The Humanist Challenge to the Sainthood of Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa is now known worldwide as “St. Teresa of Calcutta” after being canonized by the Catholic Church on September 4 in Rome. Her life can be examined in a way that was not feasible... Read More
Meet the AHA Staff: Daniel Green
Please welcome the newest addition to the American Humanist Association staff, Member Services Assistant Daniel Green! TheHumanist.com: What is your educational and work background? I graduated from Georgetown University in 2013 with a degree in... Read More
He Was Raptured! And Other Tales of Faith-Based Defenses
Can the Rapture get you out of house arrest? Lyle Jeffs, a member of the Utah-based Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS), was arrested last year along with ten other church leaders... Read More
I Am a Francophile and I Am Disappointed
I adore France and all things French. My father grew up in France, I’m one-quarter French, and my siblings and I are close to many of my French second cousins. Despite the geographical distance, we... Read More
Is Populism a Threat to Science?
American scientists have reason for optimism. A large majority of Americans agree that science has made the world a better place and that federal funding for science is a good thing. But we also have... Read More
Three Things that Must Happen with the Advent of Ending Private Prisons An In-Depth Look at Private Prison Reform
Last Thursday, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced in a memo addressed from Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates to the acting director of the federal Bureau of Prisons that they would be phasing out the... Read More
Vote for the Future of the AHA in the 2016 Board of Directors Election
Six seats of the American Humanist Association's twelve-member board of directors are up for election this year. The following is the slate of eight (8) nominees for six positions on the American Humanist Association Board... Read More