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New Partnership Will Train Future Humanist Leaders
I am pleased to announce a new partnership between the American Humanist Association (AHA) Center for Education and the United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities (United). This fall, the AHA’s Humanist Studies Certificate Program (HSP)... Read More
New Podcast Celebrates Black History and Future
Artist, activist, and director of Black Nonbelievers of DC (BNDC), Danile “Ro” Rogiérs, has launched a new podcast. BNDC is both an affiliate of the Black Nonbelievers national organization and a chapter of the American Humanist... Read More
AHA’s Ten Commitments at Work in Uganda
Uganda Humanist Schools Trust (UHST) was established in 2008 as a charity to raise funds in support of the efforts made by Ugandan Humanists, to found and support schools that offer students a liberal, secular, humanist... Read More
FIRST PERSON | Where Did Bible Stories Come From?
We know that the Bible is mostly fiction, but did you ever wonder how some of the incredible stories got into the book? As a child, the story of Noah made no sense to me. Why... Read More
REPRESENTATION MATTERS | Spotlight on City Councilmember Danny Choriki
This is a recurring series highlighting openly nonreligious elected officials across the nation. Prior to the 2016 election there were only five public nontheist state legislators. Because of the efforts of the Center for Freethought Equality,... Read More
On Death, Dying, and Disbelief
BOOK BY CANDACE GORHAM PITCHSTONE PUBLISHING, 2021 As humans, most of us—especially after the last couple of pandemic years—have experienced the loss of a loved one. As humanists, we know how difficult it can be to... Read More
Poetry from Our Spring 2022 Issue
Just to Say How We Managed after one year in isolation/Feb 2021 We often rose before the light, Mornings after a dream-adorned sleep had calmed the day’s swelter, or the hushed world became encased in snow.... Read More
On the Trail of Humanism’s Hidden Women
Women’s History Month provides an opportunity to excavate the stories of some pioneering humanist women who paved the way for those to come, fighting for a vast range of causes with ethics rooted in rationalism and... Read More
Humanist Profile: Faye Wattleton
In honor of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, we are re-posting this profile from 2019. We have made minor updates. “In the name of morality and religion, these extremists have taken it upon themselves... Read More
Reflections on January 6th
As the House panel investigating the January 6th attack on the Capitol continues its work and the first actual trial of one of the participants begins, theHumanist.com is reprinting this personal reflection on the events which... Read More