Dear Friend, Earlier this week, we celebrated Religious Freedom Day, a commemoration of the day in 1786 that Thomas Jefferson’s Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom was enacted. It would, as you probably know, become a model for the religious freedom clauses of the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment. Jefferson acknowledged the possibility that future lawmakers could…
Hello! Thanks for signing up for our webinar, Religious Equality Under Attack: 2025 State of the Secular States Report. Last night we reviewed the report and discussed trends that we are already seeing in the state legislatures in 2025. As promised here are the resources that were discussed during the call: 2025 State of the…
Tonight’s Webinar Religious Equality Under Attack: 2025 State of the Secular States Report January 16, 8:00 pm ET We are pleased to announce the publication of the seventh edition of the State of the Secular States report! This groundbreaking report on statewide laws and policies that affect religious equality and the separation of religion and…
Religious Equality Under Attack: 2025 State of the Secular States Report January 16, 8:00 pm ET We are pleased to announce the publication of the seventh edition of the State of the Secular States report! This groundbreaking report on statewide laws and policies that affect religious equality and the separation of religion and government has…
Hi folks, Today, American Atheists joins a coalition of 16 national atheist, humanist, freethought, and other secular groups in a joint statement pledging to protect the rights of LGBTQ+ Americans. American Atheists stands with our trans members, supporters, staff, and constituents, and we will continue to advocate for policies that uphold the dignity, respect, and equality…
Dear Friend, This week, American Atheists released the seventh annual edition of our State of the Secular States report. We found that religious equality is under threat in half of the states. If you haven’t checked this publication out before, now’s the perfect time to do so. Are lawmakers in your state protecting your constitutional…
Hi folks! Today we launched the 2025 State of the Secular States Report! You have probably already gotten an email about it but here is the press release if you missed it! I could use your help getting the word out to your members and connections, The easiest way for most of you to do…
Dear Friend, Together, we are hitting the ground running in 2025. Thanks to the financial support of our members, we are launching the 2025 State of the Secular States report today. With this easy-to-use tool, activists like you and lawmakers in all 50 states plus Puerto Rico and DC can quickly assess which issues are…
Dear Friend, Our human brains are wired to love a temporal milestone. Millions of us use the occasion of a new year as a reset button, resolving to improve x, y, or z. And yet, studies show most of us will have abandoned even our best-intentioned goals as early as February. So, over the past…
Dear Friend, Maybe you’re like me, and you have to think twice to figure out what day of the week it is today. (Spoiler: it’s Wednesday.) (I think.) January 1st. If you’re concerned that you’ve missed the year-end donation deadline, I have good news for you. Only about ten percent of taxpayers itemize, and the…