Minister-turned-atheist Teresa MacBain loses Harvard job after inflating resume | Religion News Service

So disappointed, but at least she boned up and has taken positive actions, apology and acceptance of the consequences, something many prominent religious leaders have never done (ie. did the Papacy ever take responsibility for moving pedophile priests around the world in order to avoid prosecution and obstruct justice?

The dismissal has sent an undercurrent of sadness through the nontheist community, which has struggled to establish an image of morality in the absence of faith — “Good without God” is the American Humanist Association’s motto.

“I do not believe any one mistake by any one individual will define or derail us,” said Paul Fidalgo, director of communications for the Center for Inquiry, an organization founded by Paul Kurtz, author of The Humanist Manifesto.

“We, as a community, define who we are every day in millions of ways, large and small, by how we interact with those around us. And that’s a very positive story.”

Minister-turned-atheist Teresa MacBain loses Harvard job after inflating resume | Religion News Service