If I Were a Braver American
By Christian Hayden Humanist Service Corps Volunteer As a child, I was taught bravery had a gun next to it, at times decked out in army fatigue like GI Joe. An invitation […]
Tag Archives: religion
Television to the Rescue: Secularism, Islam, and TV in Modern Bangladesh
By Tarikul Islam (New York University) I love watching movies – I know, a shocker, right? Recently, I found out that a Bangladeshi film closed at the prestigious Busan International […]
Why Would An Agnostic Do Interfaith Work?
For as long as I can remember, I have felt that there was something in the universe that was greater and more magnificent than I could ever be as an […]
Why We, as Atheists, Started a Fundraiser for Christians at Charleston
There is a stigma that non-religious people are selfish, immoral, and do not volunteer. This is probably due to several reasons, but one could be that non-religious people may donate […]
Coming Out Queer & Godless w Aadil Salam, Pt 2: Coming to American & Coming Out
Storytelling is a social catalyst and powerful force for change. The Embracing Identities Project is a series of narrative interviews about coming out as LGBTQ and atheist in a variety of communities. […]
Why the Buddha is a Better Modern Role Model Than Jesus
Jesus says a lot of great things – don’t get me wrong. But too often he, at best, fails to comment on some of the most important issues of the […]
Coming Out Queer & Godless w Melanie Brewster: Don’t Tell Your Grandmother
Storytelling is a social catalyst and powerful force for change. The Embracing Identities Project is a series of narrative interviews about coming out as LGBTQ and atheist in a variety of communities. […]
The Top Three Political Battles Facing the Secular Movement This Year
With the religious rights’ stranglehold on the Republican Party, the results of the mid-term elections left few friends of secularism in Congress. The so-called “party of no” got straight to […]
Confessions of a Disoriented Young Humanist
By Alex Abbott American University My life is not a stained glass portrait of precise, crystalline ecstasy. It is a collage of murky grays, spectrums of sepia, tones of icy […]
Getting Youth to Take Action: Interview w/ Frank Fredericks, Founder of World Faith
Frank Fredericks is the founder of World Faith whose mission is to build a globally movement of religiously-diverse youth to counter religious violence and end global poverty. World Faith is […]
Applied Sentience 