Death Cafes: Connecticut Humanists Invite Grim Reaper to Dinner
So many of us are “dying” to talk about death but don’t know how, when, or with whom to begin the conversation. “Thinking about death is really about thinking about our lives and the lives... Read More
Why Don’t They Baptize Fetuses?
Like most men, I do some of my most important thinking while shaving in the morning. In front of the steamy mirror, with razor in hand and face lathered up, my thoughts flow freely. What... Read More
What About The Women? An Interview with Soraya Chemaly
As noted in my article “Women in Secularism 4: Complex Issues, Respectful Discourse,” I attended the Women in Secularism 4 conference weekend before last. While there were several memorable moments, one that especially sticks out... 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
Turn Up, Shut Up, and Keep Up: How to Be an Ally
If you’ve done any work in social justice circles you will have heard the word “ally”: white people are called on to be allies to people of color, straight people allies to LGBTQ people, men... Read More
The Roots of Building a Secular Community Part 1: The Roots
This article is dedicated to Marvin Straus, a true pioneer in the Colorado secular movement, founder of the Boulder Atheists, co-founder of Colorado Coalition of Reasin (COCORE), my first secular mentor, and a good friend. ... Read More
Why Aren’t There More Women in the Secular Community? An Interview with Kristen Kennedy
Last week, I discovered a story about Denver University’s Kristen Kennedy, a senior undergraduate double-majoring in International Studies and Sociology who has received grant money to work on a subject of interest to the humanist... Read More