In a recent Slate article Dan Falk asks, “Was Shakespeare an atheist?” and concludes that he very well may have been. But Shakespeare is hardly alone on a list of literary figures who questioned the... Read More

The Center for American Progress in Washington, DC, brought art and politics together Wednesday in hosting an intriguing panel discussion titled, “Noah and the Nexus of Faith and Environmentalism.” As I’m sure you’ve heard, Noah... Read More

I was once walking along West Nanjing road in Shanghai at ten o'clock in the evening when I ran across an old French acquaintance that I hadn't seen in several years. We were both pleasantly... Read More

Want your local humanist group want to participate in National Day of Reason but don’t know how to start? It’s not too late! There are many local groups throughout the country that plan to celebrate... Read More

It’s a Wonderful Life is such a cheery movie, we forget that the main character, George Bailey, gets drunk, crashes his car into a tree, and is about to jump off a bridge when his... Read More

Doubting the divine while still wearing the seal of the cross can be psychological torture, like being held captive in a medieval dungeon of the mind. It is a place of loneliness, despair, and limited... Read More