Last week I attended a congressional briefing in the Senate on the topic of family planning. The briefing, called “Evidence and Action: Why Family... Read More

With his book “Generation Atheist,” Dan Riley starts to fill a large gap in atheist literature.  While many books give the logic, history or... Read More

Thanks to everyone who entered our A.C. Grayling Trivia Contest in last week’s issue of HNN! The questions and answers to the contest are... Read More

Experiencing an ethical dilemma? Need advice from a humanist perspective? Humanist Network News is proud to introduce “The Ethical Dilemma,” an advice column by... Read More

This week we’re featuring the beloved humanist poet, Philip Appleman. Philip Appleman is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Indiana University-Bloomington. He has published eight volumes... Read More

It’s starting to get scary out there for nonbelievers. Mainstream media is taking note of atheist bloggers who have been arrested—one was even killed—in ... Read More

With faith-based initiatives giving preferential treatment to religious organizations, and strengthened attempts to introduce creationism in public school science classrooms, there has never been... Read More

In the United States Congress, there are zero – I repeat, zero – Senators or Representatives that identify as atheists or nontheists. Yes, it’s... Read More

What you’re about to read may shock you: Atheists experience discrimination. It’s true. Despite showing themselves not to be evil baby-eaters time and time... Read More

“Till death do us part” is the famous vow in the standard Christian marriage rite. Not only that, the idea of ‘forever’ marriage, to... Read More