Fred Edwords

Fred Edwords served eleven years (1980-1991) as the founding editor of the AHA’s Creation/Evolution journal, refuting creationism, fifteen years as AHA executive director (1984-1999), and twelve years as editor of the Humanist magazine (1994-2006). He was the first corporate president (2002-2005) of Camp Quest, Inc., the summer camp for freethinking children. He went on to direct the AHA’s semi-autonomous United Coalition of Reason for six years (2009-2014), erecting attention-grabbing billboards across the country. And he served over three years (2015-2018) as director of planned giving for the AHA’s Humanist Foundation. Fred continues as an active humanist volunteer.

Posts by Fred Edwords

The Trailblazers of Humanism

I LIKE TO SAY, when I was at Camp Quest, one of the slogans that I invented was, “cleanliness is next to godliness.” And... Read More

EVERYDAY HUMANIST HERO | Art Jackson

TheHumanist.com’s series Everyday Humanist Heroes celebrates our movement’s group organizers, activists, support staff, and volunteers making a difference in their communities. Who do you want to celebrate?... Read More