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Roe v. Wade Mattered
On the week of the would-be 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court case that legalized abortion on the federal level and prohibited states from banning “pre-viable” abortions as a matter of law,... Read More
Truth, Reason, and Progress
This text is exerpted from Lily Bolourian’s remarks at the launch event for the 2023 Freedom of Thought Report from Humanists International. The event was held on Capitol Hill in December 2023 and hosted by the... Read More
The Story of the Universe: We are Made of Star Stuff
IF YOU'RE LIKE ME, you’ve been hearing it for years but haven’t known what to do with it: the idea that we’re made of stardust—“star stuff,” as Carl Sagan described it. There’s no doubting the truth... Read More
Achieving a Transformational Democracy
For democracy to achieve its potential, it must be a democracy for everyone. That not only means that a majority of the people have the power to determine how they will be governed, but it also... Read More
JOURNEYS TO HUMANISM | Seeking Marriage Counseling, Finding Humanism
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. Stephanie Parker Corbin,... Read More
We of Little Faith: Why I Stopped Pretending to Believe (And Maybe You Should Too)
BOOK BY KATE COHEN DAVID R. GODINE, PUBLISHER, 2023 While reading Kate Cohen’s We of Little Faith: Why I Stopped Pretending to Believe (And Maybe You Should Too), I found myself nodding. A lot. I also caught myself... Read More
A Course on Humanism for Everyday Life
What unfolds when intentional spaces are cultivated to explore the essence of humanity? How can we engage in an embodied humanism that embraces the diversity of experiences and complex histories to envision more ethical futures? For... Read More
Celebrate Humanism Anytime!
A few of the American Humanist Association’s incarcerated humanist members have recently called and written me asking about humanist holidays. One needed to include “observances” on a form required to start a humanist group at his... Read More
Threading the Freethought Lives of Hitchens and Sagan
“Humans have limitations, and no one knows this better than scientists. But a multitude of aspects of the natural world that were considered miraculous only a few generations ago are now thoroughly understood in terms of physics and... Read More
Kate Cohen Inspires Central Florida Freethought Community with We of Little Faith
When Washington Post columnist and author Kate Cohen became a mother, more than twenty years ago, she decided she would not lie to her children. And her latest book is a reflection of that journey. Kate... Read More