HONORS and OBITUARIES
LIFETIME AWARD FOR SUICIDE WORK (sfgate article)
Bernard Mayes, Father of Suicide Hotline dies at 85
Bernard Mayes, S.F. founder of 1st U.S. suicide hotline, dies (sfgate article)
UVA Magazine Memorial, Summer 2015 Issue:
Remembering Bernard Duncan Mayes, The Pioneer
Charlottesville Daily Progress Obituary
(cut and pasted to Sandy's Blog page from the article because of a subscription requirement)
The Bay Area Reporter and the BBC News Magizing also published obituaries,
but the links are broken.
The issues raised by the Soup Manifesto have inspired considerable interest among the general public in many countries. Much criticism of religion such as that offered in the following books has failed to offer a constructive alternative {let alone a working ethic}, something that our Manifesto attempts to correct. -bdm
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ABOUT
BERNARD DUNCAN MAYES
Bernard’s Memoir:
“Escaping God’s Closet; Revelations of a Queer Priest”
(UVa Press, 2001)
Bernard Mayes Archives from the University of Maryland
UVA Magazine Memorial, Summer 2015 Issue:
Remembering Bernard Duncan Mayes, The Pioneer
Soupism summary from the wikipedia page:
“According to Mayes, this implies that all things are interdependent and subject to constant, endless change. Mayes's philosophy of "soup" further asserts that that there can be neither a true beginning nor a true end of existence, and that belief in supernatural forces, gods, spirits and the soul is false,
being the product of human imagination.
Mayes also argues that the interdependence, interaction and endless exchange within existence necessitate a particular ethic. This ethic is derived from the further belief that love for others, egalitarian government, universal education and respect for the planet and all that live upon it are critical for the continued health,
well being and survival of the human species.”
Read Bernard's "Soup Manifesto" here: The Soup Manifesto
VIDEO and AUDIO LINKS:
Video of Bernard speaking about his book,
The Revelations of a Queer Priest”
(UVa Press, 2001)
slideshow created for receptions held in his memory
Remembering Bernard Mayes:
(Click on the image below)