The Humanevangelist: Time for the Catholic Laity to Take Control
More than a billion Catholics have no vote or voice in how their church operates. Revelation after revelation of high-level child-abuse conspiracies have failed... Read More
Character Study: How Atheism Has Become Less Important—and More Interesting—on Screen
In the recent indie movie and surprise hit Eighth Grade, shy Kayla (Elsie Fischer) plays a sweet but often awkward girl struggling through one... Read More
The Humanist Dilemma: Can We Forego a Small Bit of Comfort to Avoid Making Someone Else Far More Uncomfortable?
Experiencing an ethical dilemma? Need advice from a humanist perspective? Send your questions to The Humanist Dilemma at dilemma@thehumanist.com (subject line: Humanist Dilemma). All... Read More
The Comics Section: Catholic Scandals and Slippery Slopes
The latest from Jesus and Mo and Raging Pencils!
Secular Programming Supports America’s Inmates
According to the Prison Policy Initiative’s 2018 report, the US criminal justice system holds nearly 2.3 million people (of the nation’s total 329 million... Read More
Ahead of the Curve: Food Fight
If you’re not interested in eating, you can skip this article and move on to the next. The technology underlying what we eat has... Read More
Back to School? LGBTQ+ Youth Homelessness
As the summer winds down and back-to-school season begins, public focus increases on funding for schools, teachers, and resources. While enrollment in public schools... Read More
HUMANIST PROFILE | Robert Redford
"When somebody thinks God speaks to him, you've got trouble... Is there an afterlife? As far as I know, this is it. It's all... Read More
Natural Disasters & the Humanist Response At Foundation Beyond Belief, Recovery Is a Human Rights Issue
LAST FALL THE UNITED STATES and the Caribbean were battered by three devastating, record-breaking hurricanes—Harvey in Texas and Louisiana, Irma in the Caribbean and... Read More
As the Christian Church Crumbles, is Humanism Ready to Step Up?
THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH in the developed world is in collapse. This is true notwithstanding the current political resurgence of the religious right, which demographics... Read More