Skeptical at First Sight
Humanists pride themselves on their rational compassion—the ethical stance dictating that, in lieu of any evidence for a deity who created and cares about... Read More
Rules Are for Schmucks: Vaccination Tango
Previously we looked at some unintended consequences of laws designed to promote religion in the workplace. This week considers a particularly problematic example of... Read More
An Invocation for Everyone: What the Secular Invocation in Greece, N.Y., Means for Humanists
With a population of about 96,000, the town of Greece, New York, is hardly the sort of place one would expect to make national... Read More
The Humanist Hour #107: On Being a “Faitheist” with Chris Stedman
Click here to download an audio file of this podcast. In this episode, Bo interviews Chris Stedman: interfaith leader, author, and humanist. Chris is... Read More
TV Review: The Leftovers
HBO's new series The Leftovers is a show about what is presumably the Rapture. But wait, fellow humanists! Don't tune out just yet, because... Read More
Humanist Billboards Work, in Non-Mysterious Ways
I was raised as a fundamentalist Christian. When I left those beliefs behind I looked for substitute religions, each time choosing one less dogmatic... Read More
On the Hill: Legislators Introduce Bill to Combat Hobby Lobby Ruling
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, which affirmed the ability of for-profit corporations to cite religious... Read More
PLATO AT THE GOOGLEPLEX: Why Philosophy Won’t Go Away
Rebecca Newberger Goldstein’s ode to philosophy, Plato at the Googleplex: Why Philosophy Won’t Go Away, imagines a collision of worlds: What would happen if... Read More
The Humanist Puzzle: Solutions to Last Week’s “Unscramble Thinkers”
Did you try last week’s puzzle, “Unscramble Thinkers”? Find the answers below! Special thanks to our puzzle creator, Dan Mason. Dan creates puzzles for... Read More
The Ethical Dilemma: I Had to Leave My Overtly Religious Work Environment. Should I Sue?
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
