correctly attribute this to be the senseless act of one lone wolf … Read more
Apparently the Earthquake in Napal was caused by humans being sinful
It would appear to be rather inevitable that whenever something tragic happens, up will pop some religious person to utilise it as a soapbox for the promotion of a specific religious stance, and so up pops Ken Ham from Answers in Genesis to explain it as follows … starting from the history recorded in God’s … Read more
“Pray for Gaza” activists unable to pray for Yemen
Over 600 have been killed in Yemen in a week — not by drones or Israel, but by Saudi bombs — and strangely enough, those that are very eager to pray for the folks in Gaza, are unable to pray for those in Yemen … … but have no problem at all in re-purposing the … Read more
Do You have suicidal feelings?
If you have suicidal feeling, help is just one phone call away … US – Please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255). UK – Please call the Samaritans on 08457 90 90 90 Links Robin Williams’s death: a reminder that suicide and depression are not selfish
HUMANIST CRISIS RESPONSE: Supporting relief efforts after massive tornado in Oklahoma
HUMANIST CRISIS RESPONSE: Supporting relief efforts after massive tornado in Oklahoma At 3:01 pm CT on May 20, a massive F-4 tornado decimated the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, OK. Scores of severe injuries and deaths have been reported, and intense work is under way to find and rescue those trapped in the rubble. The Humanist … Read more