Religion

going out to eat with a college friend and hearing the lady at the table next to us go on and on about the evils of Secular Humanism. I grew up heavily involved in a mainstream denomination and was going to a small Christian college of the same denomination in Austin. This was the first time I heard the phrase Secular Humanism and it was jarring to hear it discussed with such malice.

Anytime I'd heard humanism mentioned in college it was in connection with history, art, or music and was always presented as a positive development. Also, Jesus was a humanist. My search to understand what the heck she was so mad about is one of the things that led me completely into liberal politics.