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The Amish Angle
Over the years, I’ve written pieces offending Catholics, Muslims, Hindus, Mormons, Protestants, Jews, Buddhists, and Scientologists. Leaving no toe unstepped on, today I turn to the Amish. We just...
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The Pope and the Cristeros
The most meaningful stop on the Pope’s recent Latin American swing was not Cuba, as the press would have it, but Guanajuato, Mexico, the symbolic heart of Catholic violence in the Americas. His...
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Against Democracy
Turkey was in the news last month, for putting on trial the two surviving generals who helped lead a successful coup against a popularly-elected government in 1980. Terrible thing, isn’t it, for...
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African Americans for Humanism: A Long Way to Go
For many African Americans, to deny the Christian doctrine is to reject one’s heritage. Some consider not only leaving the church but professing unbelief in its core principles heresy of the highest...
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Higgs Boson: One More Step toward Grasping the Universe
After 50 years of research, scientists are more than 99 percent certain they’ve found evidence for the Higgs boson, or “God particle,” the elementary particle that explains why objects in our universe...
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Frank Ocean and the Changing Tides of LGBT Acceptance
It’s uncommon, to put it mildly, for an R&B singer to admit he’s gay. While rumors abound for certain beloved crooners, no popular contemporary artists have come out of the closet. Well, one brave...
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The End of Abortion in Mississippi: Who Pays?
I was shocked the first time I saw a pregnant teenager. I was in the ninth grade, and a girl I had known for three years came back from summer vacation with a big, hard belly. She walked the halls...
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Yes to MAAF Church Alternative
Although I’m a happy humanist, I must admit that there are certain things I miss about church. I miss gathering with friends and family, swaying to the band, and feeling inspired. I also miss going out...
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Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman, and God’s Mixed Messages
The man upstairs likes sending mixed messages. George Zimmerman, the man charged with the Feb. 26 death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, insisted during a television interview with Sean Hannity that...
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Godless Comfort for National Grief
I had my first experience with godless comfort when a woman at my job lost her father. I found her in the break room crying uncontrollably, the pain seeping from every inch of her. Embracing her, I...
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Goodbye, Mr. Honorary President
It’s too hard to list all the appropriate adjectives and accolades that could proceed Gore Vidal’s name. Gore Vidal died tonight and the enlightened world mourns. But what a life he lived! Please read...
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The Church’s Real Contraception Agenda
To hear the Catholic bishops talk, you’d think today’s hot-button issue of contraceptive coverage in healthcare plans is one of “religious liberty,” where the government is denying Catholics the...
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Paul Kurtz has died
(Washington, DC – Oct. 21, 2012) – Humanists and atheists are mourning the death of humanist Dr. Paul Kurtz, former editor of the American Humanist Association’s Humanist magazine and founder of the...
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If Italy Can Do It …
Last month’s headlines certainly looked exciting: “Italian church to be stripped of tax exemption,” “Catholic church to lose historic property tax exemption in Italy.” Wow! If such a heavily Catholic...
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If You’re Reading This, The World Hasn’t Ended–Yet
This article, written by Michael I. Niman, originally appeared at ArtVoice, on 12/20/12 Recently, a friend in a small Mayan village where I once lived in southern Belize, invited me to attend the...
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