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Actually, Dan, I sighed, you are going to make me do a lot of work! The terminology spiritual humanism is new to me, it used to be secular humanism and it was never defined as a religion.

The Dalai Lama addresses this very eloquently and speaks of this need before any religion. That we are humans, first, with human principles, needs and ethics based on reality. Much later in life do we become identified, if at all, with a religion. And he asserts that this is not even necessary.

This is a book I have not read lately. So I am not doing this subject justice. If you like to read I would highly recommend Ethics for the New Millienium which is not a religious book, nor is it a Buddhist book, it of the universal human need for a good life in accordance with the reality of nature and science.
I can also refer you to others that are working closely with cutting edge science if you are interested. I find them fascinating, albeit it difficult reading, but certainly worth the work.