Love in a Faithless Marriage
I paced the living room, charged with fear and frustration, but I wasn’t going to find my lost faith in the sofa cushions. There... Read More
Shoring Up
Morning light filters dimly through dense fog, spreads past beachcombers who fail to see the roiling waters. Barely outlining headlands, a sunbeam holds on... Read More
POTUS at the Bully Pulpit
On June 26 President Barack Obama delivered the eulogy for Rev. Clementa Pinckney at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina,... Read More
The Tide of History Flows Left
One of my history-minded friends has a long-range political view summed up in three words: liberals always win. Complex social struggles may take centuries... Read More
Are Nonbelievers More Imaginative? A New Study Suggests They Might Be
We humanists pride ourselves on being rational. This focus on reason seems especially prominent amongst humanists who were previously entrenched in religious communities. In... Read More
People see what they want to see. That is, until they see the light.
WHILE I DO love to quote people who say profound and entertaining things, I’m not normally one for adages. But here’s one that’s apropos:... Read More
The Cartoon History of Humanism, Episode 26 Novelist. Journalist. Spy. Wit and Sexual Liberation in Seventeenth-Century England
View all episodes in the Cartoon History of Humanism series. Novelist. Journalist. Spy. Wit and Sexual Liberation in Seventeenth-Century England There was a time,... Read More
#ILookLikeAnEngineer: A Campaign to End Gender Stereotyping in STEM
“I’ve had men throw dollar bills at me in a professional office (by an employee who works at that company, during work hours). I’ve had an... Read More
The Humanist Hour #164: Sacred Cows, with Seth Andrews
Click to download an audio file of this podcast. In this episode, Bo Bennett speaks with author Seth Andrews about his latest book Sacred... Read More
The Ethical Dilemma: No Prayers for Cancer Patient, No God at the Wedding
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
