As part of their cover story on church and state, U.S. News & World Report praises secular humanists for their allegedly major role in 20th century advances:
Once a force to be reckoned with, secular humanists, who believe in science and rationalism in making moral choices, were behind many major cultural changes in the 20th century, including advances in women’s liberation, civil rights, and desegregation. But an increasingly passionate and politically sophisticated Christian right has them on the defensive.