The Humanist Hour #108: Coming Out Ex-Muslim with Muhammad Syed and Hiba Krisht
Click here to download an audio file of this podcast. In this episode, Bo interviews Muhammad Syed, co-founder and director of operations for Ex-Muslims... Read More
Atheist Group Educates Congress about Humanist Chaplains in the Military
Today the American Humanist Association hosted a congressional briefing to educate U.S. Representatives and their staff members on the growing number of nontheistic soldiers... Read More
Carroll County: A Small Maryland Community Gets Big Attention for All the Wrong Reasons
Carroll County, Maryland, a mostly white, middle-to-lower class area northeast of Baltimore, has been getting a notable volume of media coverage over the past... Read More
Why the Way We Live is More Important
I was nine when my mom beamed at my fifth-grade teacher and told him he was the best Christian she'd ever known. Except, of... Read More
What Are Mothers to Do? How a New Tennessee Law Criminalizes Pregnancy and Promotes Religion
No one would dispute that taking illegal drugs during pregnancy is detrimental to both a woman and her fetus. While reports of severely impaired... Read More
Promotional Wheels Keep on Turning
On May 5, in reaction to the Town of Greece v. Galloway Supreme Court decision that found nondiscriminatory prayers before legislative meetings to be... Read More
Humanist Voices in Verse: “Left-wing Patriot” by Helen Bennett
This week's poem is by Helen Bennett. Helen is the author of Humanism, What's That? A Book for Curious Kids (2005, Prometheus Books). Helen... Read More
The Comics Section: The Golden Rule, Snake Oil Fraud, and Creative Happiness
Your favorites are back! New comics by Jesus and Mo, Ape Not Monkey, and The Bad Chemicals!
Skeptical at First Sight
Humanists pride themselves on their rational compassion—the ethical stance dictating that, in lieu of any evidence for a deity who created and cares about... Read More
Rules Are for Schmucks: Vaccination Tango
Previously we looked at some unintended consequences of laws designed to promote religion in the workplace. This week considers a particularly problematic example of... Read More
