The paralysing pessimism of Critical Race Theory by
The belief that racism is ineradicable has inevitably shaped the character of antiracism today Read More New Humanist Articles and Posts
Let Children Watch LGBTQ+ Stories by Peter Bjork
Television, movies, and streaming services provide an endless supply of great LGBTQ+ storytelling. Along with new premieres, we can access older materials and see how representation has grown (see A…
World Humanist Congress: Better Democracies through Humanist Values by Peter Bjork
Humanists International is a global membership organization that brings together the humanist movement from around the world. Members—the American Humanist Association (AHA) was one of the five founding organizations in…
The Comics Section: The Healing Power of a Fragile Nature by Peter Bjork
The latest from Cagle Cartoons. Healing Power Of Nature by Peter Kuper, PoliticalCartoons.com Masking Again by Peter Kuper, PoliticalCartoons.com The post The Comics Section: The Healing…
“Their only hope of being rescued from the hell Hitler has made of Europe” by David Madison
The ongoing scandal of god’s negligence It’s not a stretch to say that the Bible is one of Christian theology’s biggest burdens. It portrays a god that theologians have worked…
Seeking to Confirm One’s Faith is the Worst Method for Determining Which Religion is True, if There is One. by John W. Loftus
A Muslim named Bishr Nayal is commenting here at DC, which I welcome. He quoted Quran 30:58 which reads, “In the Qur’an We have explained things to people in myriad…
Humanist Profile: James Baldwin by Peter Bjork
In honor of Pride Month, we are re-running this profile of James Baldwin from our archives. Watch for additional profiles of LGBTQ+ humanists throughout June. James Arthur Baldwin was born…
Farewell to coal country by
Driving from Washington DC to Chicago reveals the uneven landscape of America’s green transformation as Biden and his Inflation Reduction Act attempt to pull America kicking and screaming towards carbon…
My Q Dad Sent Me To Conversion Therapy by Courtney Heard
In this episode, Luan talks to us about his harrowing upbringing by a father who was so wrapped up in conspiracy theories and later, QAnon, that he neglected his childrens’…
Suspicious Interpolations, by Greg G. by Greg G.
Bible scholars often have suspicions of interpolations but do not go as far as taking them out of the Bible unless they have old, reliable manuscripts that omit the passage.…