8. Martin Di Maggio on Humanistic Judaism, Cultivating Communities & Confronting Misconceptions

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This week on Humanism Now as we welcome Lola Tinubu, Co-Founder of the Association of Black Humanists and Nicole Shasha, Founder of Leicester Humanists to discuss their experiences creating and cultivating secular communities and challenging misconceptions.
We also discuss the implications of Ayaan Hirsi Ali's recent article Why I am Now a Christian, the critiques of atheism contained within and Hirsi Ali's impact, influence and legacy for global Humanists and freethinkers.
In our guest interview, Martin Di Maggio explains Humanistic Judaism, from its intellectual routes to current practices and differences with other denominations of both Judaism and Humanism.
Finally, we answer this week's mailbag question; What are the taboos associated with being a humanist?

Episode References:

• Why I am Now a Christian, Ayaan Hirsi Ali
• Why I Am Not a Christian - A response to Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Michael Shermer

About Martin Di Maggio:
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📷 @spinoza_havurah

Martin's References:

• shj.org
• Judaism beyond God by Sherwin Wine
• Humanistic Havdalah by Martin Hasan
• Kiddush: Humanist Liturgy by Machar

Upcoming Events:

• ABH Discussion Group, 21 Nov 2023
• ABH: Ayan Hirsi Ali: Muslim to Atheist to Christian, 25 Nov 2023
• CLH Online Talk:

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Chapters

1. 8. Martin Di Maggio on Humanistic Judaism, Cultivating Communities & Confronting Misconceptions (00:00:00)

2. PART 1: Intro to Lola Tinubu, Co-Founder, Association of Black Humanists (00:00:25)

3. Starting the Association of Black Humanists (00:06:13)

4. Leicester Humanists Launch (00:12:34)

5. Thoughts on Ayaan Hirsi Ali's Conversion to Christianity (00:15:19)

6. Ayaan Hirsi Ali's Critiques of Atheism (00:29:44)

7. Ayaan Hirsi Ali's Influence & Legacy (00:32:40)

8. ANNOUNCEMENT: Request for Research on UK Asylum System based on Apostacy or Blasphemy (00:37:10)

9. PART 2: Interview with Martin Di Maggio, Understanding Humanistic Judaism (00:38:07)

10. Routes and Practices of Humanistic Judaism (00:46:00)

11. Humanistic Judaism Events in London (00:56:12)

12. PART 3: Interview Review and Maintaining Cultural Heritage (01:01:17)

13. Mailbag: What are the Taboos around Humanism? (01:03:59)

14. Outro and Upcoming Events (01:09:12)