Staff Submissions: Questions for Monday’s Presidential Debate
We asked staff at TheHumanist.com and the American Humanist Association to name one question they’d really like to see asked in Monday’s presidential debate.
Holy Rolling in It Preachers Who Violate IRS Rules while Living Large Should Be Audited
The recent news that the economic value of religion to the United States may be between $1.2 trillion and $4.8 trillion annually surprised many. The lower figure would place the religious industry as the fifteenth... Read More
Chelsea Manning, Humanists Stand with You!
Humanist philosophy is deeply concerned with ethics and morality. While many religious traditions conflate lists of rules with morality, humanists, especially humanists who have left a dogmatic religion, understand that there can be a difference... Read More
The Roots of Building a Secular Community Part 3: Technology, Meetup.com, and a Few Other Essentials
On Wednesday Tom Kellogg discussed direction, ownership, and teamwork in Part 2 of “The Roots of Building a Secular Community.” Concluding the three-part series, here he looks at ways to bring people together, activities to... Read More
Fish Are Food and Friends—US Sustainable Fisheries and Ocean Health
On Wednesday the Center for American Progress (CAP) in Washington, DC, held a talk with leaders in oceans conservation about the effect that US policies on sustainable fisheries have had around the world—and how best... Read More
The Roots of Building a Secular Community Part 2: Direction, Ownership, and Teamwork (DOT)
On Monday Tom Kellogg discussed food, friendship, and meetup in Part 1 of “The Roots of Building a Secular Community.” Today he turns to direction, ownership, and teamwork in the second of this three-part series.
I Want to Sit Next to a Woman
At humanist conferences, gatherings, and events, I look around and often find myself wondering, “Where are all the women?” At the American Humanist Association conference this past May, my mouth dropped when I saw on... Read More