The Iran Nuclear Deal: Human Reason Triumphs over Greed and Corruption
Make no mistake: President Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran is a historic victory for reason. On July 14, the Obama administration accomplished what no previous U.S. administration had the capacity, tact, or patience to do:... Read More
Christians United for Israel’s Destructive Indoctrination Campaign
The largest Christian Zionist organization in the United States, Christians United for Israel (CUFI), will hold its 10th Annual Summit next week in Washington, DC. Evangelical megachurch pastor and CUFI founder John Hagee will speak, along... Read More
UN Update: AHA Submits Testimony in Support of Free Expression at Human Rights Council Meeting in Geneva
The 29th session of the United Nations’ Human Rights Council, an intergovernmental body made up of forty-seven states working to protect human rights around the world, opened in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 15. According to... Read More
Gloria Steinem and Other Women Activists Cross the North-South Korean Border for Peace
This past Sunday, on International Women’s Day for Peace and Disarmament, a group of thirty women activists from fifteen different countries, WomenCrossDMZ, crossed the demilitarized zone (DMZ) starting from Pyongyang, North Korea into South Korea... Read More
On International Worker’s Day: Rights and Lack Thereof
When you have an office job, it’s easy to gripe about feeling demoralized or disengaged at work, about lack of advancement opportunities, office politics, aging desk furniture or fluorescent lighting, but when you put things... Read More
Religiosity and the Wellbeing of Nations
Last week Gallup International and the Worldwide Independent Network of Market Research released a survey that ranked sixty-five countries around the world on religiosity based on 63,898 interviews. The two least religious countries by percentage... Read More
Atheist Chaplains: An “Oxymoron” or a Reality?
The headlines in England rang loudly on March 6: “New NHS obligation to provide equal pastoral care to nonreligious in England.” Such news is particularly important given that the National Health Service (NHS) in England—a... Read More
