I’m excited to announce that a dedicated group of supporters has created a matching fund for our 2024 Service Project in Philadelphia! Together, they are going to match your donation toward that project dollar-for-dollar, up to $3,028. Why have they done this, you wonder? It’s simple: they know that Madalyn Murray O’Hair’s famous statement is…
Earlier this week, we celebrated news that the Biden Administration has finalized rules prohibiting religion-based discrimination by taxpayer-funded social service providers – something we’ve been demanding for more than five years. These new regulations will ensure that government-funded social service providers inform people seeking services of their legal right to be free from discrimination and…
As Public Schools Week comes to a close, it seems a good time to reflect on the tremendous value and vulnerability of our secular public education system. Their immense social and economic benefits aside, public schools are vital in creating informed citizens capable of thinking critically. That, of course, is crucial because a pluralistic democracy…
How are you doing? I ask because it’s been a rough week for those of us who’d rather not live under a theocracy. If you’ve been managing to avoid the news… First, how? Second, I apologize in advance for bursting your bubble, but we really need you – and all of our atheists and other…
The atheist event of the year will be here before we know it, and I wanted you to be among the first to know what to expect at our national convention March 28-31. We are proud to present one of our most diverse and compelling line-ups of speakers yet. Register today because you are not…
Some good news this week: 19 states are either considering or have already passed legislation that would allow terminally ill Americans to receive compassionate medical aid-in-dying (sometimes referred to as MAID). American Atheists advocates in support of medical aid-in-dying bills because we believe this practice creates a person-directed system that honors the values, beliefs, and…
On Thursday morning, our nation’s top political leaders gathered in the U.S. Capitol for the 72nd annual National Prayer Breakfast. News coverage of the event emphasized that it was the first time President Joe Biden and House Speaker Mike Johnson appeared together. The two were seated next to each other, shook hands, and shed a…
It’s a wild time to be the State Policy Manager at American Atheists. State legislatures have only been back in session for a few weeks, and I’m already tracking hundreds of bills — some good, most bad for those of us concerned about keeping religion out of government. One of the most alarming trends I’ve…
On Monday night, entrance polls found more than half of Iowa’s Republican caucus-goers identified as “born-again or evangelical Christian.” Then, less than an hour after it began, the Associated Press declared a decisive victory for Trump. Charged with 91 criminal offenses and having attended 0 presidential debates, the former president more than doubled the support…
WEBINARReligious Equality Under Attack:2024 State of the Secular States ReportJanuary 17, 20248:00 pm ET We are pleased to announce the publication of the fifth 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 been expanded…