Why Half the People Joining Churches Choose the Mega Variety
The Willow Creek Church in suburban Chicago is the largest, most influential church in the United States. It has over 23,000 Sunday attendees but,... Read More
A Humanist’s War Memory: “Spinach Music”
Arriving in France on Thanksgiving Day, 1944, my outfit was scheduled to join the 9th Army in Holland for an assault crossing of the... Read More
Slowing Down the Consumer Treadmill
If solving the climate change problem were as simple as handing out light bulbs, we’d be all set. This April, three dozen humanists paired... Read More
Heaven for Atheists
When I was seventeen, my boyfriend at the time, Jon, showed me a movie he and his friends had made about the cryogenically frozen... Read More
The Humanist Interview with Andrea Steele Founder and Executive Director of the Freethought Film Festival Foundation
The first annual International Freethought Film Festival was held Friday, May 13, through Sunday, May 15, 2011, at the historic Tampa Theatre in sunny... Read More
Real to Reel Ten Classics in Humanist Cinema
UNIVERSAL CITY, CA—Cameras were flashing February 18, 2011, as men and women in elegant tuxedos and beautiful gowns rose to accept their awards for... Read More
Erasing Women
By now you’ve probably seen both versions of the picture. The original photo from the White House Situation Room, taken May 1, 2011, shows... Read More
EDITOR’S NOTE
Somebody famous once said,“Trust your instincts; then your mistakes will be your own. Instinct is a better guide to truth than reason.” That somebody... Read More
MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR
You didn’t expect that we’d say nothing about the “scandal” surrounding Rep. Weiner, did you? But we’re humanists, so we’re thoughtful about our responses.... Read More
Anthony Weiner’s “Bad Judgement”? That is So Not the Point
I wouldn’t want to be Rep. Anthony Weiner right now. Because everyone can see he’s conflicted about sex. But c’mon, aren’t you? Isn’t everyone?... Read More
