Title:Religious vs Secular Humanism
Author: Austin Cline
Date Published: n.d
Why Relevant and Summary: It helps define what it is to be humanist, and discusses whether their is some sort of religion involved in everything, even within Atheism or Humanism.
How This Influenced My Thinking: It got me wondering about all the different religious believes and how different everyone's mentality and beliefs are.
Credibility of Source: Seems credible.
Title: World Views and Religion
Date Published: April 9, 2009
Author: Newton Fortuin
Summary and Why Relevant: The reason as to why this is relevant is because it talks about religion and the world view on religion. I myself am fascinated with religion, I am fascinated at the different types of religions that exist and the different faiths that people have and put into their religion, creator, and God. It still amazes me that the world is still spinning with so many conflicts with each religion.
How This Influenced My Thinking: it made me realize that I am not the only one that is fascinated with religion and that is intrigued with the fact that people go crazy over who's religion is "right" or "better"
Credibility: From Open Salon a viewed Blog that users from around the world post and comment.
Title: World Views and Religion
Author: M. Scott Pecks
Date: APRIL 9, 2009
Why Relevant and Summary: It talks about how everyone has a religion and what determines a persons particular worldview
How This Influenced My Thinking: It didn't influence my thinking
Credibility of Source: Somewhat credible
Title: When Parents and Teens Clash over Religion
Author: Victoria Clayton
Date Published: April 4, 2005
Why Relevant and Summary: This is an article regarding parents problems with their children when there is debate about the beliefs of their religion and when the child doesn't believe the same as the parents. There is some advice given to those parents as well as some facts regarding benefits and drawbacks of growing up with a religion.
How This Influenced My Thinking: I have always believed growing up with a religion is important and that it does make a person more likely to associate their lives with positive things, but it is interesting to read and learn about some of the drawbacks
Credibility of Source: this is an article from ABC news and it involves a person's actual experience.
Title: Gay Male and Lesbian Youth Suicide
Author: Paul Gibson
Why Relevant and Summary: Talks about the causes and incidence of suicide in gay youth as well as ways to prevent it.
How This Influenced My Thinking: I had no idea that the rates were so much higher than in heterosexuality.
Credibility of Source: High. Therapist in San Francisco
Title:The Benefits from Marriage and Religion in the United States: A Comparative Analysis
Author:Linda J. Waite and Evelyn L. Lehrer
Date Published: 2003
Why Relevant and Summary: includes information about how growing up with a religious background affects children.
How This Influenced My Thinking: It gave me some really interesting things to think about. I hadn't really thought before about how this can effect you
Credibility of Source: pretty good, it is a government website
Title: Do children need religion?
Author: Austin Cline
Date Published : 2013
Why relevant: Talks about the negatives and positives about being raised with religion. It helps to focus on what can really affect the child when religion is involved in a family life.
How this influenced my thinking: It just helps me to look at what I can help my children with when they reach that age and may be faced with these issues as well.
Credibility of Source: I've used this site many times for references and it seems to be credible.