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Grace and Goodwill: The Ballad of Eric-Uncle and Rev. Jey
Photos by James A. Mitchell and VeAhavta Corp. In his September/October 2006 Humanist article, "Soldier Girl? Not every Tamil Teen Wants to be a Tiger," James A. Mitchell examined the life of a young girl trained... Read More
The Black Practice of Disbelief
The following excerpt is from a new book from Beacon Press, set to be published in May 2024. Introduction I have grown to like “nontheist” as a broad-spectrum term that carries less baggage than more commonly... Read More
CHURCH & STATE | Oklahoma Devalues Transgender and Nonbinary Kids — With Tragic Results
The Pew Research Center reported in 2022 that 1.6% of Americans are transgender or nonbinary. Among those aged 18-29, the figure hit 5 percent. That’s millions of people. They are children, our neighbors, our friends and... Read More
REPRESENTATION MATTERS | Representative Farrah Chaichi
This is part of The Humanist’s monthly series highlighting openly nonreligious elected officials across the nation. Because of the work of the Center for Freethought Equality, the political and advocacy arm of the American Humanist Association,... Read More
Spring into Action: 3 Ways to Be a Better Humanist
When I first discovered humanism, I struggled with an overwhelming sense of urgency to put my philosophy in action. I could not quite shake the feeling that I wasn’t doing enough to “be a good humanist.”... Read More
Journeys to Humanism: The Religious Education that Undid Religion
Journeys to Humanism, theHumanist.com’s regular series, features real stories from humanists in our community. From heartwarming narratives of growth, to more difficult journeys, our readers open up about their experiences coming to humanism. Ica Brown Atlanta,... Read More
Representation Matters: City Treasurer Neil Polzin
This is part of The Humanist’s monthly series highlighting openly nonreligious elected officials across the nation. Because of the work of the Center for Freethought Equality, the political and advocacy arm of the American Humanist Association,... Read More
Engaging the Youth Vote
The future of democracy depends on young voters, but the narratives we hear about youth engagement are often dismissive in an unfair way. Every generation has their “kids these days” stereotypes, which I won’t repeat here.... Read More
A Disturbing Trend: Pushing Religious Chaplains on Public Schools
As Public Schools Week comes to a close, draw your attention to a disturbing trend: across the United States, the push to install religious chaplains in public schools has been growing at an alarming pace. As... Read More
Ruminating on African American Humanism: My Experience and Skepticism
This article is part of a series of two from students in a course on humanism at Pitzer College taught by Sikivu Hutchinson. The other article is posted here. Both articles were previously posted on the... Read More