…Without God Secular Vision for a Changing World (Exercise #1)
In the March/April 2017 issue of the Humanist magazine, Tom Krattenmaker of the Yale Humanist Community calls the time we’re currently living in “The New Secular Moment.” With the surge of religiously unaffiliated individuals in... Read More
A Conservative Defense of Darwinian Evolution
By definition, conservative opinion aims to conserve knowledge rooted in the past in order to better understand human affairs, particularly with a view to current decisions affecting the future. A corollary to this definition is... Read More
As Cuba-US Relationship Evolves, Religious Freedom Still an Issue
Last week I met with a group of Christian leaders from Cuba who came to the United States to meet with lawmakers and religious freedom advocates to discuss what’s happening within their country as the... Read More
“Tiny Hands Off Our Science!” Thousands Tell Trump at March for Science
One of my favorite lines from the original Ghostbusters is when Bill Murray’s character Peter Venkman asks a terrified librarian, who claims she’s had a run-in with an apparition, a series of questions. “What has... Read More
What Will Happen to Wildlife in the Trump Era?
The Trump administration is no friend to humanist values. Already, the president has made clear his preference for dogmatism over secular rule of law, his disregard for the role of science in shaping policy, and... Read More
Iowa Humanists and Atheists Hold “Reason on the Hill” and Call for the Inclusion of All Iowans
The Humanists of Linn County, a chapter of the American Humanist Association and a member group of the Eastern Iowa Coalition of Reason, hosted a successful “Reason On the Hill” Day at the Iowa State... Read More
Humanists Say, “Goodbye, Bill! Alas, We Knew Ye Well”
The sun is shining, the bells are ringing, it’s the beginning of a new day! What’s all the happiness about you ask? Yesterday Bill O’Reilly was fired from his high-profile position at FOX News. I... Read More