Herb Silverman
Herb Silverman is founder of the Secular Coalition for America and founder of the Secular Humanists of the Lowcountry in Charleston, South Carolina. He ran for governor in 1990 to challenge the state provision prohibiting atheists from holding public office. After an eight-year battle, he won a unanimous decision in the South Carolina Supreme Court that nullified the anti-atheist clause in the South Carolina Constitution. Herb Silverman is the recipient of the American Humanist Association’s 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award.
Posts by Herb Silverman
HERB’S CORNER | Faith
While I would never consider myself a person of faith, I can make a case for a certain kind of faith, based on reason... Read More
What Did He Know and When Did He Know It?
During the Watergate investigation, Sen. Howard Baker (R- TN) famously asked the question about President Richard Nixon. The resultant scandal caused Nixon to resign... Read More
HERB’S CORNER | Religion in Foreign Policy
Problems usually arise when a country applies religion to its foreign policy. United States foreign policy should always be secular. At the same time,... Read More
Commentary: Religion in Foreign Policy
Problems usually arise when a country applies religion to its foreign policy. United States foreign policy should always be secular. At the same time,... Read More
FIRST PERSON | Where Did Bible Stories Come From?
We know that the Bible is mostly fiction, but did you ever wonder how some of the incredible stories got into the book? As... Read More
What I Learned from 11 Humanist Groups in 11 Days
I recently drove with my wife Sharon from our home in Charleston, South Carolina, to eleven locations in Florida in eleven days, covering over... Read More
In Defense of Trump’s Tweets… or Not
Both supporters and opponents of President Donald Trump often say his frequent tweets are not “presidential,” a poorly defined word. I don’t think presidents... Read More