This is a question all of us get asked: If you don’t believe in God, what do you believe in? There are also a lot of similar answer most of us tend to give: I believe in the goodness of people,...

Has Pope Benedict XVI *ever* had a good week?

No wonder people can’t stand us. We’re everywhere!

Here’s another reason not to have a gigantic cross in front of your church. Someone might come along, climb to the top of it, strip down, defecate and spread his waste on the cross, and act all...

Ex-Mormon Michael Amini can set this one up: The Mormon temples are considered the most sacred of spaces on Earth. Within the temples, several “saving ordinances” are performed, which are...

If you’re in the Columbus area, I’ll be the keynote speaker at the Humanist Community of Central Ohio’s annual Winter Solstice Banquet. It takes place Saturday, December 19th at 6:00 p.m. and there should plenty of wonderfully edible food and people. ...

I hadn’t seen this Diet Dr. Pepper commercial before, but I’ll bet you can guess what I was thinking the entire time… (Thanks to Stacy for the link!)

by Jesse Galef Is atheism a choice?  I ask because the issue kept coming up not only in an earlier post’s comment thread, but also independently on my facebook wall. It’s clearly a question that provokes some thought. I’ve been wrestling with the...

This February, the Secular Student Alliance will be hosting a Regional Leadership Summit at Stanford University in Northern California. This weekend session is a great opportunity for student leaders to fine-tune their group-running skills, meet other...

I was watching Meet the Press over the weekend (because I’m a party animal like that) and heard Pastor Rick Warren says things that would make anyone’s head spin. Take this exchange: MR. GREGORY: Just sticking with that topic for just a moment. ...