Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a celebration not only of the life of one man but of the rights that he fought... Read More

Dear American Politicians, religious liberty is for everyone. When it comes to the unalienable rights of “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,” religious... 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

You know you love them! New comics by Jesus and Mo, The Atheist Pig, and Raging Pencils!              

On January 7, 2015, two masked Islamist gunmen walked into the offices of French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo and started shooting. According to witnesses,... Read More

Last spring I wrote a piece called How Religion Makes Its Money, touching on a variety of innovative ways in which a God industry... Read More

"Humanists … work to uphold the equal enjoyment of human rights and civil liberties in an open, secular society and maintain it is a... Read More

Click to download an audio file of this podcast. In this episode, Bo Bennett and Kim Ellington speak with Associate Professor of Sociology Ryan... Read More

Charb. Cabu. Tignous. Wolinski. These and other courageous defenders of free expression appear by name as part of the dedication in the opening minute... Read More

Life is hard. For many life is a boring and laborious stumble from misadventure into misery, and the reward at the end can be... Read More