Why New Religions? The Sociology of Cults and the Need to Belong
By Cadell Last Last night, I watched a new film, The Master, starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Joaquin Phoenix and Amy Adams, which tells the story of a World War II veteran in 1950 who becomes... Read More
Pew Survey Reveals Religion
By Jeff Satterwhite A new survey on American religiosity conducted by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life revealed that about one-in-five adults in America now self-identify as “religiously unaffiliated.” The rapidly rising level... Read More
The Convictions of a Humanist: Remembering Paul Kurtz
Humanists and atheists are mourning the death of humanist Dr. Paul Kurtz, former editor of the American Humanist Association’s Humanist magazine and founder of the Council for Secular Humanism, who died on Oct. 20, 2012... Read More
Support the ERA: A Statement from Pro-Choice Activist Bill Baird
My U.S. Supreme Court case Baird v. Eisenstadt legalized birth control nationally on March 22, 1972. Baird was quoted six times in Roe v. Wade and in my two other U.S. Supreme Court cases, Baird v. Bellotti I and Baird v. Bellotti II for minors’... Read More
Film Review: A Whisper to a Roar
By Meghan Hamilton A Whisper to a Roar is a new documentary about five politically corrupt and socially torn countries—Malaysia, Ukraine, Venezuela, Zimbabwe, and Egypt—working to transform their government and the overall quality of life... Read More
Your Published Letter-To-The-Editor
Did your letter-to-the-editor get published in a local or national newspaper? We’d like to share it! Send a link to your published letter to hnn@americanhumanist.org, and we’ll republish it in this column. Please remember that... Read More
The Comics Section: Literal Bible, More God Talk, Democracy, Atheist Morality
We’re jam-packed with new comics this week by Jesus and Mo, Ape Not Monkey, The Bad Chemicals and The Atheist Pig!
