“Sex Doesn’t Feel the Way Porn Looks” An Interview with Marty Klein on Porn’s Role in Modern America
The United States is undergoing a so-called “porn panic,” says psychotherapist and author Marty Klein, a humanist who has spoken at many secular events. He defines it as a moral panic stemming from the way many... 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
The Humanist Interview with Gene Roddenberry
The March/April 1991 issue of the Humanist magazine featured an exclusive, in-depth (twenty-six page!) interview between then-Editor David Alexander and Star Trek creator and humanist Gene Roddenberry. In celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the... Read More
The Kids Are Alright: Four Teens on Growing Up Humanist
The following is adapted from the “Growing Up Humanist” panel held on Sunday, May 29, 2016, at the 75th Annual Conference of the American Humanist Association. The panel featured all four authors and was moderated... Read More
Islam’s Ex Factor: An Interview with Sarah Haider and Muhammad Syed
THEIR LOGO IS AN ‘X’ formed by the mirror image of two crescent moons. They are the Ex-Muslims of North America, at once a negation and a commitment to something more: the promotion of secular... Read More
The Power of Humanist Organizing in Germany: An Interview with Frieder Otto Wolf
DR. FRIEDER OTTO WOLF is the president of Humanistischer Verband Deutschlands (HVD), the national association of German humanists. He is also honorary professor in philosophy at the Free University of Berlin and the founding president... Read More
“It’s Completely Okay to Be Secular”: Teen Atheist Activist Cidney Fisk Encourages Her Peers to Speak Up
Standing up for what’s right, especially when doing so involves speaking out against the status quo, is never easy. But it’s particularly difficult for high school students, who often face tremendous peer pressure to fit... Read More