This interview has been edited for clarity and readability. In February Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, a Muslim-American, announced he would seek the Democratic nomination for governor of Michigan. El-Sayed is a Rhodes Scholar who holds a... Read More

This interview has been edited for clarity and readability. TheHumanist.com: As the president of the Humanists of Houston, what tasks and responsibilities do you find yourself conducting? Deborah Williams: “What don’t I do?” would be... Read More

Ashton P. Woods is a social and political activist in the Black Lives Matter movement and the co-chair of the Black Humanist Alliance. TheHumanist.com: You’ve been an activist for a long time. What was your... Read More

When I heard the news that improvisational theater director, writer, and director Gary Austin died on April Fool’s Day, I thought it was a cruel joke. While I knew Austin had cancer, when I studied... Read More

Atheists continue to be stigmatized by the general public and regarded as immoral and unapologetic "sinners" not worthy of trust or respect. A new initiative underway called #NormalizeAtheism seeks to increase visibility and encourage dialogue... Read More

Imagine you wanted to continue your education, but but your only choices were Christian institutions. You love math and want to graduate with a mathematics degree, however your only option is a degree in Christian... Read More

“[T]here are more people using their secular label as a way to move forward and counteract the attacks on women, the attacks on science, and the attacks on facts, based on what their secular values... Read More