Humanist EDge: We Need to Talk About Sex Education

If we didn’t teach children the alphabet, how would they learn how to spell? If we gave students incorrect information in math class, how could we expect them to manage their money (or most other... Read More
Humanist EDge: Rationally Countering Crisis—It Takes a Collective
The American Humanist Association’s February master class for humanist leaders, “Building Communities to Counter White Nationalism,” brought eleven impassioned leaders together in a Washington, DC, conference room to think through multiple crises facing humanity, including... Read More
Humanist EDge: Three New Books Make Evolution Fun For Kids

As Project Blitz pushes creationism, Bible studies, and the posting of “In God We Trust” signs in public schools (in order “to protect the free exercise of traditional Judeo-Christian religious values and beliefs in the... Read More
Humanist EDge: We Can All Be Super Princesses

Super Princess Saves the Night is a children's book teaching the value of embracing our differences and loving people for who they are. The story features a trans/gender non-conforming child, her supportive parents, her big... Read More
Humanist EDge: A Weekend Immersed in The Humanist Lifestance
Who am I? Who are we? How do I find meaning? What are the different varieties of contemporary and historical humanism? These are questions we asked and attempted to answer during this weekend’s course. The American Humanist... Read More
Humanist EDge: AHA Center for Education Creates Scouting Humanist Medal

Editor's note (January 11, 2022): The Ten Commitments have been updated. Find all current resources related to The Ten Commitments at humanistcommitments.org. This spring Scout Master and fellow humanist, Jeff Cook, approached me about supporting... Read More
Humanist EDge: Becoming a Humanist

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