Institute for Humanist Studies
- Institute for Humanist Studies
The Institute for Humanist Studies (IHS) is a humanist think tank. It is a non-profit organization, for non-theistic, and secular, Humanism. IHS is a Specialist Member of the International Humanist and Ethical Union.
The official symbol of IHS is a version of the Happy Human, which is the current official symbol of the IEHU.
Publications
The IHS publishes a weekly electronic newsletter, the Humanist Network News. This deals with current US and international Humanist issues.
The E-newsletter contains Freethunk [http://swensonfunnies.com/freethought/freethought.html] , a cartoon made for Freethinkers which often parodies Religious Fundamentalism.
Other activities
*IHS has offices in Albany, New York, United States. The base of the IHS is the Humanist Center, which was purchased with a private donation.
*The IHS administers the IHS Grant Fund, which manages $130,000 per year. Camp Quest Canada was created this with grant.
*IHS offers free Web hosting to Humanist and related websites through [http://humanists.net/ Humanists.net] .
*IHS operates the Continuum of Humanist Education, "..."the world's first interactive, online curriculum centered around humanist thought"."
ee also
*The Humanist Institute
External links
* [http://www.humaniststudies.org/ Institute for Humanist Studies]
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