It Just Doesn’t Matter: Candidates’ Positions on Issues Should Dictate Your Vote, Not their Atheism
Texas State House candidate Elizabeth Tarrant’s positions on issues should matter to voters. Her religion, or lack thereof, should not. But her opponent, incumbent... Read More
The Networks’ Nightmare: Election Decided Early Tuesday Night
Whichever your go-to election coverage source may be, even among commercial media outlets considered left leaning, there may be a good chance they’re rooting... Read More
The Humanist Dilemma: When Holiday Poetry Gets Faith-y at School
Experiencing a humanist 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: A Plan to Let Children Starve, Religious Anthropomorphizing, and No Guns Allowed
It’s all your favorites: The Atheist Pig, Jesus and Mo and Raging Pencils!
The Aliens of the Gaps
Humanists are already familiar with the “God of the gaps” theory, which refers to poorly made arguments assuming that if a phenomenon doesn’t have... Read More
Rules Are for Schmucks: A Fleeting Victory for Chickens
Last fall I wrote a piece about “Religion and the Torture of Animals,” describing, among other things, the unsuccessful efforts of animal welfare advocates... Read More
Humanism in Action through Nonbeliever Chaplaincy
September 2, 2008. That’s the day I first arrived in Richmond, Virginia, from New York City to embark on a journey that didn’t have... Read More
Film Review: Before the Flood A More Inconvenient Truth
This summer marked the ten-year anniversary of Al Gore’s groundbreaking climate change documentary An Inconvenient Truth, and a pertinent reminder of the climate catastrophe... Read More
The Humanist Hour #217: Vic Wang and Benita Malone on Humanists of Houston
Download an audio file of this podcast. The Humanists of Houston are American Humanist Association's largest local chapter and they're on pace to become... Read More
A Breakdown of Your Mansplaining on Social Media about Gender Pay Equity
In 2015 the World Economic Forum estimated that it would take 118 years for the world’s women to finally gain equal pay. This year... Read More
