The Ethical Dilemma: Love My Religious Family, Hate the Religion
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
Humanist Voices in Verse: The Burden of Immortality
This week’s poem is by Steven Zimmerman. He was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in 1942, graduated from college in 1963, and served in... Read More
The Comics Section: Jesus and Mo Sings, “Deequack Chopra,” and Celebrity Gossip
Your favorites are back! New comics by Jesus and Mo, Ape Not Monkey, and The Bad Chemicals!
Greater than Ourselves: How Bonobos in Des Moines and a Medical Clinic in Uganda Are Saving Lives
John Shelby Spong, retired bishop of the Episcopal Church from New Jersey, once stated: I look at the twentieth century, which in many ways... Read More
Rules Are for Schmucks: Unintended Consequences
Sociologist Robert Merton first popularized the concept of “The Law of Unintended Consequences” back in the 1930s—the idea that purposeful intervention in a complex... Read More
Separation of Church and Triathlon
On June 15, 2014, I participated in the 9th annual Heartland Triathlon in Sebring, Florida, a race which requires swimming for a quarter of... Read More
Nigerian Atheist Held in Psychiatric Ward
On June 13th Mubarak Bala, a 29-year-old man living in northern Nigeria, was beaten by his father and three uncles and then sedated, only... Read More
On the Hill: Prayer Plaque Bill Passes Congress
In May I wrote about a bill that raised some big church-state separation concerns, the World War II Memorial Prayer Act of 2013. This... Read More
The Humanist Hour #104: David Silverman, “Mr. Atheist Pants”
Click here to download an audio file of this podcast. In this episode, Bo interviews David Silverman, President of American Atheists and the creator... Read More
The Trials of Becoming an Atheist In-Law
Jason Eden is a contributor to TheHumanist.com and the author of a book about his journey from Christian minister to atheist. Given the recent... Read More