Humanism — the belief that ethics and morality can be vested in rationality, rather than a supernatural deity — might sound like a departure from faith communities and culture, but according to Greg Epstein, it doesn't have to be. In his new book, Good Without God: What A Billion Nonreligious People Do Believe, Greg Epstein responds to challenges against humanism that spring from atheists and religious communities alike. Epstein argues that so-called nonbelievers actually share many important beliefs, and he discusses the importance of investing in these values of tolerance, responsibility, and morality. Read More...
Redeem now "Saturday Night Live" poked fun at British royal family etiquette on Saturday's episode hosted by Emma Thompson.In the skit titled "Etiquette Lessons," Leslie Jones played "Meghan Markle's third cousin," Shantay Thomas.Thompson played Vivian Hargrave, a royal etiquette coach brought in to teach Jones' character about high-tea protocol.The lessons started off with playful songs about high tea etiquette, before Thompson's character turned unexpectedly violent.The sketch ended with a fake magazine cover showing Jones' character attending the christening of Markle and Prince Harry's newborn baby, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor. Read More...
Michael Jordan.
Jerry Rice.
The names are enough to tell you that this is the stuff of legends. Both of these miraculous players changed the perception of what an athlete’s life looks like. And did all that while playing in two of the biggest American sports leagues.
Both of them entered the sports arena around the same time. Both of them were individually successful right out the gate. But it was not just their physicality and athleticism that they brought to the game. Read More...