In honor of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, we are re-posting this profile from 2019. We have made minor updates. “In the name of morality and religion, these extremists have taken it upon... Read More

As the House panel investigating the January 6th attack on the Capitol continues its work and the first actual trial of one of the participants begins, theHumanist.com is reprinting this personal reflection on the events... Read More

Everyday Humanist Heroes, theHumanist.com’s new regular series, celebrates our movement’s group organizers, activists, support staff, and volunteers making a difference in their communities. Who do you want to celebrate? Imagine what could happen if someone... Read More

This article was originally published in the newsletter of the Secular Humanist Society of New York (SHSNY). It is reprinted here with permission of the author. There is a very old saying, “…and Caesar wept... Read More

This article is the third in a series marking Black History Month that will include profiles of current and historical Black humanists and explorations of relevant issues. For Black History Month in 2012, African Americans... Read More

There is not just one humanism. There are cultural variants, emerging humanisms, we must strive to bring into being/existence in a world riddled with multiple/cascading crises. Here one thinks of Anthony Pinn’s humanism with its... Read More

It is not easy being an atheist in a world that is predominantly religious or even spiritual. And, there is not a day that goes by that I do not have to think about my... Read More