On Friday, December 11, schools in Augusta County, Virginia, were closed over safety concerns. Though no credible threats had been made, the sheer volume and tone of parents’ complaints about a specific lesson plan on... Read More

Be afraid. Be VERY afraid. This was the message of Tuesday’s Republican presidential debate, the fifth GOP debate this year. Coming off the heels of yet another mass shooting, this time in San Bernardino, California,... Read More

US Representative Jim Himes (CT-04) introduced the Darwin Day Resolution, US House Resolution 548, in anticipation of Charles Darwin’s 207th birthday on February 12, 2016. Rep. Himes stated, “Charles Darwin’s groundbreaking and world-changing work has... Read More

On November 22, our group, the Humanists of the Palouse (which serves members in Moscow, Idaho, and Pullman, Washington), became aware of some online threats directed towards a local mosque. Founded in 1982, the Pullman... Read More

In 1956, the phrase "In God We Trust" was adopted as the official motto of the United States, replacing the original motto "E Pluribus Unum" (Out of Many, One). With a growing number of secular,... Read More

For decades, humanists, agnostics, and nontheists have fought to ensure that our public education system is secular and does not promote religious ideology to students. Our movement fought for secular education because schools are places... Read More

Last Tuesday, NBC affiliate KFOR reported that a pre-K teacher at Oakes Elementary School in Okemah, Oklahoma, forced four-year-old student Zayde Sands to write with his right hand instead of his left hand. According to... Read More