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 over 120 elected officials at the local, state, and federal level who identify with the atheist and humanist community serving in 34 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 have ..read more

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court of the United States heard arguments in consolidated cases Idaho v. U.S. and Moyle v. U.S. that threaten the lives of pregnant people across the country by jeopardizing access to emergency abortion care. Christian nationalists continue to ram through their unpopular and dangerous agenda to systematically dismantle access to life-saving abortion care across the country. Prompted by the disastrous decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned Roe v. Wade protections, the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) now finds itself ..read more

Bad Faith: Christian Nationalism’s Unholy War on Democracy makes no mistake about its intentions, opening with its own definition of Christian nationalism right at the top. “A political movement that believes America was founded as a ‘Christian Nation,’ privileging Christianity over all other faiths. Masquerading as religion, this ideology exploits scripture and sacred symbols to achieve extremist objectives.” This roughly 90-minute documentary released April 26 to streaming platforms Apple TV+, Amazon Prime, and Google Play. And within the first few seconds of the film, it quickly delivers on ..read more

Journeys to Humanism, theHumanist.com’s regular series, features real stories from humanists in our community. From heartwarming narratives of growth, to more difficult journeys, our readers open up about their experiences coming to humanism. Andra Miller Walnut Creek, California, USA When I was a young girl I went every Sunday with my mother and two sisters to a Presbyterian church in Oakland, California. In Sunday School, I found stories from the Bible to be as real and believable as fairy tales, which of course I knew somebody made up. I did enjoy the fun of fairy tales and a few of the Bib ..read more

The latest from Cagle Cartoons.     Voyager 1 since 1977 by Dave Granlund, PoliticalCartoons.com The post The Comics Section: Quality Made appeared first on TheHumanist.com ..read more

The latest from Cagle Cartoons.     Caitlin Clark by Jeff Koterba, patreon.com/jeffreykoterba The post The Comics Section: Shooting for the Stars appeared first on TheHumanist.com ..read more

The National Day of Reason (NDoR), on May 4, 2024, recognizes the importance of reason, critical thought, the scientific method, and free inquiry to resolve social problems and promote the welfare of humankind. It continues America’s original efforts towards a secular democracy, keeping religion and government separate while ensuring that reason is the basis for public policy. It celebrates the important roles played by reason and critical thought in our nation’s founding, its social evolutions, and its necessary improvements. More than ever, Christian nationalists and far-right fanatics in th ..read more

The following excerpt is from a new book from Beacon Press, set to be published in May 2024. Introduction I have grown to like “nontheist” as a broad-spectrum term that carries less baggage than more commonly used words such as “atheist” or “agnostic.” —CANDACE GORHAM To do good is my religion. —THOMAS PAINE ACCORDING TO POPULAR IMAGINATION in the United States, to be a Black American is to be a Black Christian. This connection is made, typically without any call for justification. It is grounded in a common narration of Black life that views its guiding concerns and questions as revolving aro ..read more

Introduction and Methods Overview Artificial Intelligence is supposed to be unbiased. Right? With the rise of AI and machine learning models, this is an ethical concern that should be at the forefront of the minds of the developers of such programs. Among the most prominent of these programs is ChatGPT (Generative Pre-Training Transformer), an open source model developed by OpenAI. Late last year, Alex O’Connor, a popular contemporary philosopher formerly of the name CosmicSkeptic on YouTube, managed to convince ChatGPT that God exists. He first attempted the Kalam cosmological argument, but C ..read more

According to Vote.org, there are an estimated eight million newly eligible voters since the last election cycle and eighty-nine percent of young people indicate they might vote. In their recent get-out-the-vote webinar, they shared research by the Harvard Institute of Politics that “confirms that deadline reminders, voting guides, how-to training, and conversations with friends and family are all helpful turnout tactics.” Here are some examples of how secular and humanist organizations are supporting young voters and future voters, and how we can help. Camp 42 and Camp Quest are emphasizing vo ..read more