Most of us are familiar with the word “apartheid,” an Afrikaans word meaning “separateness.” Perhaps less familiar is the Hebrew word for separation—“hafrada”—used to... Read More

Beginning October 13, 2017, news reports began appearing in India that some 100 men had fled the village of Kasiguda in the Adilabad District... Read More

Throughout his presidency, Trump has talked about creating policies and laws that would support small businesses, protect American jobs, and strengthen and grow the... Read More

In years past, the staff here at TheHumanist.com and the American Humanist Association have shared our favorite Halloween films, but this year it gets... Read More

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

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First the good news: the secular team just won a victory in court, declaring part of the “parsonage exemption” in the federal tax code... Read More

You've likely already read in this publication, if not elsewhere, about the American Humanist Association’s recent court victory in the Bladensburg cross case. A... Read More

For antiabortion crusaders hell bent on chipping away at women’s right to choose, it really does seem like the devil is in the details.... Read More

Last weekend I took part in FREEFLO, a freethought conference organized by the Florida Humanist Association (a chapter of the American Humanist Association). Hundreds... Read More