A Humanist Alternative to Satanic Prayer
It’s easy to feel sorry for the Satanic Temple. Just about everyone thinks they’re devil worshippers, even though that’s a major misconception: they don’t even believe the devil’s real. They merely see Satan as a... Read More
“Unite With Anybody to Do Right”: The Frederick Douglass Humanist Society of Baltimore
This Monday’s Google Doodle recognized one of the great civil rights advocates and freethought intellectuals of American history: Frederick Douglass. The American Humanist Association posted a meme that same day on their Facebook page highlighting... Read More
Yes, Our Lives Are Intersectional: Reflections on the Secular Social Justice Conference
I had the honor of attending and participating as a speaker at the Secular Social Justice Conference held at Rice University in Houston, Texas, this past weekend. Co-organized by author Dr. Sikivu Hutchinson and Houston Black... Read More
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
Massachusetts Pastafarian Wins Right to Wear a Colander in Driver’s License Photo, Thanks to AHA
The American Humanist Association’s Appignani Humanist Legal Center is pleased that the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) is permitting a Pastafarian woman to wear a colander in her driver’s license photo, a development that... Read More
What Do Secular Voters Want? Center for Freethought Equality Polls Secular Americans
Over the past several months, we’ve gotten a sense of how the 2016 presidential elections are shaping up. Well, at least for the primary. We’ve seen the candidates at their podiums giving speeches that feed... Read More
Open and Expanding One year in, the Openly Secular campaign continues to promote acceptance of nonreligious Americans
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