So We Lost – What Now?
The Supreme Court has historically protected church-state separation and civil rights, however, recent appointments influenced by white Christian nationalists and their lobbying groups have... Read More
Before and After the Court: The Humanist Interview with Monica L. Miller
MONICA L. MILLER is senior counsel for the American Humanist Association (AHA). She obtained her BA from Pitzer College in 2008, her master’s in... Read More
“Narrow Rulings” Mean Little to the Christian Right Give them an inch, they’ll take a mile
Scare tactics are an important weapon in the assault on church-state separation. This was on display in the American Humanist Association’s recent Supreme Court... Read More
Before (and after) the Court: The Humanist Interview with Monica L. Miller
Monica L. Miller is senior counsel for the American Humanist Association (AHA). She obtained her BA from Pitzer College in 2008, her master’s in... Read More
The Cross and American Militarism
As I read pundits commenting on the Bladensburg cross lawsuit (Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission v. American Humanist Association, which will be argued... Read More
The Forgotten Fallen: Jewish Soldiers Left Off Original Bladensburg Cross
The American Humanist Association’s upcoming Supreme Court case is just around the corner! On February 27, AHA Senior Counsel Monica Miller will present oral... Read More
The Mythology of a Cross: A Dozen Bladensburg Claims Debunked
1. Myth: The Bladensburg cross was originally placed on private property. Fact: The cross was built on the Town of Bladensburg’s land with the... Read More
Trump Weighs in on Humanists’ Cross Case
Donald Trump’s administration has repeated a pattern of disregard for true religious liberty in the name of Christian nationalistic religious freedom, carrying out the... Read More
The Framers Weren’t Cross Enthusiasts
When conservatives discuss legal philosophy, they like to talk history. Under the banner of originalism—the approach to legal analysis that interprets the US Constitution... Read More
Humanists Going All the Way: AHA to Defend Church-State Separation at the Supreme Court
On Friday, the US Supreme Court announced that it would hear arguments from the American Humanist Association regarding the unconstitutionality of a forty-foot-tall Christian... Read More