On Thursday, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled to protect access to mifepristone, a safe and effective prescription drug that’s been used by nearly 6 million Americans in miscarriage care and for medication abortions, which now account for 63% of all abortions in the United States. The case, Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic…
I can’t tell you how much we at American Atheists value our network of incredible volunteer State Directors and Affiliate leaders. Day in and day out, they do amazing and important work. The communities they are building are vibrant and lasting—a vital lifeline for atheists and nonreligious Americans across the country. I deeply appreciate the…
On Wednesday, American Atheists announced a bold new plan—one that clarifies our objectives, outlines the strategies we’ll use to achieve them, and defines the values that will guide us there. This organization has been around for more than six decades now. Of course, a lot has happened in that time: our country has changed, and…
I am thrilled to announce the launch of our bold, ambitious strategic plan for the coming years. If you attended our national conference in Philadelphia, you caught a glimpse of the outline. Today, for the first time, all our members can see how we leveraged input from members, staff, board, and partners to create one…
It’s a rare day that a nonbeliever has anything to thank Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito for. Writing for the Daily Beast earlier this week, Rep. Jared Huffman, co-founder and co-chair of the Congressional Freethought Caucus, called Alito’s flag-flying a “proud and undeniable embrace of the extreme Christian nationalist movement” that “sounds an alarm for…
Memorial Day is one national holiday that leaves many feeling somber as we remember friends, family, and others who have lost their lives for our nation — the one we call free. I enlisted in the Army as a 68C Practical Nursing Specialist in 2017, back when I was still a devout Christian. When I…
WEBINAR PUSHING BACK PRIVATIZATION AND ADVOCATING FOR SECULAR SCHOOLS JUNE 4, 8:00 PM ET School privatization has become a big business in many states, as states like Arizona, Iowa, Florida, and others have passed universal voucher laws. These laws have the potential to fatally undermine public education by diverting taxpayer dollars to private, religious schools….
Stephen Hawking once gave a simple answer as to whether there was a God – Harry Fletcher – May 20, 2024 – Indy100 Professor Stephen Hawking says he “fits a sterotype of a disabled genius” but that he is “not a genius like Einstein”, describing his Black Holes theory as a “eureka moment”.
Although religious belief is correlated with climate change denialism and less commitment to the environment, Catholics, Muslims, Jews, Hindus, and Evangelical Christians have all issued calls for better environmental stewardship. And yet, on Wednesday, as Key West was experiencing a record heat index of 115°F, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis disappeared climate change, effective July 1….
This week, the board overseeing the third-largest school district in Texas voted to remove 13 chapters from five science textbooks. The subjects deemed “controversial” by all but one of the Cy-Fair ISD trustees included vaccinations, cultural diversity, human growth and development, climate change, and humans’ impact on the environment. The decision to omit these materials…