The Humanist Dilemma: How Can I Ensure a Vegan Diet for My Kids in Daycare?
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: Identity Politics, Healthcare, and Religious Hypocrisy
Your favorites from Jesus and Mo, Raging Pencils, and The Atheist Pig!
The Southern Baptist Convention Leaps Forward Into the 1960s
Write up a list of evil things in this world, from one to however many evils you can think of (off the top of... Read More
Christian Homeschooling Still Failing Kids
Last week a Facebook video went viral and brought fresh attention to the debate over the role of religion in homeschooling. The video, posted... Read More
Why Religious Education Is Needed in Public Schools
On June 12 the National Council for the Social Studies became the first national education organization in the United States to put into its... Read More
Linking Religion and Teen Pregnancy: There’s a Map for That
Everyone’s heard the old saw: “Don’t close the stable door after the horse has bolted.” Sadly, it provides an excellent introduction to the shocking... Read More
Meet the Intern: Marlena Trafas
Please welcome our new editorial intern, Marlena Trafas! TheHumanist.com: What is your educational and work background? I just graduated from the University of California,... Read More
Trouble in the Sandbox: A Postmortem of Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia v. Comer
What a mess. Recycled tires, decrepit playgrounds, scraped knees, footnote 3. The Supreme Court of the United States’ decision in Trinity Lutheran Church of... Read More
Master of None Masters Non-Confrontational Religious Disaffiliation
[WARNING: Contains plot details of Season 2, Episode 3] For many American nontheists, the actual act of coming out as a humanist, atheist, agnostic,... Read More
What’s Wrong with Showtime’s The Putin Interviews
There’s something for everyone in the image of Vladimir Putin and his “new Russia.” Housewives find a man with a deep, unresentful love for... Read More