The image of Donald Trump holding up a freshly purchased Bible in front of a boarded-up church in opposition to the Black Lives Matter protesters reminded me of two things. First, that humanists have a... Read More

President Trump has a keen eye for seizing the moment. Last Monday, in the midst of a social crisis stemming from the police murder of George Floyd and 400 years of systemic racism, Trump stood... Read More

The American Humanist Association (AHA) will host a day-long virtual conference, Distant but Together: A Virtual Celebration of Humanism, on Saturday, August 8 from 11am – 6:30pm (ET). The free event will bring together exciting... Read More

Today we bring you our latest installment of “What Would a Humanist Do?”—offering multiple AHA staff opinions on the same question. As with our long-running “Humanist Dilemma” column by Joan Reisman-Brill, readers often ask what... Read More

“We’re risking our lives to go to church,” stated the lawyer for a group of Oregon churches suing for the right to resume gathering as normal as the coronavirus pandemic continues. “If we survive, great.... Read More

COVID-19 seems to be changing how we eat. As anyone who’s gone shopping in the last few weeks can tell you, meat is becoming a rarity. Fast food chain Wendy’s has limited menus to chicken-only... Read More

Today is May 12, a full two weeks since Mubarak Bala, president of the Nigerian Humanist Association, was arrested and detained in Kano State in northern Nigeria because he exercised his freedom of expression. For... Read More