Secular Humanism and the Reorganization of Religion. Humanism is a religion, and the Supreme Court defined it as such in 1961 (Torcaso v. Watkins, 1961; the word âreligionâ or âreligiousâ occurs 28 times in the first Manifesto, 1933). While the initial Manifesto is specifically religious, the subsequent humanist documents are not. However, the democratic humanism of the Secular Humanist Declaration (1980), and the âplanetaryâ humanism of Kurtzâs Humanist Manifesto 2000, do not contradict the major premises of the first Manifesto. The initial Manifesto most plainly declares humanism to be a religious enterprise.
1 You may be asked to remove hairpins, jewelry, eyeglasses, hearing aids and any removable dental work that could obscure the images.  You MAY be asked not to eat anything 4 hours before your exam if you will receive contrast material for a CT scan. Contrast is a substance that highlights the tissues and blood vessels. You may continue to drink clear liquids (water, clear juices, or tea) until your scan. It is important for you to drink often before and after your scan. Drinking water helps remove contrast from your kidneys.
On the day of your MRI scan, you should be able to eat, drink and take any medication as usual, unless advised otherwise. In some cases, you may be asked not to eat or drink anything for up to four hours before the scan, and sometimes you may be asked to drink a fairly large amount of water beforehand.uring the scan. An MRI scanner is a short cylinder that's open at both ends. You'll lie on a motorised bed that's moved inside the scanner. You'll enter the scanner either head first or feet first, depending on the part of your body being scanned.