As the days roll on amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and we curtail most social interactions, we’re all finding creative outlets to remain physically and mentally healthy and engaged. Some people are picking up projects they…
In 2018 I started searching for a divinity program that would support a nontheistic, secular humanist theological formation. I was looking for a curriculum and cohort that would guide, challenge, and hold me accountable for…
Darwin Day, celebrated on Charles Darwin’s birthday on February 12, is a time “to ensure that children are being taught scientific facts, not religious dogma, and to fight back against those who seek to undermine…
’Tis the season to be jolly, and humanist groups across the country are helping to make the end of 2019 jollier by providing communities in need with food, toys, and warm clothing. While the religious right claims…
Separation of Church and State Week is observed annually during the week of Thanksgiving. It’s the secular movement’s response to National Bible Week, which kicks off with International Day of the Bible on the Sunday…
How did you learn about sex? Were you taught that it’s a natural part of life or that it’s a sin? Did you receive medically accurate information that prepared you to make safe and responsible…
Despite decades of research, standardized testing, and increased spending, educational outcomes in the United States have stagnated behind other developed countries. Literacy rates and reading skills of our nation’s seventeen-year-olds have demonstrated little to no…
One of the best things about the American Humanist Association headquarters in Washington, DC—besides the sixteen-foot-tall happy humanist on its lovely blue exterior—is that it provides an excellent space to share social and educational events,…
More than a decade ago, former Vice President Al Gore gave the keynote address when I graduated from Carnegie Mellon University. He praised the school and the city of Pittsburgh for their impressive environmental accomplishments…
“Humanism will be the only ‘ism’ in the future. That is what we are training for.” These were among the opening words at the international Humanism & Self-Respect conference held at the Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center…
