Problems With ObamaCare? How It Funds Abstinence-Only Education
Matthew Bulger, AHA’s Legislative Associate, discovers an amendment that was inserted into the Affordable Care Act that provides funding toward abstinence-only-until-marriage programs for youth. ObamaCare, President Obama’s signature legislative accomplishment, is dealing with some pretty... Read More
Is Yoga Religious?
Will yoga in P.E. class lead children away from Christianity and into Eastern religions? Parents in Encinitas, CA, think so. So they’ve appealed a court ruling in the hopes of removing stretching and mat exercises... Read More
The Humanist Ten Commandments
At a summit of Nobel Peace award winners in Warsaw, Polish Nobel Peace laureate Lech Walesa called for a “secular Ten Commandments,” a guide for universal values that transcend religious beliefs. The response has been... Read More
AHA Chapter, Humanists Doing Good, Receives $800 Grant, Expands Community Outreach
Humanists Doing Good (HDG) is a young Chapter of the American Humanist Association (AHA) based in Grand Junction, Colorado. We have been busy carrying out a variety of volunteer, educational and social events on a... Read More
Should Humanists Eat Synthetic Meat?
Science is both amazing and useful, as we constantly hear about new scientific innovations that help us to live longer, healthier, and happier lives, and about new scientific discoveries that give us an insight into... Read More
AHA Awards the Humanist Community of Ventura County with $500 Grant
Since there is little history or presence of humanism in our area of Ventura County, CA, our goal is to create an identity for both members and outsiders. The American Humanist Association grant provided a... Read More
Is There a Humanism for Everyone?
AHA Communications Associate Brian Magee explores the various types of humanism coming out of religious traditions such as Sikhism and Mormonism. Even for those with limited knowledge about humanism, it is generally understood that humanism... Read More
