The Humanist Interview with Hemley Gonzalez

by Mike Kuhlenbeck

Hemley Gonzalez is revolutionizing humanitarian efforts with Responsible Charity, a nonprofit humanist organization he founded in 2009 that is making strides in “education, planned... Read More

The Oprah-Nyad Affair How Do Atheists Experience Wonder and Awe?

by Ryan T. Cragun

Atheists have one thing in common: they lack a belief in any god. But that commonality tells us very little about what they do... Read More

Grinch or Greater Good The War on the Humanist Image

by James H. English

As the holiday season got into full swing, the American Humanist Association (AHA) took some heat from the religious right for blocking a public... Read More

Religion, Humanism, and a Boy/Man in the Middle

by David Melone, 1st Prize Winner, 2013 Humanist Essay Contest

Editor’s note: The following essay, written by a high school student, is fictional, however according to the author is closely bound to actual feelings... Read More

Don’t Tear Down This Wall

by Theodore Pavlovitz

A 2012 Gallup poll showed only 54 percent of U.S. citizens would be willing to vote for a well-qualified presidential candidate if that person... Read More

Being a Humanist Mom

by Alex Butler

The subject of religion was not given much consideration in my childhood. Neither of my parents were religious. Even my great grandfather, who’d emigrated... Read More

Resurrecting Jefferson’s Bible

by Peter Carlson

Thomas Jefferson was seventy-seven years old in 1820, when he sliced up Bibles in four languages and pasted the passages he liked onto both... Read More