Phoning It In for the Family? Researchers suggest it may better to make a slow and subtle break from the religion of your parents
A study published in the June edition of the Journal of Family Issues looked at the effect a child’s break from his or her parents’ religion can have on multigenerational relationships within the family. Syracuse... Read More
Between a Creationist’s Rocks and a Hard Place
A creationist just sued the US Department of the Interior and won. Andrew Snelling, is a geologist (awarded a PhD by the University of Sydney in 1982) and the director of research at Ken Ham’s... Read More
Classroom Politics: Florida’s New Law on Education
On July 8 a Florida law took effect that gives residents from all over the state, regardless of whether or not they have children in Florida’s public school system, the opportunity to contest what kids... Read More
Meet the New AHA Staff Member: Nicole Carr
Please welcome the new Director of Development of the American Humanist Association, Nicole Carr! TheHumanist.com: What is your educational and work background? I graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in English and... Read More
Catholic School Students in Ontario, Canada, Can Opt-Out of Religion Classes
Based on a recent human rights settlement case with the Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board, Catholic school students in Ontario, Canada, can now opt out of religion classes. Claudia Sorgini, a student at St.... Read More
“Charitable” Conservatives
Conservative Christians love to talk about how the evil, godless secularists rarely do anything for charity. However, so many Christian charities are riddled with their own issues (an alarming number are featured on CharityWatch’s Hall... Read More
The Good News is Back: A Dose of Dopamine, Round 7
It’s been about a month since my last dose of dopamine, and in that time our president has ranged his tweets from lambasting a television host to flirting with nuclear war. Things aren’t going great,... Read More