The collection
121 texts, 120 of them analysed
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Religion
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Christianity
624
Islam
358
Progressive movements
209
Buddhism
199
Judaism
137
Secular humanist
121
Hinduism
118
Sikhism
29
Baha'i
22
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Overcoming Opposites: A Plea for Networking and Open-Minded Counseling
Humanist
· 2026-09-01
· Berlin
· diesseits – Das humanistische Magazin
A plea for an open-minded, regionally networked counseling network on end-of-life wishes and assisted suicide that acts preventively and provides information.
Care · Community · Knowledge
— text from the website
Confessional Religious Education – A Persistent Problem
Humanist
· 2026-08-31
· Hartmut Kreß
· Humanistischer Pressedienst
The text analyses the constitutional and educational-policy problems of confessional religious education in Lower Saxony and Hamburg.
Justice · Truthfulness · Knowledge
— text from the website
Islamists and Right-Wing Extremists Against the Modern World: An Enlightenment-Oriented Volume by Sebastian Schnelle
Humanist
· 2026-08-31
· Armin Pfahl-Traughber
· Humanistischer Pressedienst
A review of a book that highlights the intellectual-historical commonalities between Islamism and right-wing extremism in their rejection of the political modern.
Knowledge · Truthfulness
— text from the website
The Wahl-O-Mat Brings Secular Topics into Discussion
Humanist
· 2026-08-28
· Peter Kurz
· Humanistischer Pressedienst
The Wahl-O-Mat increasingly asks about secular topics such as religious education and bans on symbols, which shows the political polarization between separation and partnership of state and church.
Justice · Knowledge
— text from the website
Dispute over the ICC Escalates
Humanist
· 2026-08-27
· Sebastian Schnelle
· Humanistischer Pressedienst
The United States imposes sanctions on ICC officials, thereby intensifying the historic dispute over the court's jurisdiction in the Gaza conflict.
Justice · Knowledge
— text from the website
Fewer and Fewer Church Funerals
Humanist
· 2026-08-27
· Frank Nicolai
· Humanistischer Pressedienst
The text describes the statistical decline of church funerals in Germany and the historical development of cremation from a prohibition to today's norm.
Knowledge · Truthfulness
— text from the website
Canada: Historical Compensation for Victims of Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church
Humanist
· 2026-08-26
· Luca La Mendola
· Humanistischer Pressedienst
The Archdiocese of Quebec is paying 31.5 million dollars to abuse victims; the text compares this with the inadequate reckoning in Germany.
Justice · Responsibility · Truthfulness
— text from the website
Secular and Atheist: A Study of the Worldview of Vegans
Humanist
· 2026-08-26
· Inge Hüsgen
· Humanistischer Pressedienst
A study shows that vegans in the German-speaking region are predominantly secular and atheist in outlook and take a critical stance towards religion and spirituality.
Knowledge · Truthfulness
— text from the website
David Hume, the Critic of Religion
Humanist
· 2026-08-25
· Gerhard Streminger
· Humanistischer Pressedienst
An appreciation of David Hume as a critic of religion, who reduces religiosity to fear, holds the proofs for God to have failed, and regards religion as a danger to morality.
Knowledge · Truthfulness
— text from the website
On Dyson Spheres, Extraterrestrial Artefacts, and the Consequences of First Contact
Humanist
· 2026-08-25
· Kortizes
· Humanistischer Pressedienst
Announcement of an online lecture on the search for extraterrestrial intelligence and the possible consequences of first contact.
Knowledge · Hope · Humility
— text from the website
How Trump's Vaccination Policy Challenges Institutions – and Why Europe Should Watch Closely
Humanist
· 2026-08-20
· Udo Endruscheit
· Humanistischer Pressedienst
The text warns that Trump's policy is destroying the independence of scientific health authorities in the United States and that Europe could replicate this pattern of institutional crisis.
Knowledge · Community · Justice
— text from the website
Foreign Enemies
Humanist
· 2026-08-19
· Helmut Ortner
· Humanistischer Pressedienst
The text analyzes the case of Sacco and Vanzetti as an example of judicial injustice based on prejudice against migrants and political radicals.
Justice
— text from the website
Podcast Conversation • Tillmann Bendikowski • Heaven Help Us! The History of Superstition and Magical Thinking
Philosophical
· 2026-08-15
· Kortizes – Institut für populärwissenschaftlichen Diskurs
· Nürnberg
· Kortizes – Institut für populärwissenschaftlichen Diskurs
A podcast conversation about magical thinking as a historically developed cultural phenomenon that becomes particularly relevant in times of crisis.
Knowledge · Humility
— machine transcript of a recording
How It All Began: A Conversation About the Origins of the Humanist Press Service
Humanist
· 2026-08-14
· Frank Nicolai
· Humanistischer Pressedienst
An interview about the founding of the hpd in 2006, its rapid growth in reach, and the 2008 rupture between the HVD and the gbs triggered by the Fitna controversy.
Knowledge · Community · Truthfulness
— text from the website
Freigeist (85) • What is Humanist Military Chaplaincy? • Audio Column by Helmut Fink
Philosophical
· 2026-08-01
· Kortizes – Institut für populärwissenschaftlichen Diskurs
· Nürnberg
· Kortizes – Institut für populärwissenschaftlichen Diskurs
Analysis of the demand for humanist military chaplaincy in the Bundeswehr and its distinction from religious offerings.
Justice · Knowledge
— machine transcript of a recording
Solutions for a Better Future
Humanist
· 2026-07-24
· Mastershausen
· Giordano-Bruno-Stiftung – Meldungen
The text promotes the 10th C2C Congress 2026 in Berlin and argues that a better future is possible through a sustainable circular economy.
Hope · Responsibility · Knowledge
— text from the website
Podcast Conversation • Andreas Bartels • Philosophy of Nature and Philosophy of Science
Philosophical
· 2026-07-15
· Kortizes – Institut für populärwissenschaftlichen Diskurs
· Nürnberg
· Kortizes – Institut für populärwissenschaftlichen Diskurs
Andreas Bartels explains in a podcast how the philosophy of nature distills philosophical foundations from the sciences and critically examines concepts such as time.
Knowledge · Humility
— machine transcript of a recording
Thinking out of the box
Humanist
· 2026-07-08
· Mastershausen
· Giordano-Bruno-Stiftung – Meldungen
Report on an interdisciplinary scholarship meeting of the Bertha von Suttner-Studienwerk with talks on identity, democracy, science, and society.
Knowledge · Community · Justice
— text from the website
Enlightened Wonder with Frajo (16) • The Burden of Care – A Privilege • Franz Josef Wetz
Philosophical
· 2026-07-01
· Kortizes – Institut für populärwissenschaftlichen Diskurs
· Nürnberg
· Kortizes – Institut für populärwissenschaftlichen Diskurs
The text interprets human concern for survival and meaning as a privilege, since it highlights the human being's exceptional adaptability and capacity to open up the world.
Community · Knowledge · Care
— machine transcript of a recording
Highly Gifted People Speak in Favor of a Humanist Talent Development Foundation
Humanist
· 2026-06-11
· Mastershausen
· Giordano-Bruno-Stiftung – Meldungen
A study shows that a majority of highly gifted people support a humanist talent development foundation and its equal treatment with religious foundations.
Justice · Knowledge
— text from the website
The Spirit in the Machine: The Magic and Limits of Artificial Intelligence
Humanist
· 2026-06-09
· Mastershausen
· Giordano-Bruno-Stiftung – Meldungen
Promotional text for the Kortizes Symposium 2026 on the opportunities, limits, and ethical questions of artificial intelligence.
Knowledge · Responsibility · Justice
— text from the website
The Faith Tribunal
Humanist
· 2026-06-02
· Mastershausen
· Giordano-Bruno-Stiftung – Meldungen
The 'Faith Tribunal' in Vienna calls for the separation of religion and state, the abolition of the blasphemy statute, and the return of colonial loot in order to combat religious fundamentalism.
Justice · Truthfulness · Knowledge
— text from the website
From Heteronomy to Self-Determination
Humanist
· 2026-05-27
· Mastershausen
· Giordano-Bruno-Stiftung – Meldungen
The text defends the Self-Determination Act as a progress over the Transsexual Law and calls for an evidence-based, ideologically neutral debate on transgender identity.
Justice · Truthfulness · Knowledge
— text from the website
Islamist attacks financed with German tax money?
Humanist
· 2026-05-23
· Mastershausen
· Giordano-Bruno-Stiftung – Meldungen
A report criticises the Federal Foreign Office for the uncontrolled funding of Islamic Relief, which is assessed as naivety towards political Islam.
Justice · Care · Knowledge
— text from the website
Catholic Proselytizing at State Expense
Humanist
· 2026-05-11
· Mastershausen
· Giordano-Bruno-Stiftung – Meldungen
Protest against the state funding of the Catholic Assembly and against the inadequate handling of sexualized violence in the Catholic Church.
Justice · Care · Truthfulness
— text from the website
Giordano Bruno Foundation Secures Right to 'Fair Use'
Humanist
· 2026-05-04
· Mastershausen
· Giordano-Bruno-Stiftung – Meldungen
The Giordano Bruno Foundation won a legal dispute against a picture agency that had sent a cease-and-desist notice claiming copyright infringement over screenshots of press articles.
Justice · Truthfulness · Knowledge
— text from the website
Bertha von Suttner Scholarship 2026
Humanist
· 2026-04-30
· Mastershausen
· Giordano-Bruno-Stiftung – Meldungen
The text announces the application for the Bertha von Suttner Scholarship 2026 and describes the humanist prerequisites as well as the funding conditions.
Justice · Knowledge
— text from the website
Not Only Iran Needs a Regime Change
Humanist
· 2026-04-27
· Mastershausen
· Giordano-Bruno-Stiftung – Meldungen
A humanist calls for regime change in Iran, Russia, the USA, and Israel and warns against the sacralization of political conflicts through religious myths.
Justice · Hope · Knowledge
— text from the website
Putin Is Afraid of Paper Figures
Humanist
· 2026-04-02
· Mastershausen
· Giordano-Bruno-Stiftung – Meldungen
Russia sentences carnival float maker Jacques Tilly in absentia to prison for satirical depictions of Putin; he defends himself as an attack on artistic freedom.
Justice · Community · Truthfulness
— text from the website
Rationality, Markets and Morals (RMM)
Humanist
· 2026-04-01
· Mastershausen
· Giordano-Bruno-Stiftung – Meldungen
The Hans-Albert Institute is relaunching the journal RMM to connect philosophy and economics and announces a special issue on Dieter Birnbacher.
Knowledge · Community
— text from the website
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