Twenty years ago this summer, I spent a week at The Mountain Retreat and Learning Center in Highlands, North Carolina, (“The Mountain”) atop a peak of the Great Smoky Mountains. It was the second Summer... Read More

The #MeToo and Time’s Up movements have highlighted how too many men have harassed or assaulted women—and men—through-out the decades and across many professions. Most attention has been focused on analyzing incidents and discussing appropriate... Read More

“Thoughts and prayers” can seem lovely if one is looking for emotional or spiritual support after a shooting. But to actually end gun violence—which should be every humanist’s goal—we need the knowledge to make informed... Read More

Wedding season is beginning here in Minnesota as the snow melts and temperatures rise. As a humanist celebrant, I collaborate with couples seeking a humanist, secular, or otherwise non-religious ceremony. The ceremonies are written for... Read More

Tee Rogers, founder of BE. Orlando and the humanist chaplain at the University of Central Florida, is an inspiring humanist activist dedicated to making a positive difference in the world in many ways. Here she... Read More

Last fall I was granted a precious space to speak at an interfaith breakfast ahead of the Planned Parenthood Day of Action in Lansing, Michigan, as well as on an interfaith panel at the Women’s... Read More

Democracy requires citizen participation to ensure that it continues and works. Simply voting for a president every four years isn’t enough, and only slightly more than half of eligible voters did that much in the... Read More