AHA Files Amicus Brief in Greece v. Galloway Case Challenging Legislative Prayer
In order to keep U.S. religious institutions and government from adversely affecting each other, the American Humanist Association is urging the Supreme Court to uphold a lower court decision that keeps the Town of Greece,... Read More
AHA’s Legal Center Represents Texas Student Suspended for Ripping Bible Pages
The American Humanist Association sent a complaint letter on November 1 to the Birdville Independent School District in Texas, claiming that Birdville High School administrators violated the First Amendment rights of student Isaiah Smith, who... Read More
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
