Darwin Day Resolution Reintroduced in Congress by Rep. Jim Himes
US Representative Jim Himes (CT-04) introduced the Darwin Day Resolution, US House Resolution 548, in anticipation of Charles Darwin’s 207th birthday on February 12, 2016. Rep. Himes stated, “Charles Darwin’s groundbreaking and world-changing work has... Read More
Idaho Humanists Reach Out to Local Muslim Community After Online Threats
On November 22, our group, the Humanists of the Palouse (which serves members in Moscow, Idaho, and Pullman, Washington), became aware of some online threats directed towards a local mosque. Founded in 1982, the Pullman... Read More
US Needs Humanists to Correct Its Self-Sabotaging Israel-Palestine Policy
The Middle East is at its most unstable point in decades: Syria, Iraq, Yemen, and Libya are being ravaged by civil wars fueled by outside powers; Saudi Arabia is facing an increase in domestic terrorist... Read More
Massachusetts Pastafarian Wins Right to Wear a Colander in Driver’s License Photo, Thanks to AHA
The American Humanist Association’s Appignani Humanist Legal Center is pleased that the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) is permitting a Pastafarian woman to wear a colander in her driver’s license photo, a development that... Read More
AHA Gets Nativity Display Removed from Arkansas Courthouse
In a victory for the separation of church and state, the American Humanist Association won a lawsuit challenging a Christian nativity display on the lawn of a courthouse in Baxter County, Arkansas. The American Humanist... Read More
Religious Academics Fail to Make the Case for Religion’s Revival
Many Americans have watched the presidential debates that have taken place so far as the election approaches and the media doubles down on political programming. But one debate, that of the role of religion in... Read More
What Do Secular Voters Want? Center for Freethought Equality Polls Secular Americans
Over the past several months, we’ve gotten a sense of how the 2016 presidential elections are shaping up. Well, at least for the primary. We’ve seen the candidates at their podiums giving speeches that feed... Read More