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

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

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

Hank Pellissier is certainly an inimitable individual. As a transhumanist and humanitarian, he applies science and technology to inform his approach to alleviating suffering, such as through his efforts to supplement the diet of the... Read More

Dr. Sally M. Benson is a professor of geosciences and director of the Global Climate and Energy Project at Stanford University. She coauthored a 2005 IPCC special report on carbon sequestration. Her current research interests... Read More

JUST BEFORE TWELVE THIRTY on a recent spring afternoon, I found myself on the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in the building that houses both the linguistics and philosophy departments. A group of... Read More

What is the purpose of a church? What does it mean to be an atheist minister or an atheist congregation? For many believers and nonbelievers alike, these questions seem paradoxical. Yet, Gretta Vosper has been... Read More