A lot of atheists, humanists, and other nonbelievers are leery or dismissive of meditation and mindfulness. Some see it as an irretrievably religious or spiritual practice, and want no part in it. Others are put... Read More

So, this awesome and somewhat weird thing has happened. I’ve been named the 2013 Honored Hero by the Foundation Beyond Belief for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Foundation’s Light the Night Walk. This is a slightly... Read More

So there’s this conference. Maybe you’ve heard of it. It’s the Women in Secularism conference hosted by the Center for Inquiry (CFI); the second one happened in May of this year in Washington, DC. There’s... Read More

“How can life have meaning without God?” Pretty much every atheist or humanist I know has gotten this question. It’s often asked in a smug, passive-aggressive way by religious believers who seem to think it’s... Read More

“These people bring it on themselves.” “Their hijinks should be held up as an example.” “We can’t be soft on these people.” These are some of the reactions I got when I posted a piece... Read More

“There are no atheists in foxholes.” I’m sure you’ve heard this more times than you care to remember. I’m sure you’ve heard religious believers dismiss secular humanism as a shallow, breezily hedonistic philosophy that dries... Read More

On August 18, BlagHag blogger Jen McCreight wrote a post called, "How I Unwittingly Infiltrated the Boy’s Club & Why It’s Time for a New Wave of Atheism." As a cry against an ugly strain... Read More