When you self-identify as a humanist, you assume certain risks. For example, a frightened fundamentalist may seek to scapegoat you for the secularizing effects... Read More

Started in late 2011, the American Humanist Association-Gulfport/Biloxi Chapter developed in an unlikely place. Like many Southern states, Mississippi has a large religious population,... Read More

AHA’s Nice List: Sandra Fluke By now, everyone should know Sandra Fluke’s name. She’s a third-year Georgetown Law student who testified before Congress on... Read More

We’re featuring another new poem by James C. Coomer. He is emeritus professor of political science and former Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs... Read More

The latest from your favorites: Jesus and Mo, Ape Not Monkey, and The Bad Chemicals!    

A new episode of the Humanist Hour is available for listening. Keep reading to find out about the guests on this month's show. In this... Read More

The subject of religion was not given much consideration in my childhood. Neither of my parents were religious. Even my great grandfather, who’d emigrated... Read More

Last week I and some of my colleagues at the American Humanist Association had to undergo an intensive but necessary "spring cleaning" of the... Read More

The latest from your favorites: Jesus and Mo, Ape Not Monkey, and The Bad Chemicals!   Jesus and Mo   Ape Not Monkey  ... Read More

This week’s poem is by Daniel Thomas Moran, the poetry editor for Humanist Network News. Daniel Thomas Moran served as Poet Laureate of Suffolk... Read More