After the latest round of mass shootings over the course of two weekends—gun violence that claimed a life in the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn; four lives in Gilroy, California; twenty-two in El Paso, Texas; and…
Living Humanist Values: The Ten Commitments
Like many of you, I have read a plethora of articles and longer works defining humanism. Each proclaims a different emphasis highlighting various aspects of what is valued by humanists. Some declare humanism to be…
Connection & Collaboration: Building a Better Humanism
We joined the second annual Humanist Collaboratory with religious and secular humanist leaders working together to build relationships, foster a more cohesive humanist community, and strengthen, together, the future of humanism. Read full article.
We Need to Talk About Sex Education
Comprehensive, inclusive, scientifically accurate sexual education is essential to the development of responsible, healthy, and happy adults. We should be empowering children to make their own choices about their bodies and their lives. Read more here.
Rationally Countering Crisis–It Takes a Collective
The American Humanist Association’s “Building Communities to Counter White Nationalism,” brought eleven impassioned leaders together to think through multiple crises facing humanity, including white supremacy, authoritarian rule, growing inequality, planetary degradation, and the moral certitude…
AHA Awards University of Miami For Philosophical Diversity
American Humanist Association President Sunil Panikkath presented the AHA’s 2019 University Award to the University of Miami in a public ceremony on February 6, which also commemorated the establishment of the University of Miami’s Endowed…
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…