Last updated 2026-05-08
The Separationist is the newsletter of the Secular Humanists of the Lowcountry, first published in 1994.
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Our Archive has many issues, going back to the very beginning.
Recent Posts
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April 2026 Photo Album
On Saturday, April 11, 2026, 18 members of the SHL community made a visit to Mother Emanuel AME Church where church historian, Lee Bennett, talked to us about the history of the church. It was a small demonstration, but on Sunday, April 12, 2026 we continued to stand...
The Separationist Archive
The first issue of The Separationist was published in September 1994. Our archive presently has about 190 of the back issues. We’re still searching for missing issues—if you have any, or can help locate them, please email newsletter@lowcountryhumanists.org. You can view our tracking sheet here.
Originally the newsletter was published from September through May of the following year, taking summers off–a reflection of the academic profession of many of the SHL founders. At some point the newsletter did start publishing year round.
The Separationist was a casualty of the pandemic and went on an unplanned hiatus from August 2020 until February 2024, when it was briefly brought back as a monthly email publication. It was published via MailChimp. In June 2025 it was moved to Substack. The final monthly issue was published in January 2026. From that point, articles are published to Substack on an ad hoc basis. An article about the decision to make this change can be read here.
2026
January 2026: Spiritual Fitness or Religious Force?
2025
December 2025: Building Community Beyond Belief
November 2025: SHL Shows Up Big at FFRF Convention
October 2025: From the Epicenter of Book Banning
September 2025: DEI for SHL
August 2025: A Tale of Two Trials
July 2025: “May I pray with you?”
June 2025: Extending the Rainbow
May 2025: Service to America
April 2025: Talking Trash
March 2025: Godless Women
February 2025: The Good News
January 2025: The Resurrection of The Separationist
2024
December 2024: 30 Years of Being Good Without God in the Lowcountry
November 2024: Call for a New Progressive Era
October 2024: The Home Stretch
September 2024: Volunteer Service
August 2024: The Importance of Public Education
July 2024: If You Can Keep It
June 2024: Secular Humanist Values
May 2024: Religion, Government, Elections and Voting
April 2024: Fighting Climate Change Together
March 2024: Celebrating Women’s History Month
February 2024: Celebrating Black History Month