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

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

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

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

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

A chaplain is a clergy member or lay representative of a religion trained to serve a secular institution like a hospital, prison, school, police department, sports team, or parliamentary body. A chaplain can come from... Read More

“When we forget that we are embedded in the natural world, we also forget that what we do to our surroundings we are doing to ourselves.” David Suzuki’s career as a scientist, writer, and television... Read More