Do you think it’s inappropriate to take a selfie at places thought by most people to be somehow sacred? Read the article and take our poll below. Earlier this year Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary announced that... Read More

I was raised as a fundamentalist Christian. When I left those beliefs behind I looked for substitute religions, each time choosing one less dogmatic and more freethinking than the last. It never occurred to me... Read More

Opportunities for local activism are easy to find these days, and while our plates are already brimming with important work that keeps our organizations thriving, it is rare when an opportunity comes along that requires... Read More

John Shelby Spong, retired bishop of the Episcopal Church from New Jersey, once stated: I look at the twentieth century, which in many ways was a secular humanist century… in that very century, the emancipation... Read More

My name is Chris Campbell. I am twenty-three years old and I have cerebral palsy. I communicate using a computer, typing one letter at a time using a switch I control by moving my head.... Read More

For those of us who consider the “Theory of Evolution” a figure of speech, not an invitation to call into question the veracity of an established scientific principle—evolution is a fact, not a theory—what the... Read More

Lots of people lose their religious faith and just keep quiet about it. They have great reasons for doing so. Entire communities and family relationships are built on agreement that God is real. Publicly express... Read More