A Humanist Call for Mutual Aid
The holiday season between Thanksgiving Day and New Year’s Day is traditionally a time when people think about giving back to their communities and look for opportunities to volunteer. Many humanists and humanist groups do... Read More
Religious Exemptions Extend into COVID–19 Precautions
As many by now have learned, the Supreme Court recently halted New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s public safety restrictions on religious services in certain areas with high rates of COVID-19. At issue in the case,... Read More
Being in the “Virtual” Room: The 2020 Ministerial to Advance Freedom of Religion or Belief
Earlier this week religious freedom activists and faith-based organizations gathered virtually from around the world for the third Ministerial to Advance Freedom of Religion or Belief. In 2018 and 2019 the Ministerial to Advance International... Read More
Ode to the Vote However they do it, so many Americans are doing it
Smashed. Unprecedented. Historic. As minutely detailed by the US Election Project, 2020 is shattering records for early voting. As of 9 a.m. today, 45,272,131 people have cast ballots in the US presidential election. The Election... Read More
Is the Truth Unpatriotic?
In a speech at the National Archives Museum on September 17 (Constitution Day), President Donald Trump proposed the creation of the 1776 Commission to promote a more “pro-American” education program while warning of a radical... Read More
Offering a Humanist Hand to Asylum Seekers
Bordering the United States, Tijuana is a crowded, bustling Mexican city that looks out over the calm Pacific Ocean and at the same time bears an appalling murder rate. For the second year running, it... Read More
Trolling and Controlling: Harming Trans Athletes Is Not a Humanist Sport
A few weeks ago this story was shared on the Facebook page of the American Humanist Association (AHA) to celebrate a preliminary injunction by a federal judge against Idaho’s backwards Fairness in Women’s Sports Act.... Read More