Doug has considered himself a Secular Humanist for over 20 years. He has been an active member of the Humanist Community of Central Ohio for 17 of those, serving as the community's President in 2001 and 2002. He also manages a Yahoo Group e-list called "ohumanistalk". Berger has said, "I became a Humanist and an Atheist because the message in the churches just didn’t make sense to me or have relevance to my life."