On the Hill: House Tries to Add Religious Plaque to War Memorial
With election season rapidly approaching and substantive work on important topics like immigration reform and climate change all but nonexistent, some members of Congress have decided to waste even more time by pushing forth a... Read More
On the Hill: National Day of Prayer’s Divisive Nature Breaks Up Capitol Event
The National Day of Prayer has always been a controversial observance that has divided Americans. That’s one of the reasons that the National Day of Reason was created, so that all Americans can unite over... Read More
On the Hill: President Obama’s Justice Agenda
On Tuesday I was invited by the White House to meet with Roy Austin, Deputy Assistant to the President for Urban Affairs, Justice, and Opportunity. Austin, who just moved over to the White House after... Read More
On the Hill: Will Economic Justice Advocacy Save Religious Groups?
Congress is now done with its second week of recess, but the nation’s capital kept busy even while the senators and representatives were back home in their districts and states. I recently attended an event... Read More
On the Hill: With ENDA Stalled, Obama Must Act
Congress is infamous for its snail-like pace in passing legislation, and that reputation is certainly well deserved when it comes to the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). ENDA, if passed, would prohibit discrimination in the workforce... Read More
On The Hill: More Special Benefits for Religion
In early March the American Humanist Association sent out an action alert to its members urging them to contact their Representative and Senators and ask that they oppose the Equitable Access to Care and Health... Read More
On the Hill: Will Congress Support Second Chances for Prisoners?
Recently I wrote about a U.S. Senate committee hearing on solitary confinement that the American Humanist Association attended and participated in by submitting testimony. While this hearing detailed the problems with the practice known as... Read More