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Atheists To Hold Global March in Mexico, Spain and Peru

Atheists to take to the streets.

HNN Podcast: Andy Rooney on Atheism

In this month's audio podcast we've got celebrities and the media on the brain this program. First we interview 60 Minutes Commentator Andy Rooney about his atheist beliefs, then we record a "Humanist StoryCorps" with the National Secular Society of U.K. about their work promoting secularism in the media.

Darwin Day 2009: Keep Science Education Scientific

Please donate to help us with our new project: Darwin Day!

Humanist Humor

A Jewish kid tries to figure out Catholic school.

Cathartic Comics

...an assortment of cartoons and comic strips about humanism, atheism, religion, science and freethought.

Letters to the Editor

HNN Readers React

Sweet Reason: Atheist Alternatives to “Grace” at the Dinner Table

Sweet Reason advises us on dealing with those awkward situations around the dinner table.

Parenting Beyond Belief: First Annual Parenting Beyond Belief Column Competition

No cash prizes, but, oh, the glory of publication! Dale McGowan tells us about his contest.

Infosnacking with The Friendly Atheist

A weekly digest of atheist-related news and commentary by Hemant Mehta, adapted from his blog "The Friendly Atheist."

Psst!–The Great White North is Having an Election, too.

It's not all about Obama and McCain: Canada to hold its federal election this year.

Covering Ethics in College from A to Z

Pondering right and wrong from day onelearning how to make ethical decisions at Union College.

Foundation Awards $25 K to HNN Podcast

The Humanist Network News podcast will celebrate its upcoming three-year anniversary this October with a brand new sound.

HNN Podcast Transcript #33

The following is a transcript of the HNN podcast which was originally released on July 30, 2008. In this month's audio podcast we dedicated the entire program to one story. During the 1970s, P. Thomas Carroll read and transcribed hundreds of Charles Darwin's personal correspondences for research purposes. Carroll shares his story of becoming intimately familiar with the great 19th century evolutionary biologist over the course of several years and 14,000 letters.

HNN Podcast: West Meets East

In this installment of the Humanist Network News audio podcast, we focus on China and India. In the first interview we learn about women warriors in Chinese literature and feminism in China today. In the second interview we hear a tale of globalization told by an Indian humanist activist who worked as a telemarketer calling Americans from India each night.

Humanist Humor

Three engineers try to figure out the Master Planner's blueprints.

Cathartic Comics

...an assortment of cartoons and comic strips about humanism, atheism, religion, science and freethought.

Letters to the Editor

HNN Readers React

Sweet Reason: When Children of Atheists Choose Religion

Revisiting a classic conflict: advice to atheist parents of religious children.

Open Secularism: A Canadian Humanist Goal

Still working on it: the challenge of implementing open secularism in Canada.

ANNOUNCEMENT: Next issue of HNN will be on Sept. 10.

The Humanist Network News takes a short break.

Rick Warren: New Evangelist Says Nothing New To Atheists

Intolerance of atheism from a "nice guy" pastor.