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
Creativity—For the Living Part Two

This article is part 2 of “Creativity.” Read part 1 here. If you enjoy the idea that creativity is a natural aspect of our universe, you are probably thinking of all the ways creativity has... Read More
The Humanist on the Boat—No Mere Fishing Expedition

A quiet dawn is breaking over Mobile Bay, Alabama, as Captain Rob backs the trailer down the public ramp. I cast loose the trailer ties as he flips the ignition and the small skiff floats... Read More
Nuclear Energy without Fear

Today, March 11, marks the third anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami that led to the disaster at the Fukushima-Daiichi Nuclear Complex in Japan. On this occasion many are looking back at what happened and... Read More