The American Brexit

Historical knowledge is crucial in our endeavor to form a correct opinion and take the most informed, pertinent stance in current affairs. Comprehensive historical knowledge is not the sweeping and oversimplified version of history that... Read More
Exorcisms Are In. Do Catholics Know It’s 2016?

In case you were bored with the current state of the world, which seems to be slowly morphing more and more into a depressing, low-budget Fox sitcom, perhaps you’d be interested to know that somehow... Read More
Branding a Secular Organization Part 3: Getting the Word Out & Advanced Branding Techniques

In his three-part series on branding, Tom Kellogg laid out some basic rules for building a solid brand for your secular organization (Part 1) and then gave examples of how those rules can be put... Read More
Branding a Secular Organization Part 2: Logos, Banners, Mission Statements, and Venues

Yesterday, Tom Kellogg laid out the basic rules of branding your secular organization in Part 1 of “Branding a Secular Organization.” Today, he’ll tell you how to put those rules into practice through your organization’s... Read More
More Than Just a Thousand Words: Standing Up for Underrepresented Bodies in Media

From a young age, women are taught by media messages about Western beauty norms that their appearance just isn’t good enough. For most of us, the first time we manipulate our bodies by shaving our... Read More
Branding a Secular Organization Part 1: How to Market Your Group to Attract and Keep Members

Note: This article is a continuation of “The Roots of Building a Secular Community” Read articles in that series here. Why is Branding So Important? A brand is the identity of an organization, what it... Read More
“My Faith was Crowdsourced — and the Crowd Changed”: How I Left Islam

Some nontheists who leave religion don’t encounter much opposition (or are lucky enough to be encouraged!) and don’t see their atheist identity as something to fight for. Others have faced strenuous hardships in their deconversion... Read More