Reason and Compassion on the Campaign Trail Atheist Candidate for Congress Seeks Better Representation
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
AHA Wins Lawsuit Against Lake Elsinore Cross Monument
The City of Lake Elsinore, California, has declined to appeal a federal judge’s ruling that a public monument depicting crosses violates the Establishment Clause of the U. S. Constitution and the Establishment Clause and No... Read More
Meet the AHA Staff: Merrill Miller
Please welcome the newest addition to the American Humanist Association staff, communications associate Merrill Miller! Learn more about her support for humanism below. TheHumanist.com: What is your educational and work background? Merrill Miller: I... Read More
Now You Can Have “Humanist” on Your Army Tag
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
Are Atheists Unpatriotic? AHA Legal Center Launches Another State Lawsuit Against “Under God” in Pledge
Are atheists unpatriotic? Most non-theists would say no and assert that loyalty to their country has nothing to do with belief, or nonbelief, in a deity. But by conducting a daily classroom exercise in which... Read More
Five Non-Magic Words: “How Can I Help You?” Advancing the Humanist Chaplaincy
Chaplaincy is a very personal “calling” for me that began in the early 1980s, rooted in an ethical stance of compassion, love, respect, and justice. I was living in Boston at the time and was... Read More
The Rise of Stay-at-Home Moms Is More Complex than You Think
Last week the Pew Research Group reported that the number of stay-at-home mothers is increasing in the United States, rising from 23 percent in 1999 to 29 percent in 2012. When we hear “stay-at-home mom”... Read More
