World Union of Deists

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World Union of Deists
Formation1993
FounderBob Johnson
Headquarters Virginia
Website Official website

The World Union of Deists (WUD) is the largest and oldest [1] organization in the world promoting the natural religion of deism. [2]

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History

The World Union of Deists was founded in Charlottesville, Virginia, on April 10, 1993, by Robert Johnson. [3] The WUD is based in the United States with representatives in some thirty countries, produces podcasts, manages an online library, and publishes the journal Deism. [4] The motto is "God Gave Us Reason, Not Religion". [5] [6] The WUD has a bi-monthly publication called Think! [7]

International members

Europe

  • Flag of Europe.svg European Deist Union
  • Flag of Italy.svg Unione Deista Italiana
  • Flag of France.svg Association Déiste de France
  • Flag of Spain.svg Unión Deísta Española

Africa

  • Flag of Egypt.svg Deism in Egypt
  • Flag of Uganda.svg Deism Uganda
  • Flag of Tanzania.svg Deism Tanzania
  • Flag of Nigeria.svg Deism Nigeria

America

  • Flag of Brazil.svg Deismo Brasil
  • Flag of Colombia.svg Deísmo Colombia

Asia

  • Flag of Jordan.svg Deism in Jordan
  • Flag of Iraq.svg Deism in Iraq
  • Flag of India.svg Indian Deist
  • Flag of Hong Kong.svg Scientific Humanistic Deism
  • Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Deizm Azərbaycan
  • Flag of the Philippines.svg Deism Philippines

References

  1. ↑ Caron, Nathalie (2003). "American Deism". Cairn.info . 95 (1): 54–72.
  2. ↑ McDowell, Michael; Brown, Nathan Robert (2009). World Religions At Your Fingertips. Penguin. ISBN   9781101014691 . Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  3. ↑ Hodge, Bodie; Patterson, Roger (2015). World Religions and Cults Volume 1: Counterfeits of Christianity. ISBN   9781614584605 . Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  4. ↑ Huff, Peter A. (2021). Atheism and Agnosticism: Exploring the Issues. Abc-Clio. ISBN   9781440870835 . Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  5. ↑ Talbott, Strobe (2020). Our Founders' Warning: The Age of Reason Meets the Age of Trump. Brookings Institution Press. ISBN   9780815738244 . Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  6. ↑ Kelly, Terry (2020). Stars, Life and Intelligence: Being a Darwinian and a Believer. ATF Press. ISBN   9781925679687 . Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  7. ↑ Smith, Warren Allen (2000). Who's who in Hell: A Handbook and International Directory for Humanists, Freethinkers, Naturalists, Rationalists, and Non-theists. Barricade Books. ISBN   9781569801581 . Retrieved March 18, 2022.
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