MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR: Humanism
A number of people ask whether or not humanists are just atheists by another name. Are they? According to our last membership survey, a majority of humanists would also identify as atheists, but that doesn’t... Read More
Take Action! Tell Your Representative to Vote
On March 17, a resolution which reaffirms the official motto of the United States as “In God We Trust” was approved in the House Judiciary Committee and will soon face a vote in the House.... Read More
Atheist Joy: The Best Kept Secret
What can we atheists offer to the world in joyful appreciation? A huge question, an important question. We cannot offer Santa Claus for adults; we can't compete with supernatural grace that freely promises heaven. But... Read More
Why I
by Sharon Moss This fall will mark my second year as a Humanist Celebrant. Never heard of a Humanist Celebrant? Unfortunately, a lot of people don't know we exist until they need us. Who do... Read More
A Day for Sadness and Mourning: The Eighth Anniversary of the Iraq War
by T. F. Kelley March 19, 2011 marks the eighth anniversary of our invasion of Iraq. I wrote an editorial that was published in the local regional newspaper on February 24, 2003, four weeks before... Read More
Arizona Day of Prayer is Inappropriate
A letter-to-the-editor by Dr. Harold Saferstein, longtime AHA member and Humanist Society of Greater Phoenix member, was printed in The Arizona Republic on Gov. Jan Brewer's proposal for an Arizona Day of Prayer. The Arizona... Read More
Film Review: The Third Testament
by Bill Daehler Somewhere between the Da Vinci Code and a Michael Moore film lies the newly released mockumentary, The Third Testament, by writer-director Matt Dallmann. The Third Testament has the intrigue and biblical conspiracy... Read More