Emily Newman
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Florida Invocation Policies Should Be All or None
Unlike a traditional prayer, a humanist invocation does not call upon a supernatural entity as a guide. Instead, it motivates us to guide ourselves... Read More
Celebrate HumanLight’s 20th Anniversary with Humanists Across the Country
In 2001, leaders of the New Jersey Humanist Network created HumanLight, a secular holiday traditionally marked on December 23rd. It’s an opportunity to rejoice... Read More
Meet the Association of Secular Elected Officials
Election Day (Tuesday, November 2, 2021) is just around the corner and although you may not be hearing about it as much as 2020,... Read More
Books Help Us See Ourselves and Each Other
[caption id="attachment_23645" align="alignright" width="250"] Photo by Drew Coffman on Unsplash[/caption] Each year, Banned Books Week celebrates the freedom to read and the importance of... Read More
Forcing Students to Love America is Unpatriotic
In a July 2018 article on patriotism, I wrote that “it’s difficult to sustain love for your country when you don’t feel loved by... Read More
10 Reasons to Wear a Mask
The new school year and the increasing dangers of the delta variant have caused another wave of debates about mask wearing. Although states and... Read More
Looking Ahead to Fall Education Programs
Each season brings new opportunities to learn and grow with programs from the American Humanist Association Center for Education. For Fall 2021, we’re exploring... Read More