In response to today’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Town of Greece v. Galloway, which determined that legislative prayer does not violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, the American Humanist Association announced a... Read More

On Sunday, James Woods, candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Arizona’s 5th Congressional District, hosted an Atheist Media Day to encourage political outreach to secular and humanist communities and to inspire other nontheist... Read More

Every person entering service in the U.S. Army is asked, “What’s your religious preference?” They can select from over 100 options, and if you are an atheist or have no religious preference, that’s okay—the Army... Read More

Yesterday Judge William D. Quarels, Jr. of the U.S. District Court of Maryland issued the preliminary injunction today to stop sectarian prayers held before meetings of the Carroll County Board of Commissioners. The American Humanist... Read More

The American Humanist Association's Appignani Humanist Legal Center sent a letter today to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in response to USCIS's repeated rejection of naturalization applications... Read More

If you read media reports about the American Humanist Association’s letter to the City of Lake Elsinore, California, complaining about a roadside Christian cross there, you might get the wrong idea. While it’s true that... Read More

As the debate over the Affordable Care Act continues, it’s important to point out that only 20 members of the current Congress are physicians. While being a doctor is not a prerequisite for individuals to... Read More