Representation Matters: Spotlight on City Councilmember Carolyn Umphrey

This is a recurring series highlighting openly nonreligious elected officials across the nation. Prior to the 2016 election there were only 5 public nontheist state legislators, because of the efforts of the Center for Freethought... Read More
Centering Youth Engagement: A Conversation with a Young Teen Changemaker

This interview has been condensed for length and clarity. In the midst of a global pandemic and an ever-changing political and social climate, all eyes are on the future of our youth. Luckily, high school... Read More
Representation Matters: Spotlight on State Rep. Jon Rosenthal

This is the first of what will be a recurring series highlighting openly nonreligious elected officials across the nation. Prior to the 2016 election there were only 5 public nontheist state legislators. Because of the... Read More
Humanist in the House An Interview with US Representative Jared Huffman, 2020 Humanist of the Year

The following is adapted (with permission) from my presentation of the Humanist of the Year Award to Rep. Huffman at the American Humanist Association’s 79th Annual Conference, “Distant but Together: A Virtual Celebration of Humanism,”... Read More
Beyond European Colonialism: An Interview with Jé Hooper and David Breeden

JÉ EXODUS HOOPER AND REV. DR. DAVID BREEDEN presented together at the American Humanist Association’s 79th Annual Conference, “Distant but Together: A Virtual Celebration of Humanism,” on August 8, 2020. Their discussion examined the European... Read More
Doubt, Marriage, and the NakedPastor

In his latest book, Til Doubt Do Us Part: When Changing Beliefs Change Your Marriage, former pastor and cartoonist David Hayward (aka NakedPastor) explores the complex issues that arise when doubt forms around the religious... Read More
Racist Too Long: Measuring White Christianity An Interview with Robert P. Jones

THE ELECTION OF DONALD J. TRUMP as president of the United States brought to the forefront a politicized form of Christianity that combines white evangelicalism, white nationalism, and the prosperity gospel. However, as CEO and... Read More