As most nonreligious Americans know, this current Congress isn’t the biggest supporter of church-state separation or atheists in general. Bills favoring religious institutions or exempting them from discrimination laws are quite commonplace, as are attempts... Read More

An atheist in Egypt has been arrested and accused of religious blasphemy after criticizing Islamic religious leaders on Facebook. Voice your concern to the U.S. State Department’s Office of International Religious Freedom.

By Sadie Rothman, AHA Field Coordinator Are you leader or a member of a local humanist group? Are you at a loss for fun events to organize aside from monthly humanist book club? Do you... Read More

In accordance with American Humanist Association bylaws, the AHA Election Committee met on October 9, 2012, at the AHA’s national office to review the ballots cast for the AHA Board of Directors candidates. There were... Read More

Mark your calendars and join us May 30-June 2, 2013 for the 72nd Annual Conference of the American Humanist Association, held in conjunction with the United Coalition of Reason!

Did your letter-to-the-editor get published in a local or national newspaper? We’d like to share it! Send a link to your published letter to hnn@americanhumanist.org, and we’ll republish it in this column. Read some recently... Read More

This week we’re pleased to publish “No Purpose Other” by Therese L. Broderick. The poem’s title quotes the respected naturalist and author Ursula Goodenough. Broderick is a writer with an MFA degree, resides in Albany,... Read More