Meet the Extremists of the 112th Congress
On January 3rd, the U.S. House of Representatives came under Republican control for the first time since 2006. With the new tide of Republican... Read More
Why Does Tim Tebow Get to Send Religious Messages in the NFL?
By Hemant Mehta. Originally published on December 28th, 2010 at friendlyatheist.com. You may remember Tim Tebow. He’s the former college football player who tried to... Read More
Staff Profile: Bill Burgess, Legal Coordinator
This week’s Humanist Network News Staff Profile features our new staff attorney and legal coordinator of the Appignani Humanist Legal Center, Bill Burgess. Tell... Read More
Local Humanist Chapters Celebrate the Holidays
HumanLight, celebrated on December 23, is a time for celebration and community for those who wish to affirm the positive values of humanism. With... Read More
The Humanist Membership Gap: Ideas on Effectively Reaching Out to New Nontheists
By Mike Steiner According to various recent surveys, nontheists comprise about 15% of Americans, equivalent to over 35 million people. But when we combine... Read More
Humanist Chapters and Student Groups: How Can We Collaborate?
By Nate Mauger At college campuses around the country, secular students have been mobilizing to plan lively student group discussions on secular issues, organize... Read More
Best of the Hate Mail: Feedback from
By Erin Williamson "Consider Humanism,” the largest and most far-reaching atheist ad campaign ever to launch in the United States, challenged the Religious Right... Read More
First Humanist Community Center Opens in Phoenix
By Susan Sackett The Humanist Society of Greater Phoenix (HSGP) held its first meeting in our newly renovated building in Mesa, Ariz. on December... Read More
What Next for Gay Marriage?
Voters here in Wisconsin passed a ban on same-sex marriage in the fall of 2006. The following morning, I thoughtlessly tried to console a... Read More
The Nature of Great Coincidences
When I was at university my friend Bruno claimed to have the ideal pickup line. He’d approach a woman in a bar and say... Read More