We’re less than three months away from the American Humanist Association’s 78th Annual Conference, and this year’s event is totally different from anything we’ve ever done before. It’s our first-ever virtual conference—held at five university... Read More

This spring the Supreme Court will rule on the American Humanist Association’s lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a forty-foot Latin cross on public property in Bladensburg, Maryland, and conservatives are hoping that the court uses... Read More

“Roe is going down,” declared Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of the pro-life Susan B. Anthony List, at last week’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). The threat of a post-Roe world has been ever more real since... Read More

Scare tactics are an important weapon in the assault on church-state separation. This was on display in the American Humanist Association’s recent Supreme Court argument challenging the so-called Peace Cross, a forty-foot Latin cross towering... Read More

“Won’t people get mad if we criticize religion in our presentation?” My student asked. She was referring to the prevalence of sexual abuse allegations against religious leaders and my recommendation that we talk about them... Read More

As I read pundits commenting on the Bladensburg cross lawsuit (Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission v. American Humanist Association, which will be argued before the Supreme Court tomorrow) I sometimes wonder if we’re looking... Read More

Even the wisest and most cautious individuals make mistakes from time to time. And when a mistake occurs and the perpetrator is made aware of it, often they’ll apologize. In an era of very high... Read More