Roy Speckhardt, executive director of the American Humanist Association, signed on to following letter, composed by human rights activist Maryam Namazie and signed by over 100 humanist, atheist and freethought leaders, calling for April 25... Read More

Thanks to everyone who entered our A.C. Grayling Trivia Contest in last week’s issue of HNN! The questions and answers to the contest are below: 1) What is the name of the local AHA affiliate... Read More

Experiencing an ethical dilemma? Need advice from a humanist perspective? Humanist Network News is proud to introduce “The Ethical Dilemma,” an advice column by Joan Reisman-Brill. Send your questions to The Ethical Dilemma at hnn@americanhumanist.org... Read More

It’s starting to get scary out there for nonbelievers. Mainstream media is taking note of atheist bloggers who have been arrested—one was even killed—in  Bangladesh for the “crime” of blasphemy against Islam (the American Humanist... Read More

With faith-based initiatives giving preferential treatment to religious organizations, and strengthened attempts to introduce creationism in public school science classrooms, there has never been a better time in which humanists, atheists and freethinkers should affirm... Read More

What you’re about to read may shock you: Atheists experience discrimination. It’s true. Despite showing themselves not to be evil baby-eaters time and time again, atheists are still viewed as the most hated and distrusted... Read More

“Till death do us part” is the famous vow in the standard Christian marriage rite. Not only that, the idea of ‘forever’ marriage, to or even beyond death, is the dominant paradigm in culture. I... Read More