In pagan times, people worshipped various humanoid supernatural deities who did not even pretend to be perfect. Gods like Zeus and Odin, busy smiting and seducing, seemed to make many mistakes and to have a... Read More

I grew up with a Catholic mother and a humanist father. We went to church on Sundays, and I went to Sunday school as a child. My most vivid memory of that time was eating... Read More

How can religion be discussed in a secular way? Do conversations about religion inherently promote a religious agenda, or can the topic of religion be neutral? These are difficult questions to answer, especially in particularly... Read More

The Zika virus is all over the news. Zika is surely dangerous, but it has its limitations and is likely to be well contained. However, its greater significance extends beyond any current spread. Instead, it... Read More

People defend faith, and specifically Christianity, by pointing out the fact that millions worldwide believe. Of course it’s a logical fallacy to say that something is true because many subscribe to it. Billions of people... Read More

Hundreds of passionate Americans rallied at the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia on April 2 and then walked for ten days—about 140 miles—to the US Capitol in Washington, DC, spreading the message that our government must... Read More

THE RISING TIDE OF NONRELIGIOUS people in the United States is accompanied by an intense focus on the “New Atheism,” which, rightly or wrongly, is critiqued as being not vocal enough or downright anti-progressive when... Read More