A Humanist Alternative to Satanic Prayer
It’s easy to feel sorry for the Satanic Temple. Just about everyone thinks they’re devil worshippers, even though that’s a major misconception: they don’t... Read More
Town Hall Prayers Continued: Just Not from On High
Today is the National Day of Prayer, a day on which government officials across the country will violate one of the foundational principles of... Read More
Greece v. Galloway – A Year on the Front Lines
On the evening of May 5, 2014, I was sitting with Linda Stephens, one of the two plaintiffs in the Town of Greece v.... Read More
Promotional Wheels Keep on Turning
On May 5, in reaction to the Town of Greece v. Galloway Supreme Court decision that found nondiscriminatory prayers before legislative meetings to be... Read More
An Invocation for Everyone: What the Secular Invocation in Greece, N.Y., Means for Humanists
With a population of about 96,000, the town of Greece, New York, is hardly the sort of place one would expect to make national... Read More
Making Lemonade out of Greece How to Request a Secular Invocation in Your Community
Opportunities for local activism are easy to find these days, and while our plates are already brimming with important work that keeps our organizations... Read More
A Place at the Podium
In May of last year I attended a rally with my union, the United Federation of Teachers, which is a federation of teachers, nurses,... Read More
Rules Are for Schmucks: With Friends Like Justice Kagan, Who Needs Enemies?
“There they go again,” many liberals are moaning about the Supreme Court’s decision in Greece v. Galloway. “Another 5-4 decision where the conservative majority... Read More
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Legislative Prayer, American Humanist Association Responds with Secular Invocations
In response to today’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Town of Greece v. Galloway, which determined that legislative prayer does not violate the Establishment... Read More