On the Hill: Senate Opposition to Russell Amendment Shows Changed Attitudes to LGBTQ Rights
Last week forty-two US senators came together to oppose the anti-LGBTQ Russell Amendment in the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). If passed, the amendment would allow any religious organization to discriminate against LGBTQ Americans... Read More
On the Hill: International Religious Freedom Bill Might Still Get a Vote
Recently, the American Humanist Association signed on to a coalition letter authored by a number of liberal, conservative, religious, and nontheistic organizations supporting the passage of an international religious freedom bill that would help protect... Read More
On the Hill: Congress Acts in Wake of Deteriorating International Religious Freedom Situation
When most people think of the countries where religious rights are under threat, they think of the Middle East and countries like Saudi Arabia, where atheists and religious minorities are under constant threat of violence... Read More
On the Hill: Congress Continues LGBTQ Discrimination in Wake of Orlando Murders
A little over a week ago, the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history happened at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida. As we now know, a single gunman walked into the club during its Pride... Read More
On the Hill: Congress Includes Nontheists in Legislation Supporting Immigrant Rights
Last week I was proud to participate in an event on Capitol Hill that promoted a new piece of legislation meant to push back against GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump’s plan to ban Muslim immigration... Read More
On the Hill: National Day of Reason Receives Congressional Support
Today is the National Day of Reason (NDOR), which is the inclusive alternative to the National Day of Prayer (NDOP). For those of you who don’t know, the National Day of Prayer is an annual... Read More
On the Hill: Senators Discuss Religious Diversity
America’s religious makeup is changing in the new millennium, according to a recent Pew poll that shows the number of American Christians declining while the population of atheists and the nonreligious has increased to nearly... Read More