At the Reason Rally, I was talking with a representative from one of the sponsoring organizations, and I mentioned that I was a member of Ethical Culture. “Oh, so you’re religious…” she said in a gently mocking tone. I rolled … Continue reading
Meet Myra Rubinstein, founder of the first member-owned, full-time Humanist Community Center at the Humanist Society of Greater Phoenix. Continue reading
Part of a Series: A Home of Our Own: The Need for Humanist Societies This series offers practical advice about finding and starting Humanist communities. If you’re interested in being part of an existing humanistic community, you might enjoy learning … Continue reading
Tom Flynn, in his recent Free Inquiry Op Ed Why Seculars Don’t Sing, sets out to do “something staunch seculars seldom do”: explain the source of their discomfort with ritual and with collective expression of their values such as singing. James Croft responds. Continue reading
Dave Muscato offers a few easy, low-cost things you can do to make your meetings more effective, and to encourage more interaction from your members. Continue reading
The Annual Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award in Cultural Humanism is presented at Harvard University each year by the Harvard Secular Society on behalf of the Humanist Chaplaincy at Harvard and the American Humanist Association. Selected by a committee of 20-30 … Continue reading
A hopeful Humanist reflects on recent human outrages. Continue reading
How do Humanists explain themselves to non-Humanists? According to organizational expert and author John Sias, if Humanism wants to grow, it needs to offer ready, accurate answers to the questions of curious non-Humanists. His next book will do just that — but first it needs your input! Continue reading
Jeffrey Falick, the Atheist Rabbi, reviews Alain de Botton’s controversial recent book “Religion for Atheists”. Continue reading
Asst. Humanist Chaplain John Figdor reflects on the progress of the Atheist/Humanist/Non-theist movement over the past ten years. He argues that investment in student groups and greater collaboration between Humanist/Atheist/Non-theist organisations have improved gender balance, given the atheist movement new life in the form of thousands of student Atheist/Humanist group leaders, and offers suggestions on how Atheists and Humanists can express their enthusiasm for Atheism/Humanism. Continue reading
