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Infidels,
Freethinkers, Humanists, and Unbelievers |
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"We
can all work toward that goal [a positive image of atheists and
humanists] by openly discussing our non-belief whenever the opportunity
arises. For example, suppose we tell trusted friends and neighbors
who respect us that we don’t believe in supernatural gods?
They will then realize that good people hold these kinds of views.
That kind of realization will make it easier for the rest of us
to start acknowledging our beliefs and non-beliefs."
-- Mel Lipman |
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Mel
Lipman is president of the American Humanist Association, the largest
and oldest Humanist organization in the United States. He has lived
in Las Vegas, NV for the past 30 years, has been married for 49
years and has two teenage grandsons.
He is a lawyer, mediator
and arbitrator and a former supervising examiner for the Federal
Reserve Board. Lipman teaches Constitutional Law and U.S. History
at Nevada State College and at University of Phoenix. He is a
former board member of the Nevada Civil Liberties Union and remains
active in many ACLU efforts. A Humanist minister, Lipman is a
member of the Las Vegas Interfaith Council and frequently lectures
on church-state issues.
He has appeared on numerous
radio and TV talk shows (local and national) to talk about Humanism
and church/state issues and his articles and letters have been
published in newspapers and magazines throughout the United States.
In 1993, Lipman was very involved in the successful grassroots
effort that removed Nevada’s anti-gay sodomy law. He remains
a community activist in humanist and gay rights issues. Mel has
been a Unitarian Universalist for 39 years and was president of
the Las Vegas UU Congregation for 5 years. He was also a staff
member at the Pacific SW District’s Leadership Training
School.
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