In September, there was debate over whether atheism is a “religion”. One of our members, Say Liang, wrote a letter in response to the debate:
Don’t stereotype atheism
I refer to Mr Daniel Lee’s forum letter, “No conclusive definition of ‘atheism’” published on September 19. I had thought that Mr Paul Tobin’s letter put the matter to rest but unfortunately Mr Lee has recycled the well worn misconception that atheism is “a belief system”. [Read more…]
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Our ex-President, Paul Tobin, wrote to the Straits Times forum to explain what atheism means. He was responding to Pastor Lawrence Khong’s comment in a previous interview that atheists are religious with belief systems. Mr Tobin responded by saying that atheism is not a belief system for it merely describes the absence of belief in god(s). Original letter submitted to the press: [Read more…]
Photo: Event speaker Zheng Huifen (left) receiving a token of appreciation from HSS President Mark after the event.
By Zheng Huifen
On 1 Sept 2013, I had the pleasure of leading a discussion on the topic of “Giving: Limited Resources, Maximum Impact”. The aim was to explore how each person, with limited resources, can and should make charitable contributions, and how to maximise the effect of such giving. Some 30 HSS members and guests gathered to explore the subject. [Read more…]
