Zerin Firoze will speak to us about her journey out of Bangladesh in 2016. Zerin Firoze is an outspoken Ex-Muslim and Bengali atheist.  She is an advocate for secularism in Bangladesh.  She has fearlessly spoken out against extremism in spite of the threats against her life.  Despite the deadly attacks against secularists in Bangladesh, Zerin […]

Many of us believe our water is safe to drink.  Some rural residents drink well water.  Urban residents drink municipal supplied water.  Yet, as residents of Flint, Michigan found out, one can not assume that municipal water is safe to drink.  Please check out the recent update on the problem there as featured on CBS […]

The Declaration of Independence expresses high ideals to throw off a despotic government and create a government dedicated to ensuring the safety and happiness of its people.  Both before and since this declaration, people have been coming to America for many reasons:  Religious freedom, escaping persecution, violence, or poverty, or for adventure, education, and other […]

EHST is pleased to have UNC Professor of History, Molly Worthen, as our guest.  She will speak briefly, but prefers to have dialog with us in a question-and-answer format.  So, we will need to be prepared with good questions!  We recommend that you read the following articles she has written: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/05/a-match-made-in-heaven/521409/ https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/02/opinion/sunday/sex-gender-christian-campuses.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/18/opinion/sunday/where-in-the-world-can-we-find-hope.html Of course, […]

Our guest speaker on July 15 will be Michael Werner. Many people criticize the "rise of the Nones" for its nihilism. "There is no God," full stop, is not a useful replacement for the comfort and guidance traditional religion seeks to provide. Michael Werner's thoughtful new book, "What Can You Believe When You Don't Believe […]