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Upgrading our Humanism: Building a Lifestyle of Embodied Values
This article is adapted from a session presented at the 81st Annual Conference of the American Humanist Association in July 2022. One evening nearly a decade ago, I found myself with friends in a Chicago bar... Read More
From God Is to God Is a Concept
The earliest memories of my childhood, growing up in Southwest Atlanta, Georgia (I was born in 1977), encompassed two institutions: my nuclear family and the Black Baptist Church. Belief in an all-mighty, powerful, and merciful God... Read More
Women of Color Beyond Belief 2022
During a virtual union meeting I attended as a shop steward in the spring, one of the facilitators launched into a prayer midway through the session, spewing “Father God” this and “Father God” that in full... Read More
GO Humanity: Creating the Infrastructure for Human Responsibility
At its core, humanism is a philosophy of human responsibility. Humanists understand that humanity is just a tiny blip of precious life in an incomprehensibly large universe that is indifferent to our survival. If we want... Read More
On Abortion
Over the past few years, abortion bans and restrictions were passed or proposed in states across the country. When Mississippi passed a 15-week abortion ban law in 2018, the state’s sole licensed abortion facility brought a... Read More
Amplifying Young Secular Voices of Color
One of the most important priorities of the secular media company OnlySky is to broaden the conversation and perspective of the nonreligious community. Part of that involves exploring topics beyond our usual focus until we’re engaging... Read More
“Is It All Worth It?” A Humanist Question
There’s a line close to the end of the film Arrival where the lead character, a linguist played by actress Amy Adams, says, “Despite knowing the journey and where it leads, I embrace it, and I... Read More
Vonnegut and Jefferson and Jesus
WE ARE NEARING another Indendence Day, for which much of the credit goes to Thomas Jefferson, a progenitor of modern American democracy. A bit farther away is another occasion worth noting. This November 11 marks one... Read More
Conquering Secular and Skeptical White Supremacy in America
“If you are a white person, and you are not willing to interrogate your white privilege, your white entitlement, and your investments in legacies of white apartheid and white supremacy, you cannot rightfully claim to be... Read More
CHURCH & STATE | Reversing the Roe Reversal: Be Prepared for a Long Battle for Reproductive Freedom
As I was writing these words, the Supreme Court was poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling that established a right to abortion. By the time you read this, it may have already... Read More