Cathartic Comics

  ... an assortment of cartoons and comic strips about humanism, atheism, religion, science and freethought.For HumanistNetworkNews.org Feb. 10, 2010  COPYRIGHT JEFF SWENSON           The Boiling Pointaka Mikhaela's Political Cartoons     COPYRIGHT MIKHAELA B. REID 

The Importance of Honoring Darwin

GUEST COLUMN By ROY SPECKHARDTFor HumanistNetworkNews.org Feb. 3, 2010As we approach February 12--the anniversary of Charles Darwin's birthday and International Darwin Day--it's worth reflecting on current attitudes about evolution in our country. The overall data... Read More

Humanism on the Move

STAFF REPORTFor HumanistNetworkNews.org Feb. 30, 2010 Since the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) broke the news that the U.S. Military was using high-powered rifle sights that had coded references to Bible passages, the company contracted... Read More

The Christian Right and Public Education in Texas

GUEST COLUMN By DAN QUINN For HumanistNetworkNews.orgFeb. 3, 2010Years ago, Religious Right leaders made it clear that controlling what students learn in public schools was critical to their goal of changing the nation's political culture.... Read More

Hypocrisy, Thy Name is Haggard

A weekly commentary by Hemant Mehta, adapted from his blog "The Friendly Atheist." For HumanistNetworkNews.org Feb. 3, 2010Gayle Haggard has been appearing everywhere, from Oprah to Larry King Live, to talk about her new book, Why I Stayed: The Choices I... Read More

Letters to the Editor

For HumanistNetworkNews.orgFeb. 3, 2010HNN Readers React Send a Letter to HNN, Call HNN To send a letter to HNN, look for "Letter to the Editor" link in the small box in the upper right-hand corner... Read More