Burning Black Churches and the Haze of Euphemism
“The vehicle you will see has a very distinct front license plate.” Those were the words used by Charleston police Chief Gregory Mullen in... Read More
Think There’s Nothing Humane about Drones? Think Again.
Last week, Women on Waves, a Dutch nonprofit that floats in international waters and provides abortion services to women in countries where legal constraints... Read More
What Makes An American?
As the Fourth of July rapidly approaches, red, white, and blue banners (as well as hundreds of tacky Independence Day-themed advertisements for bars and... Read More
The Ethical Dilemma: Should We Raise Kids as Atheists?
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: Praying, New Money, and the Return of The Atheist Pig
The latest from Jesus and Mo, Raging Pencils, and The Atheist Pig!
Meanwhile, at Google…
While government continues to hash out the same, tired issues grounded in individual versus collective rights, equality and what that entitles, and how to... Read More
Eventbrite Sheds Some Light on Religious Events and Community Building
Human beings are naturally social, and the emergence of the Internet has given us even more ways to connect with each other, both online... Read More
The Humanist Hour #157: Interview an Atheist at Church Day, with Kile Jones
Click here to download an audio file of this podcast. In this episode, Bo Bennett speaks with Kile Jones, creator of the “Interview an... Read More
A Cruel and Unusual Ruling: Supreme Court Upholds Use of Controversial Lethal Injection Drug
Last week, the United States Supreme Court gave humanists reason to celebrate when they finally threw off fundamentalist notions of marriage and declared marriage... Read More
The Secular Humanist in President Obama’s Life
What would it take for a fatherless black man, who grew up in a progressive, yet somewhat chaotic, lower middle-class family and spent most... Read More
