On January 7, 2015, two masked Islamist gunmen walked into the offices of French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo and started shooting. According to witnesses, the gunmen shouted “Allahu Akbar!” and “the prophet has been avenged!”... Read More

Life is hard. For many life is a boring and laborious stumble from misadventure into misery, and the reward at the end can be one of the unenviable trio of agonizing pain, debilitating disease, or... Read More

When I heard the news that an armed militia had taken over a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon and was demanding that the government turn the public land over to private hands, I wasn’t surprised.... Read More

TheHumanist.com published many fantastic articles in 2015 examining news, politics, science, and culture from a humanist perspective—but which pieces were the most popular? Check out our list of the top ten articles of the year:... Read More

Thanks to the generosity of our 32,000 members and supporters, 2015 was another successful year for the American Humanist Association and our work to protect our secular government, defend nontheist rights, and promote the positive... Read More

A short time ago, I wrote an article for TheHumanist.com titled, “Sing of Jesus: An Atheist’s Guide to Working for the Catholic Church,” in which I recounted some of my experiences working as a church... Read More

I’ve been interested in and slightly amused by recent articles on how to find comfort when one is an atheist, so I thought I’d add my two cents. I appreciate the fact that group support... Read More