This is part of The Humanist’s monthly series highlighting openly nonreligious elected officials across the nation. Because of the work of the Center for Freethought Equality, the political and advocacy arm of the American Humanist Association, there are now over 100 elected officials at the local, state, and federal level who identify with the atheist and humanist community serving in thirty-three states across the country. Join the Center for Freethought Equality to help politically empower the atheist and humanist community—membership is FREE! The Center for Freethought Equality’s advances ..read more

It’s time to gather in-person again for the first time in years! We’re looking forward to seeing you in Denver on May 5th – 7th for the American Humanist Association’s 82nd Annual Conference: Crossroads and Collective Futures. We cannot wait to bring the humanist community back together in-person. After three years, we know humanists are yearning to create person-to-person connections again. For some of us, it will be the first time since the beginning of the pandemic that we’ll sit in a group-filled room, listening to live speakers, and engaging new people, but it’s all a part of the person-t ..read more

The latest from Cagle Cartoons.     On The Rocks by Rivers, CagleCartoons.com   The post The Comics Section: On The Rocks appeared first on TheHumanist.com ..read more

Sunshine Week is an annual initiative in the second week of March, promoting open, transparent government and celebrating our right to government information in the United States. Launched in 2005 by the News Leaders Association, Sunshine Week overlaps with Freedom of Information Day which is recognized on James Madison’s birthday of March 16th. The fourth US President and “Father of the US Constitution,” Madison is also widely regarded as one of the most influential thinkers on public information’s role in a healthy democracy. A strong proponent of open government and informed citizenry ..read more

Women within the movement come to mind when I consider everyday humanist heroes, or, I might say, heroines. For Women’s History Month, I want to celebrate the women whose care, concern, and tireless efforts have helped, and continue to help, advance our communities and organizations. Humanist women must often be more than their male counterparts to be successfully acknowledged. It’s often not enough for them to declare their humanism without required debate to defend what their humanism is. Inquiring about the depth and breadth of their understanding of humanist philosophy and principles is co ..read more

After sixteen hours of deliberation and attempts to amend the harmful pieces of legislation, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce passed H.R. 5, the Parental Bill of Rights Act, and H.R. 734, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023. Despite the grossly inaccurate language utilized in their titles, the bills—passed along party lines—do nothing to empower or protect. Instead, they disenfranchise and exclude students and parents. The measures are now, unfortunately, one step closer to consideration by the full House, with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise signaling ..read more

The latest from Cagle Cartoons.     Ski Slopes with Climate by Peter Kuper, PoliticalCartoons.com   The post The Comics Section: Hitting the Slopes appeared first on TheHumanist.com ..read more

This month the American Humanist Association (AHA) is focusing on a theme of “Atheist World Builders, Women, and Matrilineal Legacy,” situated inside of Women’s History Month. Social and religious movements across sectors have come face to face with the contradiction that, while the men of the movement were at the podium and in the pictures, the women and femme folks were doing massive amounts of unseen labor. I think about the Black women freethinkers whose stories of nonbelief have been obscured in many of our histories: Audley Moore, Grace P. Campbell, and Elizabeth Hendrickson. I also thin ..read more

Adam the Ape by Wolfgang Wambach is an exciting adventure novel with hand-drawn illustrations for readers eight to fourteen years old. It follows a boy named Kenny who is unable to verbally speak, so he uses sign language to communicate. Due to his struggles to connect with humans, Kenny is shocked when he meets Adam, a circus ape who also uses sign language. Adam learned from a scientist before being sold to a zoo and then kidnapped by the circus. When Adam runs away from the circus and Kenny is suspected of helping him, they try to get back to the scientist so Adam can be safe and Kenny can ..read more

This month, the American Humanist Association (AHA) is celebrating Women’s History Month through the lens of “Atheist World Builders, Women, and Matrilineal Legacy” by uplifting the stories of humanist and atheist women who’ve made a positive impact on the world. Today, we highlight Dr. Helen Caldicott, a physician, peace advocate, and humanist whose lifelong anti-nuclear activism raised awareness about the health and environmental hazards of atomic power and nuclear weapons. While the threat of thermonuclear war may feel like an echo of the past, Putin’s February announcement about suspending ..read more