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The Freethinker (journal)

Index The Freethinker (journal)

The Freethinker was a British secular humanist magazine, founded by G.W. Foote in 1881. [1]

25 relations: Antireligion, Atheism, Barry Duke, Blasphemy, Chapman Cohen, Christmas, David Reynolds (author), David Tribe, Edward Aveling, English language, Frank Ridley, Freethought, George William Foote, Jim Herrick, Kit Mouat, List of science magazines, Magazine, National Secular Society, Persecution of Christians, Peter Brearey, Pioneer Press, Secular humanism, Superstition, University of Chicago Press, William McIlroy (secularist).

Antireligion

Antireligion is opposition to religion of any kind.

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Atheism

Atheism is, in the broadest sense, the absence of belief in the existence of deities.

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Barry Duke

Barry Duke (born 1947 in Johannesburg) is a journalist, atheist, gay rights activist and currently the editor of The Freethinker and The Pink Humanist.

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Blasphemy

Blasphemy is the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence to a deity, or sacred things, or toward something considered sacred or inviolable.

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Chapman Cohen

Chapman Cohen (1 September 1868 – 4 February 1954) was a leading English freethinker and a secularist and atheist writer and lecturer.

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Christmas

Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ,Martindale, Cyril Charles.

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David Reynolds (author)

David Alan Clifton Reynolds (born October 1948) is an author and publisher.

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David Tribe

David Harold Tribe (1931 – 2017) was a leading secularist and humanist, and wrote many books, articles and pamphlets.

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Edward Aveling

Edward Bibbins Aveling (29 November 1849 – 2 August 1898) was a prominent English biology instructor and popular spokesman for Darwinian evolution, atheism, and socialism.

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English language

English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in early medieval England and is now a global lingua franca.

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Frank Ridley

Francis Ambrose Ridley, usually known as Frank Ridley (22 February 1897 – 27 March 1994) was a Marxist and secularist of the United Kingdom.

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Freethought

Freethought (or "free thought") is a philosophical viewpoint which holds that positions regarding truth should be formed on the basis of logic, reason, and empiricism, rather than authority, tradition, revelation, or dogma.

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George William Foote

George William Foote (11 January 1850 – 17 October 1915) was an English secularist and journal editor.

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Jim Herrick

Jim Herrick (born 1944) is a British Humanist and secularist.

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Kit Mouat

Kit Mouat (1 March 1920 – 3 September 1986) was an English poet, author and secular humanist activist and editor.

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List of science magazines

A science magazine is a periodical publication with news, opinions and reports about science, generally written for a non-expert audience.

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Magazine

A magazine is a publication, usually a periodical publication, which is printed or electronically published (sometimes referred to as an online magazine).

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National Secular Society

The National Secular Society (NSS) is a British campaigning organisation that promotes secularism and the separation of church and state.

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Persecution of Christians

The persecution of Christians can be historically traced from the first century of the Christian era to the present day.

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Peter Brearey

Peter Leslie Brearey (23 December 1939 – 7 May 1998) was a British secularist, socialist, and journalist.

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Pioneer Press

The Pioneer Press publishes 32 local newspapers in the Chicago area.

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Secular humanism

Secular humanism is a philosophy or life stance that embraces human reason, ethics, and philosophical naturalism while specifically rejecting religious dogma, supernaturalism, pseudoscience, and superstition as the basis of morality and decision making.

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Superstition

Superstition is a pejorative term for any belief or practice that is considered irrational: for example, if it arises from ignorance, a misunderstanding of science or causality, a positive belief in fate or magic, or fear of that which is unknown.

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University of Chicago Press

The University of Chicago Press is the largest and one of the oldest university presses in the United States.

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William McIlroy (secularist)

William J. "Bill" McIlroy (4 July 1928 – 22 August 2013) was a British secularist and atheist activist, writer and editor.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Freethinker_(journal)

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