Dear Friend, Congressional town halls have long been a cornerstone of American politics, serving as a platform for constituents to engage directly with their elected officials and providing lawmakers with a barometer of public opinion on key policy debates. In the past, town halls were generally safe spaces for both lawmakers and citizens to engage…
Dear Friend, Imagine sitting at your desk at work, when a colleague walks up to you and starts talking about his religion; one that you don’t share. He tells you that his church is the only one that can save you from certain hellfire and damnation. You try to interject that you are not interested,…
Dear Friend, Growing up before satellite and streaming services reached the rolling hills of rural Iowa, watching PBS was The Thing to do after school. Unless I had piano lessons, and then The Thing was humming along to NPR’s “All Things Considered” theme: doo doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo. That’s part of why…
Hello, Thank you for signing up forThe Court and the Cross: Unpacking This Year’s SCOTUS Decisions. Last night we heard from our panel of experts with a breakdown of the major Supreme Court decisions from the 2024–2025 term that impact the First Amendment, religious equality, and the separation of religion and government. As promised, you can…
The Court and the Cross: Unpacking This Year’s SCOTUS Decisions July 24, 8:00 pm ET Join us for a breakdown of the major Supreme Court decisions from the 2024–2025 term that impact the First Amendment, religious equality, and the separation of religion and government. Our panel of legal experts will walk you through the key…
Dear Friend, The IRS finally came out and said what we all already knew: The agency has no intention of enforcing the Johnson Amendment (the provision of the tax code that prohibits 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, like American Atheists, from engaging in election activities). At least, it won’t enforce it against churches… Well, churches that stay…
The Court and the Cross: Unpacking This Year’s SCOTUS Decisions July 24, 8:00 pm ET Join us for a breakdown of the major Supreme Court decisions from the 2024–2025 term that impact the First Amendment, religious equality, and the separation of religion and government. Our panel of legal experts will walk you through the key…
Dear Friend, Confronted with the daily torrent of attacks on our rights from the Christian nationalists running our government, it can sometimes be difficult to see the broader threats to freedom of thought across the globe. And indeed, the universal fight to protect our fundamental rights from religious nationalists unites atheists, humanists, and nonreligious people…
Dear Friend, This week, the Trump Administration’s “America 250” initiative — purportedly a year-long celebration of our nation’s semiquincentennial — kicked off in my home state of Iowa. Supporters gathered at the state fairgrounds were serenaded by the president’s bible business partner, Lee Greenwood, who sang “God Bless The U.S.A.” before the president himself delivered…
Dear Friend, It’s been a busy week and a concerning one for folks, like us, who care about public education, secular government, and civil rights. Here are some of the top stories we’ve been tracking: SCOTUS decision undermines public schools, pluralism. Yesterday, we strongly condemned the Supreme Court’s ruling in Mahmoud v. Taylor, which allows…