Doctor Plays God, Church Blames Patient
In Genesis 1:29 God says, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it." But according to Tadeusz Pacholczyk, an ethicist and... Read More
Quiz: Can You Match the Celebrity with the Obscure or Controversial Religion?
Last week, actress Leah Remini opened up about her experiences as a longtime member of the church of Scientology. As she explained in A&E’s... Read More
The Humanist Hour #63: Sex and Secularism
A new episode of the Humanist Hour is available for listening. Keep reading to find out about the guests on this month's show. In this... Read More
A Crowded But Empty Tomb
Surely you heard the news earlier this year of the discovery (actually twenty-seven years ago) of what some claim is the tomb of Jesus... Read More
Pastors & Politics Why is the IRS letting tax-exempt churches play politics?
Speaking to his congregation at Fairview Baptist Church in Edmond, Oklahoma, in September, Pastor Paul Blair proclaimed himself a “God-fearing Oklahoman” and a “patriotic... Read More
The Religious Right and the Tea Party: Marriage of Convenience or Just a Passing Fling?
I spent two weekends in September attending conferences sponsored by religious right groups in Washington, DC. They were nothing if not eye-opening. The first... Read More
I Do Belong
Wendy Liu was presented with the Humanist Pioneer award at the 69th Annual Conference of the American Humanist Association on June 4, 2010. Introducing... Read More
HNN #30: Greg Graffin of Bad Religion
In this month's audio podcast we speak to Greg Graffin, Ph.D., lead singer of the punk rock band Bad Religion and professor of life... Read More
Belief and a Change of Fortune
In February 2007 famed British athlete and born-again Christian Jonathan Edwards resigned from Songs of Praise, BBC television's flagship religious program. The reason? According... Read More
God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything
Its ability to withstand an assault by Christopher Hitchens is one testament to the hardiness of religious faith. (I wouldn't want him mad at... Read More