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The Power of Humanist Organizing in Germany: An Interview with Frieder Otto Wolf
DR. FRIEDER OTTO WOLF is the president of Humanistischer Verband Deutschlands (HVD), the national association of German humanists. He is also honorary professor in philosophy at the Free University of Berlin and the founding president of... Read More
Securing the Wall: Church-State Separation and Youth Activism in America
I WAS TWENTY-FOUR YEARS OLD when I began working for Americans United for Separation of Church and State in 1987. No one back then used the term “nones” to describe nonbelievers, but it would have fit... Read More
Ageism Is Wasted on the Young and Old
Ageism is a funny form of marginalization. Not funny “ha ha”; funny peculiar. It’s the only form of marginalization I can think of that works in both directions. Young people are dismissed as irresponsible and impulsive;... Read More
Catch-22nd Symphony: The Paradox of the Timeless Doorway
AFTER I FINALLY WRAPPED my six-year-old head around the use of the double “that” in a sentence and agonizingly extrapolated the definition of “fib” from a difficult Franklin the Turtle read, I discovered that there was... Read More
You Can’t Make Change If You Don’t Show Up
By now, virtually everyone is familiar with the term “Black Lives Matter,” whether they understand or agree with its purpose or not. The Black Lives Matter hashtag and corresponding movement opposing widespread racial imbalances have sparked... Read More
Last Leper in the Colony: An Atheist Runs for Congress in the Bible Belt
BOOK BY WYNNE LEGROW 380 PP.; $19.95 A white doctor in the rural South is presumed to be a Republican and a Christian. Wynne LeGrow, a hard-working doctor in Emporia, Virginia, was neither, but he kept... Read More
The Ethical Dilemma: Brother’s Keeper
Experiencing an ethical dilemma? Need advice from a humanist perspective? Send your questions to The Ethical Dilemma at dilemma@thehumanist.com (subject line: Ethical Dilemma). All inquiries are kept confidential. Brother’s Keeper: I have a problem. My husband... Read More
Rules Are for Schmucks: Disappointment in California
It isn’t often that a serious politician defies the God lobby head on. There are gadflies now and then, for whom we can all be grateful. And there are plenty of me-tooers once a sensible idea... Read More
Rules Are for Schmucks: Good News Compendium
The struggle against the interlocking of church and state, challenging billions of dollars of God industry revenues, normally generates a great deal more bad news than good. The past few months, though, have seen a few... Read More
Salary History Doesn’t Equal My Worth!
Let's say you take a job right out of college while you're deciding whether you can afford graduate school or not. The work is engaging, but the pay is low. Still, you figure it's worthwhile to... Read More