One day I’ll wake up and the liberal love fest with Pope Francis will be over—but until that day comes, I want to make something clear: Pope Francis is not a good person. He might... Read More

Instead of fighting the old battle of atheism versus religion, the second wave will fight a battle against religious intolerance of atheism. When I was in college, majoring in biology, my advisor gave me a... Read More

June 17 marks the 52nd anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court case, Abington School District v. Schempp, that declared unconstitutional a state law requiring public schools to start each day with a reading from the... Read More

Humanists have a long history of opposing the death penalty—the American Humanist Association issued three official board resolutions opposing capital punishment in 1961, 1976, and 2000 over concerns about its inability to deter crime, its... Read More

Can we forgive evangelicals? That’s the question posed on the blog The Bilerico Project by Warren J. Blumenfeld, a professor at the University of Massachusetts. He sees previously anti-gay Christians and denominations rushing to "adjust"... Read More

June 14 marked the finale of the fifth season of the popular television show, Game of Thrones. This season has been particularly controversial in its depiction of the rape of a major character, which many... Read More

As a former military servicemember, I’m fascinated by the idea of a “Christian Army” explicitly formed to fight ISIS, as reported by Mother Jones. It is—on various levels and from various perspectives—immoral and noble, barbaric... Read More