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Secular Social Justice 2018 Because radical social change will only come through human intervention
Last Wednesday the American Humanist Association (AHA) announced it will host the Secular Social Justice 2018 Conference, an all-day event that will center the sociopolitical insight, leadership, and strategies of secular, humanist, and atheist activists of... Read More
No Gods, No Masters: A Day without Women in Secularism? Because radical social change will only come through human intervention
On the March 4 episode of Saturday Night Live, “Weekend Update” cohost Michael Che quipped: “March is Women’s History Month, while April is a lot of backed up dishes.” The joke got scant reaction from the... Read More
Blacks Do Atheism: Coming to an HBCU Near You Because radical social change will only come through human intervention
I remember the isolation I endured when I began to scrutinize my religious faith and when curiosity inevitably led me to apostasy. I was mainly closeted, as virtually everyone I knew was religious, and “atheism” at... Read More
The Young Nones: Unstereotypical and Alright Because radical social change will only come through human intervention
Admittedly, the older I get the less I understand the younger generation. And yet I see how important it is to resist what Bertolt Brecht was getting at in his famous quip: “Youth is when you... Read More
Navigating Critical Thinking, Intersectionality, and Identity Politics in the Secular Movement Because radical social change will only come through human intervention
Living is easy with eyes closed misunderstanding all you see. –John Lennon Doing the work I’m actively engaged in leads me to frequently network with an ever-growing segment of the secular community who want to apply... Read More
Staff Picks: Summer Beach Reads Because radical social change will only come through human intervention
Summer is here! Whether you’re planning to plop down with a good book on the beach, in a park, or even on your couch, here are some recommendations for great summer reads from TheHumanist.com staff. What... Read More
Humanism’s Return to What Really Matters: An Interview with Atheist Minister Gretta Vosper Because radical social change will only come through human intervention
What is the purpose of a church? What does it mean to be an atheist minister or an atheist congregation? For many believers and nonbelievers alike, these questions seem paradoxical. Yet, Gretta Vosper has been an... Read More
Humanism Goes Hand-in-Hand with Racial Justice and #BlackLivesMatter Because radical social change will only come through human intervention
In theory, humanism is inclusive. A fundamental principle in humanism is that every human being should be protected and treated equally. This intrinsic value of humanism is at the core of all social justice movements. Unfortunately,... Read More
Book Excerpt: White Nights, Black Paradise Because radical social change will only come through human intervention
On November 18, 1978, over 900 members of the Peoples Temple, a multiracial church with Pentecostal origins, died in a Guyana jungle settlement named after the church’s white founder, the Reverend Jim Jones. On that fateful... Read More
White Nights, Black Paradise Because radical social change will only come through human intervention
BOOK BY SIKIVU HUTCHINSON INFIDEL BOOKS, 2015 325 PP., $10.95 Sikivu Hutchinson heads Black Skeptics Los Angeles and is a social justice activist as well as the author of several nonfiction books on race, religion, and... Read More