New Jersey Humanist Network
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NJHN is an active, welcoming secular humanist community. Visit our website for updates on our activities. https://njhn.org
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We American humanists emphatically and categorically reject the Trump administration’s move to kidnap and arrest the leader of a foreign nation and install itself in control. Read Fish's full statement at americanhumanist.org/featured/american-humanists-no-more-regime-change-wars/
January 5, 2026 at 9:34 PM
We American humanists emphatically and categorically reject the Trump administration’s move to kidnap and arrest the leader of a foreign nation and install itself in control. Read Fish's full statement at americanhumanist.org/featured/american-humanists-no-more-regime-change-wars/
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On RfRx, Jake Via (American Humanist Association) shares his journey from evangelical Christianity to humanism—deconstruction, rebuilding meaning, and finding community after faith. Join us live on Zoom or YouTube!
January 3, 2026 at 7:45 PM
On RfRx, Jake Via (American Humanist Association) shares his journey from evangelical Christianity to humanism—deconstruction, rebuilding meaning, and finding community after faith. Join us live on Zoom or YouTube!
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Recognizing and grasping the culture of homeschool debate is crucial to our broader understanding of Christian nationalism, as the young people who participated are beginning to have a significant impact on American society.
Communicators for Christ: How Homeschool Debate Leagues Shaped the Rising Stars of the Christian Right
David Eastman is one of the rising young stars of the Christian Right. Controversial, blunt, and shameless, Eastman has—like his idol, former President Donald Trump—mastered the art of provoking stron...
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January 5, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Recognizing and grasping the culture of homeschool debate is crucial to our broader understanding of Christian nationalism, as the young people who participated are beginning to have a significant impact on American society.
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It’s been an incredible year of growth for us at AHA - from our work supporting local humanist communities, to our fight for the separation of church and state. As 2025 comes to a close, we're grateful for every single humanist who has made this year so special. See you in 2026!
December 31, 2025 at 5:51 PM
It’s been an incredible year of growth for us at AHA - from our work supporting local humanist communities, to our fight for the separation of church and state. As 2025 comes to a close, we're grateful for every single humanist who has made this year so special. See you in 2026!
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BREAKING: Americans United CEO Rachel Laser appointed to U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
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Americans United CEO Rachel Laser appointed to U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom - Americans United
Americans United President and CEO Rachel Laser was appointed by Sen. Chuck Schumer to serve on the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
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December 11, 2025 at 7:34 PM
BREAKING: Americans United CEO Rachel Laser appointed to U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
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Humanism is six words!
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December 17, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Humanism is six words!
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Pete Hegseth has no right to tell anyone what to believe or how to pray.
Read AHA's full statement on Hegseth's attacks on religious pluralism in the military: https://bit.ly/4s44RBy
Read AHA's full statement on Hegseth's attacks on religious pluralism in the military: https://bit.ly/4s44RBy
December 17, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Pete Hegseth has no right to tell anyone what to believe or how to pray.
Read AHA's full statement on Hegseth's attacks on religious pluralism in the military: https://bit.ly/4s44RBy
Read AHA's full statement on Hegseth's attacks on religious pluralism in the military: https://bit.ly/4s44RBy
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This shouldn't be news but it is: The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom finally appointed a well-known defender of church/state separation.
It's about damn time.
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It's about damn time.
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Rachel Laser’s USCIRF appointment brings church-state separation back to the table
Rachel Laser’s appointment to the government's religious freedom commission offers a serious counterweight to Christian Nationalist influence
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December 13, 2025 at 1:13 PM
This shouldn't be news but it is: The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom finally appointed a well-known defender of church/state separation.
It's about damn time.
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/rachel-las...
It's about damn time.
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/rachel-las...
NJHN Awards 2025 Secular Student Scholarship to Shreya Gautam, a biochemistry major at Stockton University with a strong interest in gender equality and health education. Read our full announcement at njhn.org/njhn-awards-...
December 15, 2025 at 9:58 PM
NJHN Awards 2025 Secular Student Scholarship to Shreya Gautam, a biochemistry major at Stockton University with a strong interest in gender equality and health education. Read our full announcement at njhn.org/njhn-awards-...
NJ State Sen. Andrew Zwicker is working to protect funding for NJ PBS.
NJ PBS has been a good neighbor to New Jersey families for generations, but years of financial hardship have put at risk the news, stories, and shows that mean so much to us. I’m working with my neighbors in the Legislature to ensure public broadcasting stays in our neighborhood.
December 9, 2025 at 3:26 AM
NJ State Sen. Andrew Zwicker is working to protect funding for NJ PBS.
NJHN is hosting its 25th HumanLight Celebration on 12/14, 11a-3p, at Stoney Brook Grille in Branchburg. Join us to celebrate our Humanist values of reason, compassion & hope and our secular vision for a better future. Live in the area? You're welcome to come! Full details at njhn.org/humanlight20...
December 7, 2025 at 5:30 PM
NJHN is hosting its 25th HumanLight Celebration on 12/14, 11a-3p, at Stoney Brook Grille in Branchburg. Join us to celebrate our Humanist values of reason, compassion & hope and our secular vision for a better future. Live in the area? You're welcome to come! Full details at njhn.org/humanlight20...
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What happens when you stop believing in Islam? Discover why we left at whyNOTislam.net. #ExMuslimMonth
December 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
What happens when you stop believing in Islam? Discover why we left at whyNOTislam.net. #ExMuslimMonth
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Early Bird Registration is open for World Humanist Congress 2026!
Our theme is “Humanism As Resistance”, focused on real action against rising authoritarianism, religious nationalism, and anti-science misinformation.
Early Bird rate is live: ➡️ https://hmnts.in/WHC2026-Registration
Our theme is “Humanism As Resistance”, focused on real action against rising authoritarianism, religious nationalism, and anti-science misinformation.
Early Bird rate is live: ➡️ https://hmnts.in/WHC2026-Registration
November 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Early Bird Registration is open for World Humanist Congress 2026!
Our theme is “Humanism As Resistance”, focused on real action against rising authoritarianism, religious nationalism, and anti-science misinformation.
Early Bird rate is live: ➡️ https://hmnts.in/WHC2026-Registration
Our theme is “Humanism As Resistance”, focused on real action against rising authoritarianism, religious nationalism, and anti-science misinformation.
Early Bird rate is live: ➡️ https://hmnts.in/WHC2026-Registration
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Thanksgiving Mythbusting: The Pilgrims did NOT come to the "New World" looking for religious freedom. They came to establish theocracies.
November 26, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Thanksgiving Mythbusting: The Pilgrims did NOT come to the "New World" looking for religious freedom. They came to establish theocracies.
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The Freedom From Religion Foundation is excited to announce the 2026 First Amendment Scholars Diane and Stephen Uhl Memorial Essay Competition for Law School Students, with a top prize of $4,000!
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November 26, 2025 at 9:02 PM
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is excited to announce the 2026 First Amendment Scholars Diane and Stephen Uhl Memorial Essay Competition for Law School Students, with a top prize of $4,000!
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For more on Christian Nationalism and how wealthy US backers are funding efforts to roll back hard-won rights here in the UK, watch Katherine Stewart’s talk from our Convention: 'Money, Lies, and God: Inside the Movement to Destroy Western Democracy.' www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-UH...
Money, lies, and God | Katherine Stewart | Humanists UK Convention 2025
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November 27, 2025 at 12:22 PM
For more on Christian Nationalism and how wealthy US backers are funding efforts to roll back hard-won rights here in the UK, watch Katherine Stewart’s talk from our Convention: 'Money, Lies, and God: Inside the Movement to Destroy Western Democracy.' www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-UH...
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Happy 86th birthday, Margaret Atwood! ❤️
Thank you for a lifetime of novels, poems, essays, and stories.
We love this beautifully humanist sentiment, too.
Thank you for a lifetime of novels, poems, essays, and stories.
We love this beautifully humanist sentiment, too.
November 18, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Happy 86th birthday, Margaret Atwood! ❤️
Thank you for a lifetime of novels, poems, essays, and stories.
We love this beautifully humanist sentiment, too.
Thank you for a lifetime of novels, poems, essays, and stories.
We love this beautifully humanist sentiment, too.
NJHN is hosting a live portrayal of Frances Perkins, "Mother of the New Deal" by storyteller Carol Simon Levin on 11/23 at 1:30pm at the Monroe Twp Public Library. Details at njhn.org/carolsimonle...
November 17, 2025 at 5:09 AM
NJHN is hosting a live portrayal of Frances Perkins, "Mother of the New Deal" by storyteller Carol Simon Levin on 11/23 at 1:30pm at the Monroe Twp Public Library. Details at njhn.org/carolsimonle...
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This Saturday, Nov 1st at 12PM PDT / 3PM EDT, we celebrate the lives that continue to light our way.
Join the Freethought Society’s Secular Day of the Dead / Día de los Muertos Secular International Event, joyful remembrance through art and story.
🕯️ americanhumanist.org/muertos
Join the Freethought Society’s Secular Day of the Dead / Día de los Muertos Secular International Event, joyful remembrance through art and story.
🕯️ americanhumanist.org/muertos
October 30, 2025 at 3:52 PM
This Saturday, Nov 1st at 12PM PDT / 3PM EDT, we celebrate the lives that continue to light our way.
Join the Freethought Society’s Secular Day of the Dead / Día de los Muertos Secular International Event, joyful remembrance through art and story.
🕯️ americanhumanist.org/muertos
Join the Freethought Society’s Secular Day of the Dead / Día de los Muertos Secular International Event, joyful remembrance through art and story.
🕯️ americanhumanist.org/muertos
NJHN's Book Club meets on 10/23 at 7:30pm, on Zoom to discuss this month's book, Fluke: Chance, Chaos, and Why Everything We Do Matters by @brianklaas.bsky.social. Details at njhn.org/bookclub/.
October 22, 2025 at 2:37 AM
NJHN's Book Club meets on 10/23 at 7:30pm, on Zoom to discuss this month's book, Fluke: Chance, Chaos, and Why Everything We Do Matters by @brianklaas.bsky.social. Details at njhn.org/bookclub/.
NJHN is hosting a talk "What Could a Good-Enough Future Look Like?" by @avramalpert.bsky.social on 10/26 at 1:30pm at the Monroe Twp Public Library and via Zoom. Details at njhn.org/avramalpert2....
October 22, 2025 at 2:26 AM
NJHN is hosting a talk "What Could a Good-Enough Future Look Like?" by @avramalpert.bsky.social on 10/26 at 1:30pm at the Monroe Twp Public Library and via Zoom. Details at njhn.org/avramalpert2....
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We honor the memory of those lost on 9/11 and the loved ones who still carry that grief.
We also remember the communities who endured undue suspicion, targeting, and fear in the days that followed and long after.
FealGood Foundation: https://fealgoodfoundation.com/
We also remember the communities who endured undue suspicion, targeting, and fear in the days that followed and long after.
FealGood Foundation: https://fealgoodfoundation.com/
September 11, 2025 at 7:08 PM
We honor the memory of those lost on 9/11 and the loved ones who still carry that grief.
We also remember the communities who endured undue suspicion, targeting, and fear in the days that followed and long after.
FealGood Foundation: https://fealgoodfoundation.com/
We also remember the communities who endured undue suspicion, targeting, and fear in the days that followed and long after.
FealGood Foundation: https://fealgoodfoundation.com/
Join our End of Summer Bash on 9/21 at Colonial Park in Somerset for one more day of outdoor fun before the Autumn Equinox. Bring your own lunch & drinks. Cost is FREE, but donations welcome. Details/RSVP at njhn.org/endofsummerb....
September 12, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Join our End of Summer Bash on 9/21 at Colonial Park in Somerset for one more day of outdoor fun before the Autumn Equinox. Bring your own lunch & drinks. Cost is FREE, but donations welcome. Details/RSVP at njhn.org/endofsummerb....
NJHN's Summer Picnic is on Sunday 8/24 12-5pm at Duke Island Park in Bridgewater. Anyone interested in humanist community and a fun day are welcome to attend! Find details at njhn.org/summer-picni....
August 23, 2025 at 11:12 PM
NJHN's Summer Picnic is on Sunday 8/24 12-5pm at Duke Island Park in Bridgewater. Anyone interested in humanist community and a fun day are welcome to attend! Find details at njhn.org/summer-picni....