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The Giordano Bruno Foundation ((ドイツ語:Giordano-Bruno-Stiftung)) is a Germany-based non-profit foundation under public law that pursues the “Support of Evolutionary Humanism”. It was founded by entrepreneur Herbert Steffen in 2004 and was named after the Dominican monk Giordano Bruno who was convicted of heresy and burnt at the stake in 1600. The foundation's executive spokesman is Michael Schmidt-Salomon, who also wrote the “Manifesto of Evolutionary Humanism” ((ドイツ語:Manifest des Evolutionären Humanismus)) on its behalf. From its beginnings the foundation was particularly committed to the work of church critic Karlheinz Deschner. The Giordano Bruno Foundation is emphatic on criticism of religion. It holds the view that religions “balefully affect the cultural evolution of humanity to this day”. With its commitment to a “Cultural Ideal of Humanism and Enlightenment” it tries to counter the thoughts of “German (Christian) Cultural Ideals (Leitkultur)” as well as the politically indifferent multiculturalism.〔(Dr. Michael Schmidt-Salomon: Leitkultur Humanismus und Aufklärung )〕 The Foundation supports the Central Council of Ex-Muslims (''Zentralrat der Ex-Muslime''), founded in 2007.〔(Zentralrat der Ex-Muslime ), ''KÖLNER STADT-ANZEIGER'', 11 February 2007 (Accessed 8 April 2008)〕 The council consists of former Muslims that criticize islamism and tries to raise consciousness of the lack of religious freedom within Islam. ==Activities== One of its projects is the “Forschungsgruppe Weltanschauungen Deutschland” (fowid) ((英語:Research Group World Views Germany)) that customizes empirical data on the social dissemination of world-views. Its fields of work are: # Evolutionary Humanism / naturalistic world-view # Criticizing religion / Secularism # Epistemology / Philosophy of Science # Ethics In collaboration with the “Humanistischer Verband Deutschlands” ((英語:Humanist Association of Germany)) it coined the “Humanistischer Pressedienst” ((英語:Humanist News Service))”. The Humanist News Service brings secular humanist views to the public. The foundation seeks the secularization of the German public holiday Christi Himmelfahrt (Ascension Day) by seeking to have it renamed "Evolutionstag" (Evolution Day).〔 Note that this is unrelated to the Evolution Day which marks the anniversary of the first publication of Darwin's ''On the Origin of Species''.〕 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「Giordano Bruno Foundation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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