Mobile header image
SHL Logo

Building Community Beyond Belief, Exercising Progressive Values, and Defending Separation of Church and State

Defend Science from Political Interference

Defend Science from Political Interference

A dangerous proposal now sitting before the federal government could fundamentally change how scientific research is funded in the United States. If adopted, it would give political appointees unprecedented authority over federal grants, weaken independent peer...
Service to America

Service to America

This article was originally published in the May 2025 issue of The Separationist. On September 10, 2014 Joe Blushtein was cleaning fish at the back of a boat as it headed back towards Marina del Rey from a day of fishing off the Channel Islands, west of Los Angeles,...
June 2026 Calendar of Events

June 2026 Calendar of Events

🤔 June 4 — Freethinkers’ Forum: Do we have free will?🎞️ June 7 — Friendly Infidels Movie Club: Film, location and time TBD🍎 June 9 — Volunteering at Lowcountry Food Bank🍜 June 9 — Happy Humanist Hour at 843 Korean Restaurant in North Charleston🤸‍♀️ June 14 — Secular...
May 2026 Photo Album

May 2026 Photo Album

More than 30 SHL volunteers came together on May 2, 2026 for a Period Pack Packing Party as part of the American Humanist Association’s nationwide American Empathy Project. With support from an AHA grant and additional donations from SHL members, volunteers assembled...
Be an Election Hero!

Be an Election Hero!

  In case you haven’t heard, there is a shortage in poll workers for the 2026 elections. According to election officials, more than 770,000 poll workers managed the last general election but nearly 50% of jurisdictions reported difficulty in hiring people to fill...