The 2013 Freedom of Thought Report: Atheist Discrimination Around the World

The Freedom of Thought Report is an annual survey on discrimination and persecution against non-religious people in countries around the world. The latest report is available free to download at www.freethoughtreport.com. The website also includes... Read More
Humanist Charities Raise Over $25,000 for Typhoon Haiyan Relief

A big thank you goes out to all of our members who contributed generously to the Philippine Typhoon Relief Fund and the Philippine Atheist and Agnostic Society (PATAS)! Read an update from PATAS founder, Marissa... Read More
The Right Thing To Do A Humanist Argument For Syrian Intervention

It’s a rare confluence of circumstances that sees the likes of Rand Paul and Elizabeth Warren together on one side of an issue and President Obama and the Arab League on another side. Yet that... Read More
The International Criminal Court: Why Is the United States Not a Member?

The International Criminal Court prosecutes individuals who have committed genocide and other major war crimes. Over 120 countries support it, but the United States is not one of them. AHA Legislative Associate Matthew Bulger theorizes... Read More
The Story of Alexander Aan: An Indonesian Atheist Fears for His Life

America may have its own issues with non-believers and secularism, but atheistic Americans should be thankful that they likely won’t ever have to experience the abuse that Alexander Aan has been subjected to in the... Read More
Australian Church Makes Excuses for Priest Who Tried to Exorcise Handicapped Girl

Adapted from "The Friendly Atheist." You could say this headline is misleading: Priest conducts ‘bizarre' faith healing This one's "bizarre," as opposed to all the others, which are...? Anyway, what makes this one stand out... Read More
Foreign Policy + Religion = Recipe for Disaster

The Chicago Council on Global Affairs recently recommended in an 85-page report that the U.S. government develop a strategy to make religion "integral" to American foreign policy. Here's the good news in the report. It... Read More