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THE ISSUE AT HAND
Gore Vidal is not a man of faith. And the American Humanist Association’s new honorary president ain’t no poster child either. So it goes (as his predecessor Kurt Vonnegut used to say) that Gore Vidal ,... Read More
Can an Atheist Serve in Public Office?
That's been the question many newspaper headlines have been pondering recently, referencing the fracas over Cecil Bothwell's swearing-in as a new member of the Asheville, North Carolina City Council. Bothwell doesn't believe in God, and some... Read More
A Humanist Hanukkah
COLUMN By RUTH N. GELLERFor HumanistNetworkNews.org Dec. 9, 2009.)(Editor's Note: This column was originally published in the Humanist Network News on Jan. 9, 2008. This year, Hanukkah begins at sundown on Dec. 11.) A gathering in... Read More
Reviving Humanism’s Legacy of Peace
GUEST COLUMN By Jeff NALL For HumanistNetworkNews.org Nov. 11, 2009 Historically, humanists have been at the forefront of the peace movement. In some cases, they have combated war with the same degree of fervency that they... Read More
AHA Sponsors Events About Science and Evolution
By MICHAEL McCAMMANFor HumanistNetworkNews.org Nov. 11, 2009On November 6, 8, and 9, 2009, the American Humanist Association (AHA) held a series of events exploring science, evolution and creationism. The events featured leading scientists and academics and... Read More
Humanism on the Move
STAFF REPORTFor HumanistNetworknews.org Oct. 14, 2009 The American Humanist Association and the Secular Coalition for America are organizing against an amendment to the Baucus heath care reform bill that authorized $50 million each year through 2014... Read More
National Secular Service Day Seeks to Unite Nonbelievers in Public Service
FFor HumanistNetworkNews.org Oct. 14, 2009 GUEST COLUMN By Sarah Chandonnet On Oct. 18, atheist, humanist and nonreligious groups and individuals across the country will participate in community service as part of the first-ever National Secular Service... Read More
China’s Problem Children: Migrant Labor in the World’s Factory
“Every word, every act, and every policy must conform to the people’s interests, and if mistakes occur, they must be corrected— that is what being responsible to the people means.” —Mao Zedong The world’s leaders... Read More
The Dog Delusion
There was a time when "Dog is my co-pilot" was merely a fun slap at the "God is my co-pilot" bumper sticker, and it was funny precisely because nobody would ever think to elevate their dog... Read More
Memoirs of a Spiritual Refugee
Jane Stork's book, Breaking the Spell: My Life as a Rajneeshee and the Long Journey Back to Freedom (Pan Macmillan, 2009), is the story of a spiritual quest that led not to lightness or freedom but... Read More