As I follow the media stories surrounding the tragic death of Tamir Rice, a twelve-year-old boy who was shot and killed while he was playing in a park in Cleveland, Ohio, I’m reminded of a... Read More

On October 12, Jezebel ran a story with the headline: “Study Says People Who Take Coffee Black Have Psychopathic Tendencies.” Reporting on the same story, Popular Science titled its piece: “Love Beer and Coffee? You... Read More

For decades, humanists, agnostics, and nontheists have fought to ensure that our public education system is secular and does not promote religious ideology to students. Our movement fought for secular education because schools are places... Read More

In 1995, devout Catholic Todd Stiefel rejected his faith and became an agnostic. At the time Stiefel was enrolled in an Old Testament history course at the Duke University Divinity School. “It was the first... Read More

Humanists who haven’t yet heard about the Global Rally for Humanity scheduled for today, October 9, and tomorrow in some twenty cities across the US may be excused for thinking they’re missing out on something... Read More

Last Tuesday, NBC affiliate KFOR reported that a pre-K teacher at Oakes Elementary School in Okemah, Oklahoma, forced four-year-old student Zayde Sands to write with his right hand instead of his left hand. According to... Read More

There’s no question religious leaders possess enormous influence over the faithful. For centuries, religious leaders like the Pope and the Dalai Lama have been seen as a beacon of hope and guidance for believers. They... Read More