HUMANIANITY, THE RELIGION FOR HUMANITY

FOR EVERYONE (The Most Important Religious Movement)

BY

WILLIAM V. VAN FLEET, M.D.

01/23/2013

(With edits as of 09/17/2020)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

EDITING EXPLANATION	Page 3
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS	Page 5
INTRODUCTION: HUMANIANITY	Page 6
EXPLANATION OF INTRODUCTION	Page 7
REUEP: A CLOSER LOOK	Page 9
HUMANIANITY: NAME AND IDENTITY	Page 12
BELIEF AND ACTION	Page 14
PUNISHMENT AND REVENGE	Page 21
SEX AND VIOLENCE	Page 28
FAITH, HONESTY, AND ADVOCACY	Page 40
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OR INDOCTRINATION OF CHILDREN	Page 49
HUMANIAN ORGANIZATION	Page 54
HUMANIANITY 2020	Page 66
CHRISTIAN HUMANIANITY	Page 82
JEWISH HUMANIANITY (To Be Prepared By A Jew)	Page 91
BUDDHIST HUMANIANITY (To Be Prepared By A Buddhist)	Page 92
ISLAMIC HUMANIANITY (To Be Prepared By A Muslim)	Page 93
HINDU HUMANIANITY (To Be Prepared By A Hindu)	Page 94
ATHEIST HUMANIANITY (To Be Prepared By An Atheist)	Page 95

Notes to reader:

To obtain most quickly the current, updated, best overview and explanation of Humanianity, it is recommended that you read the chapter “HUMANIANITY 2020,” inserted 11/07/2020.

The titles of the last five (or more) chapters are tentative, and are to be written by others who are thoroughly familiar with the current book and the previously written "textbook," Rational-Ethical Living and the Emergence of ‘Homo Rationalis’: FOR EVERYONE (The Most Important Book), downloadable free along with the current book at the PHILOSOPHY section of humanianity.com, and who identify themselves as Humanian as defined in this book. The date of the book will be updated as new chapters and revisions are added. You can participate in the writing of this book by contacting me with your ideas through the Charlotte Philosophy Discussion Group at Meetup.com, for which I am the Organizer. You do not have to attend meetings or reside in the Charlotte, NC area in order to participate on the message board or to contact me.

Bill Van Fleet