The Humanist Hour #176: Live at FREEFLO 2015!
Click to download an audio file of this podcast. In this episode, Bo Bennett teams up with guest co-host Peggy Knudtson at FREEFLO in... Read More
Religious Academics Fail to Make the Case for Religion’s Revival
Many Americans have watched the presidential debates that have taken place so far as the election approaches and the media doubles down on political... Read More
What Do Secular Voters Want? Center for Freethought Equality Polls Secular Americans
Over the past several months, we’ve gotten a sense of how the 2016 presidential elections are shaping up. Well, at least for the primary.... Read More
“Nones” Still Rise, but the US is Far from Secular Some Takeaways from the Latest Pew Religious Landscape Study
In case you had any lingering doubts, the recently released 2014 Pew Religious Landscape Study has found that “the rise of the nones” is... Read More
Sing of Jesus: An Atheist’s Guide to Working for the Catholic Church
“Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word, and my soul shall be healed.”
Book Review: 1000 Lashes: Because I Say What I Think
For a bulk of it, 1,000 Lashes seems like a compellingly dull book. If its passages were published in, for example, The New York Times, they would probably... Read More
The Ethical Dilemma: Can Military Chaplains Promote Religious Holidays?
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
The Comics Section: Bravery, Bacon Jokes, Praying in Public
The latest from your favorites: Jesus and Mo, Raging Pencils, and The Atheist Pig!
Can We Talk? Seeking Individual Exchange and Avoiding Microaggressions
In a Washington Post article last week Fred Barbash discussed the “war on ‘microaggressions’” and asked: “Has it created a ‘victimhood culture’ on campuses?”... Read More
Rules Are for Schmucks: Religious Immunity from Surveillance
Last week I wrote about “America’s Newest Religion,” an outfit calling itself the “Creativity Movement” that advocates white supremacy in the crudest terms. A... Read More
