Download an audio file of this podcast. Skepticon is an unusual conference in several ways. It started as a student-run event that survived its... Read More

Phyllis Schlafly, political activist and founder of the conservative Eagle Forum organization, passed away last week in Missouri at the age of ninety-two. She... Read More

BOOK BY DAN AREL PITCHSTONE PUBLISHING, 2016 144 PP. When Kentucky’s tourism board approved an $18 million tax incentive for Ken Ham’s Ark Encounter... Read More

This article is dedicated to Marvin Straus, a true pioneer in the Colorado secular movement, founder of the Boulder Atheists, co-founder of Colorado Coalition... Read More

This week, I attended a meeting at the US State Department with a coalition of religious and nontheistic advocacy groups that are concerned about... Read More

Experiencing an ethical dilemma? Need advice from a humanist perspective? Send your questions to The Ethical Dilemma at dilemma@thehumanist.com (subject line: Ethical Dilemma). All... Read More

New comics from your favorites: Jesus and Mo, Raging Pencils, and Atheist Pig.              

Last week, I discovered a story about Denver University’s Kristen Kennedy, a senior undergraduate double-majoring in International Studies and Sociology who has received grant... Read More

Update: Life Celebration information has been added to the end of this article. Carol Wintermute, a longtime leader of the humanist movement in the... Read More

This November, NFL quarterback Tom Brady and Hall-of-Famer Michael Strahan will bring a new television series into your home. The show, Religion of Sports,... Read More