“Is It All Worth It?” A Humanist Question

There’s a line close to the end of the film Arrival where the lead character, a linguist played by actress Amy Adams, says, “Despite knowing the journey and where it leads, I embrace it, and... Read More
A HUMANIST VIEW | Modernity and its Discontents

The world which we’ve created remains a fragile place. We are reminded daily of the difficult times in which we live. It is a very confusing time to be a human. These are times of... Read More
Humanism and USCIRF’s 2022 Annual Report

Each year, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) publishes an annual report on the state of religious freedom around the world. USCIRF, statutorily-established by the 1998 International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA), is... Read More
How Overturning Roe Will Impact More Than Just Abortions

Conservatives often attack reproductive freedom, but the American Humanist Association (AHA) was still outraged at the Supreme Court’s leaked draft majority opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health. In our statement on the May 2,... Read More
The Abortion Debate Isn’t About Life; It’s About Control

If you were in the lobby of a certain Midwest university’s student center on a cold evening in January 2005, waiting for the bus to take you downtown, you would see a wide-eyed eighteen-year-old standing... Read More
What Would a Humanist Do? Tough and Necessary Conversations

When you are a humanist from a religious family, the issue of abortion rights and reproductive healthcare can be a deeply divisive one. In today’s What Would a Humanist Do? column, an American Humanist Association... Read More
Performing a Wiccan Wedding: A Change in Perspective

This article is reprinted from the blog Deep Calls I stopped in a church parking lot and got off the motorcycle to stretch my legs and get my bearings. A car pulled up beside me... Read More