A succession of popes by
The Vatican is now free of Pope Benedict XVI, but it may be too late for Pope Francis to achieve the reform he claimed to desire. Read More New Humanist Articles…
The Burden of Our Inheritances by Peter Bjork
Even when we are surrounded by people who are outwardly similar to us–similar points of view, similar bodies, similar gender expressions, similar skin tones–the human mind will still find ways…
The Comics Section: The Big Game by Peter Bjork
The latest from Cagle Cartoons. America The Super Bowl by Christopher Weyant, The Boston Globe, MA The post The Comics Section: The Big Game appeared first on…
Here’s What’s Wrong with Three Favorite Bible Texts by David Madison
Psalm 23, the Lord’s Prayer & John 3:16 Sunday School and Catechism exist because the clergy know that certain articles of faith must be established as early as possible: capture…
Playlist for Black Futures by Peter Bjork
As a resident music nerd at the American Humanist Association (AHA), I’ve been invited to compile a playlist for our Black Futures programing for February. This is a complex task,…
Celebrating the Mind, not the Myth, of Galileo by Peter Bjork
Next week, on February 15th we celebrate the birthday of Galileo Galilei, the 17th-century Italian astronomer, physicist, engineer, and polymath widely regarded as the father of modern science. Incidentally, 2023…
Living our Humanist Values: Teaching Empathy to the Next Generation by Peter Bjork
This article is part of series about the Ten Commitments to commemorate the 5th Anniversary of the American Humanist Association’s Center for Education. Empathy is the ability to understand and…
My Soulmate Plotted To Have Me Killed by Courtney Heard
I can’t begin to describe how horrified my husband and I were when we sat down to interview Kurt. You just have to listen to it yourself. Kurt is an…
Teachings of Jesus that Christians Dislike and Ignore, Number 1 by David Madison
They just say NO to their Lord and Savior Nothing undermines Christianity more than taking a close look at the teaching attributed to Jesus in the gospels—and, well, taking a…
Tell Your Representative to Join the Congressional Freethought Caucus by Peter Bjork
With fifteen ballots to elect a Speaker, the 118th Congress rolled out to an interesting start. In this new Congress, the American Humanist Association (AHA) and its political and advocacy…