Noelle George
Noelle George has her B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Washington and has experience in engineering and project management in the oil and gas industry. She has also worked in finance, technology, and customer service prior to obtaining her engineering degree. Noelle was the Ambassador Director for Atheist Alliance International and founded and served as President of SECULAR Center. Upon SCUSA's merger with Foundation Beyond Belief in 2011, Noelle became the program coordinator for Volunteers Beyond Belief. She is also the Coordinator for the Houston Freethought Alliance. Noelle lives in Houston with her husband, her 5 month old daughter Sonia, 15 year old cat (Chica), and 3 year old dog (Luna). She became an atheist about 15 years ago but was only recently inspired to get involved with atheist and humanist causes. She enjoys music, playing the piano, singing off key, writing, and traveling.
Let’s Talk About Sex
What is sexual immorality? What is the definition of sexual immorality? Is it cheating on a spouse? Masturbating? Sex before marriage? Gay sex? Lying about sex? Taking advantage of someone unable to give informed sexual consent (someone who is under the influence, a minor, mentally disabled, etc)? A Google search for ‘sexual immorality’ and ‘sexual [...]
Attitude of Gratitude
What should we be thankful for? I am thankful for many things, but I don’t think I should be. Let me explain. I am thankful for the small chance that I even exist at all, the small chance that I was born in a developed country with many opportunities for education and work choices, the small [...]
Images of God and Mental Health
Whenever I’m asked to interpret data from a research report, I am usually curious not just about what the conclusions are, but about how they arrived at those conclusions. In this case, those who have “a strong, loving relationship with God report fewer mental health issues, while those respondents who report more ambiguity in their [...]
Should the word “sin” be part of our political vocabulary?
The first definition of ‘sin’ from The Free Dictionary online is “A transgression of a religious or moral law, especially when deliberate.” If the dictionary can’t keep religion out of the definition of sin, then the word ‘sin’ definitely doesn’t belong in American politics. And incorporating the word ‘sin’ can only be detrimental to the continuing struggle [...]