[This article originally appeared under the title, “Will the Real Martin Luther King Please Stand Up,” in the May/June 2005 issue of the Humanist.] Today it’s fashionable to recall Martin Luther King Jr. as a... Read More

Since the attacks on the offices of Charlie Hebdo that resulted in the brutal murder of twelve people, one thing is certain: attacks of this kind are almost guaranteed to continue. For those who seek... Read More

I am a French-American humanist, living just outside of Paris. (Some of you may have read past articles I have written for TheHumanist.com about humanism in France.) Let me tell you a little about Charlie... Read More

Update: According to the Epoch Times, one of the Charlie Hebdo attackers, Hamyd Mourad, has reportedly surrendered to French police, and two other suspects identified as brothers Cherif Kouachi and Said Kouachi, are on the... Read More

In those pleasant little towns on Thames, you may hear the fall of the water over the weirs, or even, in still weather, the rustle of the rushes; and from the bridge you may see... Read More

To humanists, attempts to define or understand the nature of a deity can appear meaningless. Why bother to attempt to explain something that does not exist? Shouldn’t we focus on real-world, material problems that affect... Read More

Director Ridley Scott’s Exodus: Gods and Kings has reaped its share of harsh judgments, but what many critics have overlooked is a far greater outrage than choosing a principally all-white cast to portray a story... Read More