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left Fred Edwords, born July 19, 1948, in San Diego, California, is a longtime agnostic〔"Frederick Edwords, Executive Director of the American Humanist Association, who labels himself an agnostic." (Atheism 101 ), by William B. Lindley, ''Truth Seeker'' Volume 121 (1994) No. 2, (accessed April 14, 2008)〕 or ignostic〔"Being a Humanist Dad" by Fred Edwords in ''Humanist Network News'', (2012 )(accessed March 5, 2015)〕 humanist leader in Washington DC.〔"Contributors" in ''Scientists Confront Creationism'' (New York: W.W. Norton, 1983), edited by Laurie R. Godfrey〕 He is currently director of planned giving for the Humanist Foundation, the endowment fund of the American Humanist Association,〔("Meet the AHA Staff: Fred Edwords" ) on the American Humanist Association website (accessed November 5, 2014)〕 the latter an organization he earlier served as editor of its national magazine, the ''Humanist'', from 1995 to 2006, as executive director from 1984 to 1999, and as national administrator from 1980 to 1984. He was also editor of the association's membership newsletter ''Free Mind'' from 2002 to 2006 and editor of the ''Creation/Evolution'' journal from 1980 to 1991. Edwords was national director of the United Coalition of Reason from 2009 to 2015,〔"Fred Edwords, a longtime atheist leader who directs an umbrella group, the United Coalition of Reason," ("More atheists shout it from the rooftops" ) by Laurie Goldstein, ''New York Times'', April 26, 2009, (accessed September 29, 2009)〕〔(February 24, 2015, press release ) on the United Coalition of Reason website〕 president of Camp Quest, Inc., from 2002 to 2005,〔"History of Camp Quest" on the Camp Quest website, under subhead: (Incorporation and Expansion ) (accessed March 6, 2015)〕 and on the staff of the Ohio camp from 1998 to 2008. He was also vice president of the North American Committee for Humanism from 1990 to 1992 and president of the Humanist Association of San Diego in 1978. He has served on the boards of the International Humanist and Ethical Union (1986–1999), the New York Council for Evolution Education (1982–1994), and the National Center for Science Education (1982–1992). He was chair of the American Humanist Association's Humanist Manifesto III Drafting Committee from 2002 to 2003. On August 7, 1985, he became a co-plaintiff in the successful U.S. District Court lawsuit, ''Asimov v. United States'', against the U.S. Department of Education, brought by the National Emergency Civil Liberties Committee re: magnet schools in the Math/Science bill. Edwords was named Rationalist of the Year by the American Rationalist Federation in 1984, received the Humanist Pioneer Award of the American Humanist Association in 1986, was named a HumCon Pioneer by the Alliance of Humanist, Atheist, and Ethical Culture Organizations of Los Angeles County in 1992.,〔("Brief Biography of Fred Edwords" ) on the ''Secular Web''. (Accessed March 5, 2012)〕 and received the Humanist Heritage Award of the Humanist Foundation in 2014.〔"Humanist Heritage Award Presented to Fred Edwords," ''Free Mind'', Fall 2014, Vol. 58, No. 3, p. 5.〕 Today, in addition to his Humanist Foundation work, Edwords serves on the adjunct faculty of the Humanist Institute, is an advisory board member of the Secular Student Alliance, and sits on the Human Origins Initiative, (Broader Social Impacts Committee ) of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. He is widely published, frequently quoted in news stories, and has lectured throughout the United States and Canada as well as in India, Mexico, and Russia. He has been married to Mary Carroll Murchison-Edwords since June 1980. The couple have two children, both now adults. ==See also== * American Humanist Association * Camp Quest * United Coalition of Reason 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fred Edwords」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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