The Humanist Dilemma: When Is It More Ethical to Break the Law than to Follow It?
Experiencing an ethical dilemma? Need advice from a humanist perspective? Send your questions to The Humanist Dilemma at dilemma@thehumanist.com (subject line: Humanist Dilemma). All inquiries are kept confidential. One Way to Get a Get: I... Read More
Another Species Disappears and We’re the Reason
Sudan, the last male northern white rhinoceros on the planet, is gone. He died at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya last week due to complications associated with a severe leg infection. He was forty-five-years... Read More
Humanist EDge: Appreciating Hypatia, Neoplatonist & Proto-Humanist
Though Hypatia was, technically speaking, a pagan and apparently a believing one at that, she deserves a place on any list of humanist women. She was a proto-humanist in more ways than one. For example,... Read More
Are You Kidding? Child Welfare Agencies that Discriminate Don’t Deserve Government Funding
In September 2017, the ACLU sued the state of Michigan for working with faith-based adoption agencies that regularly incorporate discriminatory practices. This case, Dumont v. Lyon, is in the court for the Eastern District of... Read More
What Happens in Vegas… Is a Whole Lotta Humanism at the AHA’s 77th Annual Conference!
We are just eight weeks away from the American Humanist Association’s 77th Annual Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada! The AHA takes pride in this thought-provoking event that takes place over four days and is chock-full... Read More
New Uniform Parentage Act Becomes Law in Washington State
Earlier this week, Governor Jay Inslee of Washington signed into law an updated version of the state’s Uniform Parentage Act. Written to safeguard the rights of LGBTQ and non-biological parents, the new law defines a... Read More
Making You Pay for Porn: Does Rhode Island Want to Impose Morality or Cash In?
A proposed Rhode Island bill, carrying the decidedly clunky name “An Act Relating to Public Utilities and Carriers—Internet Digital Blocking,” would impose a $20 fee to view online pornographic content. Rhode Islanders who visit porn... Read More