He's no longer an atheist, but British philosopher Antony Flew still stands by his landmark argument for atheism. HNN chats with Prof. Flew. More: [read...]

McKinley Jones is a humanist, not a Christian. But every year during Christmas he honors his ancestors' struggle to escape slavery.Jones, an African-American who lives in Albany, N.Y., said Christmas was a time when many slaves attempted to escape... More: [read...]

New statistics collated from the census taken in 2001 show that there are three times as many non-religious people in the U.K. as there are adherents to all the non-Christian religions added together. New collations of statistics taken from the 2001 census show that Britain has over 170 different belief systems -- many of them weird and wacky and some with only 49 adherents (like the Free Church of Love). More: [read...]

Two stories featuring the Institute for Humanist Studies appeared in the New York state media last week: "Holiday symbols reflect faith debate" and "Bill of Rights Turns 213 This Week, Still Causing Controversy". Read them: [read...]

The Secular Student Alliance (SSA) recently hired Lisa Swinehart for the position of campus organizer. More: [read...]

IHS Executive Director Matt Cherry reads an essay about midwinter holiday traditions. This essay was broadcast Dec. 20 on our local NPR affiliate, WAMC/Northeast Public Radio. More: [read...]

HumanLight is tomorrow! Check out these links to stories about HumanLight: [read...]

Our Canadian columnist Doug Thomas wants HNN readers to hold him to his Solstice resolutions. Here they are: [read...]

An advice column by Molleen Matsumura, "Sweet Reason" deals with life-concerns and problems involving humanism, secularism and the nonreligious individual. Check out the latest installment: [read...]

HNN Film Reviewer Carolyn Braunius takes a look at A Series of Unfortunate Events. More: [read...]

IHS responds to several mean-spirited charges by an established humanist. More: [read...]

Letters on humanists and progressive theistic organizations, same-sex marriage in Canada, reaching out to the black community in the U.S., Antony Flew and the Declaration of Independence. Check them out: [read...]

"Ten Commandments Judge May Run for Gov", "Gay Episcopal Bishop Offers Concession","New Paltz Marriages Rejected by Social Security Administration","Torture begins at the top","Ohio Amish Seek Exemption from Jury Duty","PETA Footage Puts Kosher Slaughterhouse on Defensive","Saudis imprison Christian convert","Axe attack over atheism" and more: [read...]

"'Santa-Free Zones' created","Christmas Brings Out Wild Side of Swiss","Uni to offer exorcism courses","Thai gov't: Giving smokes to monks is sin" and more: [read...]

Three freethought cartoons for the holidays: [read...]

We got some pretty corny Santa jokes for you. Read them: [read...]

What was the biggest issue specifically affecting humanists this year? Cast your vote here: [read...]