Please welcome the newest addition to the American Humanist Association staff, Projects Associate Deborah Goemans! Learn more about her support for humanism below.   What is your educational and professional background?  I was born and raised... Read More

“I’d walk through hell in a gasoline suit to play baseball.”  –Pete Rose Ah, yes, nothing unites—and divides—our country like that great game of baseball and the conversations it inspires. Passionate debates abound: Which is... Read More

Reader Laurel Harry, a member of the American Humanist Association, recently shared the following letter with us (reprinted here with her permission): I am writing regarding the use of “Have a blessed day” by employees... Read More

Thank you to the over 100 entries for our “How Would You Rewrite the Pledge of Allegiance?” Contest! We read through every email and comment, and it was tough to pick the best one. Many... Read More

In A Brief History of Time Professor Stephen Hawking asks, “…if the universe is really completely self-contained, having no boundary or edge, it would have neither beginning nor end: it would simply be. What place,... Read More

The first “Religion and the Media” class I taught in the United Kingdom’s state-maintained schools was in 2004. Students in the religious studies classes are taught how to be critical consumers of media as they... Read More

For anyone who has ever needed to “come out” as a humanist, atheist or agnostic, the process can be daunting. The fear of being ostracized, rejected or shamed by friends and family who are firm... Read More