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 \nthe past it was damn near impossible!Whatan inviting target and scapegoat we makefor people who are organized and feelthreatened by secular humanism.  \nOver the years we have received many  \nletters concerning the content and tone  \nof the SHB.On one side we have readers  \nThe radical religious fundamentalists whowish to return society back to ignorance andoppression sorely need people like us toremain scattered,unorganized,and relativelyinvisible.The Alliance of Secular HumanistSocieties,which includes the Capital DistrictHumanist Society in New York State,hastaken the real first step in the process ofturning this situation around.  \nurging us to tone down our reporting of  \nthe foibles of relgion and the religiousand to concentrate more on “internal”  \nhumanist news and the secular  \n“messsage.”  \nOn the other hand,about the same  \nnumber of readers have indicated that  \nthey like such reporting,and many have  \neven provided clippings and stories in this  \nvein for use in the Bulletin.  \nWhile challenging the secular nature ofpublic school education,the radical Reli-gious Right did indeed popularize the termsecular humanism.We dare not allow themto define it for society in general  \nWhat do you think?Send us your  \nopinions and we will print what we  \nconsider to be the best arguments from  \neach side in an upcoming Bulletin.  \nThe“Secular Humorist”willcontinue  \n—Dennis Bender  \nas always because a large majority of  \nreaders has already expressed its pleasure  \nin this particular column.  \nDennis Bender is the Executive Director ofthe Albany,N.Y.,Capital District HumanistSociety.  \n## “Creationism”and Scholarship\n\nThirty percent of high-school biologyteachers polled by Dana Dunn believe that“creationism”should be taught in Biology.  \nsure.  \n2.Twenty-seven percent thought the  \ndead can communicate with the living.  \nDunn,a University of Texas sociologist,surveyed 400 teachers selected at:ndomfrom a list of 20,000 provided by the NationalScience Teachers Association.Some of herfindings:  \n3.Twenty-eight percent said people can  \npredict the future.  \n4.Thirty-four percent believe in mind  \nreading.  \nThe report did not say how many biology  \n1.Nineteen percent believe that humansand dinosaurs lived at the same time(theFlintstone effect).Fourteen percent were not  \nteachers believe b","cbCaiiM71Jio7hyv","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiiM71Jio7hyv","pdf",2144913,"English","# TheSecular Humanist Bulletin\n## A Kinder, GentlerBulletin?\n## \"Creationism\" and Scholarship\n## Curran's Ouster Final\n## Vatican Official Blasts Planned Parenthood","[{\"question\":\"Why does the bulletin emphasize not allowing opposition to define others unchallenged?\",\"answer\":\"It warns that unanswered claims are accepted as truth by many people who do not know better, so groups must prevent opponents from controlling the narrative.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the community update responding to from readers?\",\"answer\":\"It addresses letters about the SHB's content and tone, noting that some readers want more internal humanist news while others enjoy reporting on religious “foibles.”\"},{\"question\":\"What does the bulletin highlight in the sections on scholarship and universities?\",\"answer\":\"It cites polling on teaching creationism and describes a case involving Father Charles E. 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