Star Crossed Omits “Under God” from the Pledge—in 2024
On September 7, 2014, a spaceship full of alien refugees fleeing their dying planet crash-lands on the surface of the Earth. What’s supposed to be a day of liberation and refuge becomes the day of... Read More
Why Remake Cosmos?
Generally, I’m not big on reboots. For example, compared with the 1947 original, the 1994 version of Miracle on 34th Street is just sad. At least, I assume it is since I would never watch... Read More
AFTER TWILIGHT: Fighting Theocracy, Comic Book Style
Growing up in Texas I came across more than my fair share of religious fundamentalists, many of whom were my best friends. Most of these people were just overzealous Christians eager to spread what they... Read More
Book Review: Imagine There’s No Heaven: How Atheism Helped Create the Modern World
In Imagine There’s No Heaven: How Atheism Helped Create The Modern World, author Mitchell Stephens delivers a readable, vibrant history of disbelief and atheistic thought, arguing persuasively that intellectual challenges to religious belief were a... Read More
True Detective. True Atheist?
The level of suspense in HBO’s new series True Detective starts high in the pilot episode and continues throughout. It’s a great crime drama that takes place in the Deep South where Christianity masks a... Read More
Answers to Last Week’s Humanist Puzzle: The Straight Dope
Did you solve last week’s Double Jumble? Check your answers below! Special thanks to Dan Mason, creator of this puzzle! Check TheHumanist.com next week for a brand new puzzle to solve!
The Comics Section: Science and Religion, Atheists Can Go to Heaven, Life Has No Meaning
New comics by Jesus and Mo, Ape Not Monkey, and The Bad Chemicals!
