The Comics Section: Rational Explanations, Word of God, Coffee Bong
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Rules Are for Schmucks: What Would a Secular Foreign Policy Look Like?
The most badly bungled episode in American foreign policy since the Vietnam War has been our fumble of the opportunity presented by the “Arab... Read More
Dumb Dynasty: Phil Robertson’s Outrageous Comments on Atheism
Growing up in Texas, I was intimately familiar with “country life” and all that comes with it: good food, colorful characters, pervasive religiosity, fishing,... Read More
Right-To-Work Laws: A Double Standard for America’s Workers Corporations would never accept the terms they impose on employees
Corporate-backed “right-to-work” laws, such as the measure just passed in Wisconsin with the strong support of Republican presidential prospect Gov. Scott Walker, are a... Read More
The Humanist Hour #143: What I Gained When I Lost My Religion, with Neil Carter
Click here to download an audio file of this podcast. In this episode, Bo Bennett and Kim Ellington interview Mr. “Godless in Dixie,” Neil... Read More
Astrobiology and the Religious Imagination
What do religion and astrobiology have to do with each other? At first glance, not much. But they both concern the meaning of life,... Read More
The Slow Humanization of the Presbyterian Church
When the 1.8 million-member Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), the largest Presbyterian denomination in the United States, announced last week that its policies would change to... Read More
We’re the Bad Guys! American Humanist Association Gets Mentioned in New Christian Film Do You Believe?
(The plot of this movie is so predictable that I really don’t think it needs a SPOILER ALERT.) This time last year, the Christian... Read More
Should Public Schools Close for Christian, Jewish, and Muslim Holidays?
Public school administrators have to consider numerous factors when deciding when class ought to be in session. Add religion into the mix of considerations... Read More
On the Hill: Schock to the System
Last week, scandal struck the capital when Rep. Aaron Schock, a rising star out of Illinois, abruptly resigned his seat due to potential ethics... Read More