The Darkest Day: A Quintessentially Humanist Celebration
In 2007 the American Humanist Association became the first national sponsor of HumanLight, the humanist holiday celebrated on or around December 23. The HumanLight website describes the holiday as celebrating and expressing "positive humanist ideals... Read More
The Comics Section: Burning in Hell, A Religious Doorstop, and Being Single
New comics by Jesus and Mo, Ape Not Monkey, and The Bad Chemicals!
The Science of Positive Humanism: An Interview with Author Bo Bennett
A successful entrepreneur and published author, Bo Bennett is currently the producer and host of The Humanist Hour, the official broadcast of the American Humanist Association, where he can be heard weekly discussing a variety... Read More
Our Favorite Holiday Movies
30 Rock's "Christmas Special" (2008) If I'm at home and my TV is on, there is an alarmingly high likelihood that an old episode of 30 Rock will be playing in the background. The brilliant... Read More
Humanist Voices in Verse: “Falling”
This week’s poem is by Daniel Thomas Moran, TheHumanist.com poetry editor, retired dentist and Boston University Assistant Professor, former Poet Laureate of Suffolk County, New York and the author of seven collections of poetry. He... Read More
The Cartoon History of Humanism, Episode 14 Fra Paolo Sarpi: Venice's Secret Atheist?
View all episodes in the Cartoon History of Humanism series. Fra Paolo Sarpi: Venice's Secret Atheist? To his contemporaries, he was an astronomer to equal Galileo. To Galileo, he was the greatest mathematician of his... Read More
Thanksgiving Non-Prayers for Humanists
The below post originally appeared in Humanist Network News (HNN) on November 20, 2013. Thanksgiving is a holiday many Americans can enjoy. But what should humanists do if they’re asked to say “grace” before the... Read More