You can't fault Epstein's enthusiasm and dedication. He's probably done as much for humanism in the US as Dawkins has done for it in the UK. His book, Good Without God, has just made the New York Times bestseller lists. And yet, despite 30 years' hard work, there are only three humanist university chaplains in the US -- at Harvard, Rutgers and Adelphi. Stanford and Columbia have had them in the past, but the posts are currently vacant and Tufts is campaigning for one.
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See also:
Can One Be Good Without God?
Why Atheists Don't Turn to Religion When Faced with Death or Disaster
