Greater than Ourselves: How Bonobos in Des Moines and a Medical Clinic in Uganda Are Saving Lives

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
How I Became a Humanist

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
Voilà! Another Pain in the Neck for Intelligent Design

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
Losing My Religion and Going Public on Facebook

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
AHA Wins Lawsuit Against Lake Elsinore Cross Monument

The City of Lake Elsinore, California, has declined to appeal a federal judge’s ruling that a public monument depicting crosses violates the Establishment Clause of the U. S. Constitution and the Establishment Clause and No... Read More
What’s the Best Way to Challenge Religious Intrusion?

How many people of faith take seriously the biblical admonition against public prayer—“Be careful about not living righteously merely to be seen by people,” (Matthew 6:1)? Everywhere you turn more religious people are trying to... Read More
George Washington Never Wrote That Jesus Prayer

A lawsuit by the American Humanist Association and four individual plaintiffs resulted in a federal ruling on Tuesday, March 25, that placed a preliminary injunction on the Board of Commissioners of Carroll County, Maryland. The... Read More