Morality – the principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong, good and bad, ethical and unethical – has always been at the top of philosophical discourse. For as long as we have been asking questions, and discussing ideas, we has been fascinated with the concept of right and wrong. The many moral theories – …
The Humanist Association of Ghana is proud to bring you a series of conversations under our maiden social media video series – Feminist Voices. In this series, we aim to showcase the diversity in the voices of feminists in Ghana by asking a few young feminists 22 questions. In the coming weeks, we will be …
This is an article by one of our Nigerian humanist friends Dr Jide Akeredolu A RATIONALIST is someone whose worldview is guided by reason. He refuses to swallow any idea or dogma that does not make sense. He critically examines any idea presented to him and takes what can stand scrutiny and discards the rest. Or he …
In Ghana there are two broad categories of Christianity. The first are the orthodox denominations (mainstream Catholicism, Anglicanism, etc.) and the second are the Charismatics (or evangelicals). The charismatics are the new churches which preach a version of Christianity that sees every word in the bible as literally true. They are also fundamentalists in that …
So many Christians nowadays claim that the Old Testament is defunct, for Jesus was the “lamb” to clear away its rules and regulations. This is just another scapegoat that Christians use to ignore the atrocities and bizarre laws commanded by their god. Their preachers spoon feed them that the Old Testament is no longer binding …
This beautiful text was sent to me by its author, Arthur Dobrin, who has allowed me to republish it here. He has a blog. Do no harm to the earth, for she is your mother. Being is more important than having. Never promote yourself at another’s expense. Hold life sacred; treat it withreverence. Allow each person the dignity of …
Believers often claim that their religion is necessary for morality. Obviously this is not the case as most people are good, decent people whether they believe in gods or not. Actually, non-believers get their morals from the same place as believers: human compassion and empathy. Christians, for example, do not get decent morals from the …
How are we Moral? The belief that religion is essential for morality is a point that seems so obvious it is never questioned. We believe that religious schools teach good moral values and we ensure our children attend church and Sunday school for the same reason. To be “God fearing” is seen as a positive …