Humanist Women in History: Frances Fox Piven
March is Women’s History Month in the United States, the UK, and Australia. In commemoration we bring you the second of our five-part series:... Read More
Religion and Public Schools: Honoring the Anniversary of McCollum v. Board of Education
Today marks the sixty-ninth anniversary of the historic US Supreme Court decision in McCollum v. Board of Education. The original lawsuit asked the Board... Read More
No Gods, No Masters: A Day without Women in Secularism?
On the March 4 episode of Saturday Night Live, “Weekend Update” cohost Michael Che quipped: “March is Women’s History Month, while April is a... Read More
Film Review: The Shack Bad Humor, Bad Theology, Bad Religious Metaphors
How bad is the scripture-based humor in The Shack, a film that hit theaters Friday and is being promoted as an uplifting spiritual journey? When... Read More
Their Ship Didn’t Come In How Faith in Noah’s Ark May Have Sunk a County Budget
A full-sized replica of the biblical Noah’s ark dominates the landscape near Williamstown, Kentucky. It is the centerpiece of the Ark Encounter theme park,... Read More
Federal Defense Spending: A Humanist Perspective
"In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential... Read More
President Trump: Stop Saying We All Have the Same Creator
President Obama was a practicing Christian (regardless of claims to the contrary) who regularly attended church services. Even so, as president he made sure... Read More
The Comics Section: Humanism in Schools, Unthinking Robots, The Trump Awards
New comics by Jesus and Mo, The Atheist Pig, and Raging Pencils!
A Tattoo Parlor’s Beautiful Response to Ugly Tattoos
It seems like the world is consumed by hate. Every day our newsfeeds and media alerts are filled with story after story of rhetoric... Read More
Living, Breathing Women: AHA Partners with NARAL to Protect Choice
The World Health Organization (WHO) published a policy manual in 2012 titled, “Safe abortion: technical and policy guidance for health systems.” The document highlights... Read More