In anticipation of the 205th birthday of Charles Darwin, celebrated around the world on February 12th as Darwin Day, U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (NJ) re-introduced a resolution on January 29, 2014 “expressing support for the... Read More

AHA Grassroots and Advocacy Intern Apurva Parikh attended a Congressional hearing on the plight of prisoners of conscience, but why weren’t atheists and agnostics mentioned? On January 16th, co-chairs Frank Wolf and James McGovern of... Read More

In a recent Gallup poll, the United States was ranked number one among the list of countries posing the greatest threat to peace. AHA’s Matthew Bulger explains why. A few months ago I wrote about... Read More

Which members of Congress should get a lump of coal in their stocking this year? AHA Legislative Associate Matthew Bulger cites several who have voted against humanist legislation this year. Christmas is fast approaching, which... Read More

On November 26, 2013, a judgment was entered by a federal court in a case brought by the American Humanist Association’s Appignani Humanist Legal Center on behalf of a student at a Rankin County, Mississippi... Read More

School administrators at East Point Academy, a South Carolina public school, have ended their participation in a Samaritan's Purse evangelical gift program after being contacted by the American Humanist Association's Appignani Humanist Legal Center. The... Read More

Last week’s Supreme Court hearing of a case challenging prayers before public legislative meetings will make a huge impact. Bill Burgess of the AHA’s Appignani Humanist Legal Center analyzes the case’s history and what the... Read More