“The Flip Side of Science and Society” A Reverse Poem
A reverse poem reads line by line forward with one meaning and then reads line by line from the bottom to the top to... Read More
“Right” Trumps “Religious” in Evangelicals’ Support for The Donald
TO THE RELIGIOUS RIGHT, it can be awfully hard for someone to be a “true Christian.” Consider President Barack Obama. He’s a longtime member... Read More
Humanism and a Work/Life Balance
MY TWO HANDS are not getting along. On the one hand, the purpose of a humanist life is to make the world better. There’s... Read More
The Last Aloha
The Last Aloha is first and foremost a love story. As a luminary in freethought and feminist circles, Cleo Fellers Kocol (1988 Humanist Heroine)... Read More
Foragers, Farmers, and Fossil Fuels
A group of elephants attempts to describe a human being. Tragically, they are blind, but as each snuffles and nudges they call out what... Read More
Open and Expanding One year in, the Openly Secular campaign continues to promote acceptance of nonreligious Americans
In 1995, devout Catholic Todd Stiefel rejected his faith and became an agnostic. At the time Stiefel was enrolled in an Old Testament history... Read More
When in Doubt, Google “Who Created God?”
For all our complaining about the religious right’s inappropriate influence in politics and religious conservatives’ attempts to tear down the church-state wall, the secular... Read More
Religion is No Silver Bullet for Gun Violence: The Armor of Light Film Review
A humanist and an anti-abortion activist walk into a bar…Sounds like the start of a joke, but Abigail Disney’s documentary, The Armor of Light,... Read More
The Ethical Dilemma: I’ll Miss You When You’re in Hell
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: Why God Exists, Miracle Babies, Noah’s Ark
New comics by Jesus and Mo, The Atheist Pig, and Raging Pencils!