What happens when two traditions collide? What if neither can lay claim to an overriding legitimacy, but both are unwilling to budge? That’s what... Read More

Though religious leaders prefer narratives that describe their faith traditions as coming about through divine revelation, most humanists see religion as an ever-evolving social... Read More

[Warning: This article includes disturbing images.] [caption id="attachment_15999" align="aligncenter" width="448"] Image 22b. withoutsanctury.org, Image property of James Allen and John Littlefield.[/caption]   This is... Read More

Budweiser is gearing to become America’s beer—literally. In its newest marketing campaign, Anheuser-Busch, the company that created the lager 140 years ago, announced that... Read More

Last week I was proud to participate in an event on Capitol Hill that promoted a new piece of legislation meant to push back... Read More

Today is (gasp) Friday the Thirteenth—a day of trepidation for those who are superstitious and gullible. Humanists, however, are not consulting horoscope predications or... 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

This week’s poem is by Mario Dante Bartoletti, a retired psychologist from Georgia who is currently writing his memoirs. If you’d like to contribute... Read More

View all episodes of the Cartoon History of Humanism or click here to read Part I in this series. The Monkey, The Man, Then... Read More

In case you missed it, or (better yet) forgot about it, there was a navel-staring dustup last fall over the “responsibility” of religion journalists... Read More