Merrill Miller
Posts by Merrill Miller (page 15)
Crowdfunding for All—Except Women?
“It’s just been really, really painful…Sometimes the pain is so bad that I can’t get out of bed, and I can’t go to the... Read More
Reactions to the Don’t Say the Pledge Campaign
Last week the American Humanist Association launched its Don’t Say the Pledge campaign, encouraging Americans to sit out the Pledge of Allegiance when it’s... Read More
Let Your Voice Be Heard: Why Atheist Political Activism Matters
With politicians bending over backward to appeal to the religious right and no open atheists in Congress, humanists in the U.S. can understandably feel... Read More
Over One-Third of Americans Support Removing “Under God” from the Pledge of Allegiance
A new study by The Seidewitz Group, commissioned by the American Humanist Association with support from the Stiefel Freethought Foundation, reports that 34 percent... Read More
Why Are the Poor More Religious?
Last week, the New York Times’ policy and statistics blog, The Upshot, wrote an article about the hardest places to live in the United... Read More
Cracks in Glass Ceilings
Despite the amazing progress women have made in attaining equality, there are two areas in which women still noticeably lag: the science, technology, engineering... Read More
Are “Sinners” Spreading the Ebola Virus?
It seems you can’t turn on a television, listen to the radio, or read a newspaper without receiving regular updates about the ever-increasing death... Read More