What is Humanism?
Humanism is a progressive philosophy of life that, without theism and other supernatural beliefs, affirms our ability and responsibility to lead ethical lives of personal fulfillment that aspire to the greater good of humanity.
This is from the web site of the American Humanist Association. There is a great deal of interesting and eye-opening stuff at this site and well worth a visit.
I have a dream that one day Americans will judge their candidates on the content of their character and their political positions, rather than on their professed religious beliefs. I have a dream that one day we will have an electorate that doesn’t much care about the private religious views of elected officials, and that politicians won’t make their religious beliefs part of their public campaigns. I have a dream that one day candidates will have the political courage to say that questions about religion are none of the public’s business. However, my dreams might be more difficult to achieve than those of Martin Luther King Jr.
A Celebration of Reading 