Louisiana School Fails to Change Pledge of Allegiance Policy, Requires Students to Stand
The American Humanist Association’s Appignani Humanist Legal Center criticizes the Lafayette Parish School System in Lafayette, La., for failing to update its Pledge of... Read More
Game of Thrones: Winter May be Coming, but Separation of Church & State is Forever
*Spoilers through the recent season finale of Game of Thrones* Game of Thrones, the ever-popular fantasy epic which airs on HBO, may be about... Read More
Navigating Critical Thinking, Intersectionality, and Identity Politics in the Secular Movement
Living is easy with eyes closed misunderstanding all you see. –John Lennon Doing the work I’m actively engaged in leads me to frequently network... Read More
The Humanist Hour #202: Amanda Marcotte on Feminist Topics in Current Politics
Click to download an audio file of this podcast. Any year in which we have the first female major party presumptive nominee for president... Read More
What’s in a Name? The Contentious (but Correct) Decision by the Marines to Remove “Man” from Job Titles
When it comes to changing the language, I think [feminists] make some good points. Because we do think in language. And so the quality... Read More
Is Humanism Socialist? At Oakland’s Fellowship of Humanity It Is
In 1968, the eminent moral philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre released a revised edition of his book Marxism and Christianity, a sympathetic reflection on Marxism as... Read More
Federal Judge’s Decision a Win for LGBTQ Rights and for Church/State Separation
Since the US Supreme Court’s ruling on Obergefell v. Hodges last year, marriage equality should be resolved. Yet the religious right still continues to... Read More
Lady Dynamite: Confronting TV’s Mental Illness Stigma
Maria Bamford knows firsthand the kind of lifelong effects that mental illness can impart on a person, as she so brilliantly explores as the... Read More
The Ethical Dilemma: I’m an Atheist, but I’m Losing My Lack of Faith!
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
The Comics Section: Irrational Mo, True Bible Stories, God Bless the 2nd Amendment?
The latest from your favorites: Jesus and Mo, The Atheist Pig, and Raging Pencils!