The Humanist Dilemma: Should I Stay or Should I Go?
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
Humanist Voices in Verse: “Interregnum and Coronation”
INTERREGNUM AND CORONATION, a villanelle* by Neil Doherty The villanelle has a strict rhyme scheme and the first and third lines are repeated several... Read More
The Comics Section: Eternal Life, Phrasing, and Attaining Power
It’s all your favorites from Jesus and Mo, The Atheist Pig, and Raging Pencils!
Betsy DeVos: Friend of “the Family” and Faith-Based Education
The US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions’ hearing on January 17, 2017, with education secretary nominee Betsy DeVos serves as ontological... Read More
Join the Resistance: Inauguration Week Events in Washington, DC
Tomorrow, depending on where you stand, you will either be celebrating or mourning the inauguration of Donald J. Trump into office as the 45th... Read More
Rules Are for Schmucks: Church-State Separation Advancing in Norway and India
Humanists who expect to find Inauguration Day depressing may take some solace from events outside America’s borders. Two nations striding toward greater separation of... Read More
Divine Surveillance and the Megachurch State Messages of peace and tolerance have taken a backseat to a continuing message of solidarity with the military, consumerism, and conservative politicians
Megachurches have long been subjected to major moral inquiries, both from within the Christian community and outside of it. One of Jesus’s major principles... Read More
Where Are the Men?
Friday is Inauguration Day, a day when perhaps one of the worst leaders in US history will be officially inducted into office as our... Read More
Us and Them: Lessons from Lincoln’s Inaugurations
There are two feuding tribes in South Sudan, the Dinka and the Nuer, and they are at the heart of a civil war that... Read More
Make America Sick Again: A Humanist Response to the Affordable Care Act Repeal
Last week the US Senate and House of Representatives paved the way to begin repealing President Obama’s signature program, the Affordable Care Act (ACA).... Read More
