In January of last year, the Religious Freedom Coalition’s William Murray (who is the self-described son of “destructive atheist and Marxist leader Madalyn Murray O’Hair”) wrote that atheists tried to “hijack” a National Religious Freedom... Read More

The American Humanist Association has launched AskAHumanist.com, a new community-driven website where individuals can ask questions about humanism, and humanists themselves can respond. AskAHumanist.com aims to serve as a resource for humanists and non-humanists interested... Read More

As reported by The Raw Story and Friendly Atheist, the mayor of Winfield, Alabama, and the Winfield City Council have declared the town a “City Under God,” with full acknowledgement of the Supreme Being as... Read More

Let’s assume, for the sake of argument, that something like the doomsday scenario depicted in Christopher Nolan’s latest film, Interstellar, were actually to take place (minor spoilers ahead). Imagine that over the next few generations,... Read More

In many ways, I consider the state of Ohio to be my second home. Though its flat expanses of corn and soybean fields make it far from the most glamourous state, and its capricious electorates... Read More

Since writing recently about the troubling nature of the Elf on the Shelf tradition, I’ve learned that a researcher in Canada is exploring its dangers a bit further. For the uninitiated, the elf is a... Read More

Special thanks to TheHumanist.com readers who answered Senior Editor Maggie Ardiente’s question last week about humanists celebrating Christmas! We received a wide variety of opinions from across the spectrum, making for a cheerfully lively discussion! Due... Read More