This is your time. If, like me, you believe that nature operates according to discoverable laws and chance, without the slightest regard for human... 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

This week’s poem is by Daniel Thomas Moran, TheHumanist.com poetry editor, retired dentist and Boston University Assistant Professor, former Poet Laureate of Suffolk County,... Read More

Your favorites are back! New comics by Jesus and Mo, Ape Not Monkey, and The Bad Chemicals!              

All of us have certain moments we recall that startled us from complacency, jarred our perspective, or informed our future in a way that... Read More

In 2012 a married couple in Massachusetts negotiated with the Catholic Diocese of Worcester to purchase a mansion previously used as a retreat center.... Read More

This article is part of Carl Coon’s ongoing “A Short History of Evolution” series. Click here to read all entries in this series.  

Congress is infamous for its snail-like pace in passing legislation, and that reputation is certainly well deserved when it comes to the Employment Non-Discrimination... Read More

In this episode, Bo interviews Guy P. Harrison, author and advocate for science and reason. Listen as they discuss Guy’s latest book: Think: Why... Read More

How many people of faith take seriously the biblical admonition against public prayer—“Be careful about not living righteously merely to be seen by people,”... Read More