Hurricanes Harvey & Irma: Responding to the Second Disaster We’re all responsible for helping survivors recover from disaster
The primary focus during a disaster is on life-saving measures like search and rescue and sheltering, for obvious reasons. The flashing lights of response... Read More
The Humanist Dilemma: Should I Go to the Nearby Catholic Hospital?
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: Sanctity of Life & the Origin of Love
Your favorites from Jesus and Mo and The Atheist Pig!
Urgent Need or Religious Exceptionalism? Texas Churches Sue FEMA for Reimbursement
Three Texas churches are suing the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for excluding them from public assistance after they aided the community during Hurricane... Read More
Rules Are for Schmucks: A Humanist Response to the Nashville Statement
Late last month, an impressive array of evangelicals calling themselves the “Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood” issued what they called the “Nashville Statement,”... Read More
Surveying the Demise of White American Christianity
The 2016 election laid bare the underbelly of Christianity with over 81 percent of white evangelicals casting their vote for Donald J. Trump. In... Read More
On the Hill: The Religious Freedom Issue Congress Should Be Focused On
President Trump and his religious right allies in Congress are at it again, attacking the Johnson Amendment in another attempt to weaken the wall... Read More
Morality Survey Revisited: How Did Humanists Measure Up?
On August 23 we published the article, “Can Good Be Good if Nobody Knows It?” to address a morality study published by Nature Human... Read More
Through the Rings: Cassini Completes an Amazing Journey
A twenty-year odyssey to explore Saturn and its moons will come to end on September 15 when NASA’s Cassini probe will plunge into Saturn’s... Read More
The Failures of Conservatism in Higher Education
During my college application process, I kept a chart that showed the average high and low temperatures in January at each of the schools... Read More
