On the Hill: Religious Freedom and Blasphemy Laws Get Renewed Attention
This week, I attended several events on Capitol Hill focused on international and domestic religious freedom, an issue of importance to theists and nontheists... Read More
The Humanist Dilemma: Is It Immoral to Stay on Public Assistance While Building a Nest Egg?
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: ISIS Motivation & The Story of Creation
Your favorites from Jesus and Mo and Cagle Cartoons!
A French-American Celebrates Macron’s Win, Asks: Where Are the Conservative Humanists in the US?
Have you felt a gentle Gallic breeze with a hint of wine and cheese wafting in from the East? That was France’s collective sigh... Read More
To Be or Not to Be… an Organ Donor
Scotland considers a change to organ donation policy The government of Scotland is considering adopting an “opt-out” organ donation policy, and the Catholic Church... Read More
Rules Are for Schmucks: Kurdish Hope
They say if you put a monkey in front of a typewriter long enough, some of the random letters he or she bangs out... Read More
What Do Christian Adoption Agencies Have against Kids and the Couples Who Want to Love Them?
When I read that legislation was under consideration in three states (Texas, Oklahoma, and South Dakota) that would allow for legal discrimination against non-Christian,... Read More
Anti-Vaxxers Stuck It to a Vulnerable Community
Scientists, freethinkers, and medical professionals have been warning about the dangers of anti-vaccination rhetoric and culture ever since vaccines became commonplace nearly two hundred... Read More
Gagging on the Global Gag Rule and More
Trump’s Religious Push to Control Women’s Bodies and Why We Must Resist Christopher Hitchens was quite fond of pulling the curtain off Mother Teresa’s... Read More
…Without God Secular Vision for a Changing World (Exercise #2)
Select answers to Exercise #1 in this series (What’s So Special about Human Life?), can be found here. Readers may still contribute their responses.... Read More
