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Black Skeptics LA Announces First in the Family Humanist Forward Freethought Awards
This article was originally posted on the website of Black Skeptics Los Angeles. In 2013, Black Skeptics Los Angeles initiated the First in the Family Humanist scholarship awards to provide support for foster care, LGBTQ+, unhoused, and undocumented... Read More
The Dangers of Artificial Intelligence
Editor’s note: OpenAI’s now famous ChatGPT bot was used by the Humanist to generate this article as an experiment to discover what today’s AI knows and will tell about the dangers posed by AI technology. IN... Read More
The Hidden Agenda of the “Parental Rights” in Education Movement
Legislators across the United States are introducing bills to expand parents’ rights in schools, but is it really about parental empowerment, or is it an attempt to control our classrooms and kids? “PARENTS' RIGHTS have been... Read More
Rising Extremism: Challenging Hate Groups and Protecting Children
As a parent in Florida, I am witnessing firsthand the devolution of local parenting groups. Parenting groups like the Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) used to be supportive communities where parents shared educational concerns and sought... Read More
HERB’S CORNER | Faith
While I would never consider myself a person of faith, I can make a case for a certain kind of faith, based on reason and experience, for which I am confident of outcomes. For instance, if... Read More
FIRST PERSON | Humanists Gather Globally to Support Democracy
On August 4th - 6th, more than 400 humanists from around the globe attended the 2023 World Humanist Congress in Copenhagen. The Congress is typically held every three years but, because of world events (including the... Read More
Humanly Possible: Seven Hundred Years of Humanist Freethinking, Inquiry, and Hope
BOOK BY SARAH BAKEWELL PENGUIN PRESS, 2023 In her latest book, Humanly Possible: Seven Hundred Years of Humanist Freethinking, Inquiry, and Hope—out this year from Penguin Press—Sarah Bakewell jumps right in on the first page by... Read More
Journeys to Humanism: Only You Know You
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. Casey Westling Zephyrhills,... Read More
Humanists Joined Parliament of the World’s Religions’ Call to Conscience
The 2023 Parliament of the World’s Religions theme was A Call to Conscience: Defending Freedom & Human Rights. Held August 14-18th in Chicago—where Parliament started in 1893 and returned for their next conference in 1993—it brought... Read More
Intersectionality and Disability Justice
Audre Lorde once said, "There is no such thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives." There is a lot to unpack within this quote. Lorde wrote this based on the lived... Read More