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

The Best Idea We’ve Had So Far

by Bill Nye, 2010 Humanist of the Year

The following is adapted from Bill Nye’s speech in acceptance of the 2010 Humanist of the Year Award, presented at the 69th Annual Conference... Read More