Southern Atheist, Part 2 His kids harassed & his dogs poisoned—things were getting worse.
Editor’s Note: The names and locations have been altered to protect the identity of the author. This article is the second installment of the... Read More
On the Hill: Rep. Holt Will Not Seek Re-Election
This is the first installment of a series focusing on legislative developments on Capitol Hill written by the AHA’s legislative associate Matthew Bulger. Congress... Read More
A Short History of Evolution: In The Beginning
This article is part of Carl Coon's ongoing "A Short History of Evolution" series. Click here to read Part 1. Entropy and Evolution Let's... Read More
Out of the Closet and Into the Abyss The Black Church and the Politics of Black Non-Belief
It’s easy to say “Christianity justified slavery and Jim Crow” and blame the church for the current racial situation, but what are atheists doing... Read More
The End of Net Neutrality Threatens Minority Speech
This article originally appeared in the March/April 2014 issue of The Humanist. Few could argue that the Internet hasn’t revolutionized gay life. A generation... Read More
Is National Purity Day the Anti-Valentines Day?
Before I start my so-called rant against traditional values, let me cast out a potential red herring others might like to introduce to the... Read More
Humanist Voices in Verse: “i love you”
This week’s poem comes just in time for Valentine's Day from contributing editor Daniel Thomas Moran. Moran is a retired dentist and Boston University... Read More
The Oscar-Commended, George Takei-Narrated Animated Short You Should See Now
Every year, the independent E Street Cinema in Washington, DC, [that’s per magazine house style; yours may differ] features a showing of films nominated... Read More
Rights Or Restrictions? The new debate over the meaning of religious freedom
In March the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in two important cases that could establish new parameters for what religious liberty means. The... Read More
Yes, climate change is a humanist issue. It’s also a tough story to sell.
LAST SUMMER in this space I asked, “Isn’t getting people to care about what happens after they die—in a realistic, naturalistic sense—primarily a humanist... Read More