Mark Your Calendars: Secular Holiday Parties Planned across the Country
If you don’t want to attend a traditional holiday party this year, have no fear! Many AHA chapters throughout the country are hosting HumanLight and Winter Solstice celebrations (learn more about HumanLight here). Party with... Read More
Which Holiday Do You Celebrate in December?
Humanists may no longer belong to a traditional religious group, but that doesn’t mean we don’t enjoy holiday celebrations! Do you celebrate a secular version of Christmas or Hanukkah? Do you have plans to attend... Read More
The Ethical Dilemma: Checkmate
Experiencing an ethical dilemma? Need advice from a humanist perspective? Send your questions to The Ethical Dilemma at dilemma@thehumanist.com (subject line: Ethical Dilemma). All inquiries are kept confidential. Checkmate: My forty-five year old son is... Read More
Rules Are for Schmucks: Should Religion Be Taught in School?
From California to Tennessee to Australia to Massachusetts, the allegedly “neutral” teaching of religion in public schools is causing more and more problems. It’s time to get rid of it. Shortly before the Islamic State... Read More
Darwin Day Resolution Reintroduced in Congress by Rep. Jim Himes
US Representative Jim Himes (CT-04) introduced the Darwin Day Resolution, US House Resolution 548, in anticipation of Charles Darwin’s 207th birthday on February 12, 2016. Rep. Himes stated, “Charles Darwin’s groundbreaking and world-changing work has... Read More
Idaho Humanists Reach Out to Local Muslim Community After Online Threats
On November 22, our group, the Humanists of the Palouse (which serves members in Moscow, Idaho, and Pullman, Washington), became aware of some online threats directed towards a local mosque. Founded in 1982, the Pullman... Read More
US Needs Humanists to Correct Its Self-Sabotaging Israel-Palestine Policy
The Middle East is at its most unstable point in decades: Syria, Iraq, Yemen, and Libya are being ravaged by civil wars fueled by outside powers; Saudi Arabia is facing an increase in domestic terrorist... Read More