The Humanist Dilemma: What Happened to the Nonbeliever Who Asked about Volunteering at a Church?
Experiencing an ethical dilemma? Need advice from a humanist perspective? Send your questions to The Humanist Dilemma at dilemma@thehumanist.com (subject line: Humanist Dilemma). All... Read More
The Comics Section: Divine Guidance and Republican Roulette
The latest from Jesus and Mo and Raging Pencils!
Humanism in American Elections: Is a “Nones” Wave Coming?
June may arguably be the most important primary month in the 2018 midterm season. With primaries every Tuesday in many battleground states, voters are... Read More
Rules Are for Schmucks: The DeVos Religious College Ploy
Brace yourself for the next explosion designed to shatter what little remains of the wall of separation between church and state. This time the... Read More
Sessions to Those Fleeing Domestic and Gang Violence: Not Our Problem
On Monday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions declared that domestic and gang violence are not legitimate grounds for asylum. Sessions’ ruling overturns a 2016 immigration... Read More
Meet the New AHA Intern: William Gogoel
Please welcome the new legal intern with the Appignani Humanist Legal Center, William Gogoel! TheHumanist.com: What is your educational and work background? During high... Read More
A “Kaleidoscope of Extraordinary Parts”: Humanists Celebrate LGBTQ Intersectionality at Capital Pride
This past weekend I had the pleasure of joining fellow humanists, atheists, and freethinkers at the 43rd Capital Pride Festival. This event occurs annually... Read More
Humanist EDge: Becoming a Humanist
Twenty years ago this summer, I spent a week at The Mountain Retreat and Learning Center in Highlands, North Carolina, (“The Mountain”) atop a... Read More
What Does Religious Liberty Mean to the Unaffiliated?
On June 4, the US Supreme Court issued a 7-2 ruling in Masterpiece Cakeshop Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission on behalf of the... Read More
What Happened in Vegas Extends beyond Vegas
Hundreds of humanists gathered last weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada, at the American Humanist Association’s 77th Annual Conference. Attendees came together to celebrate humanism... Read More