The American Humanist Association (AHA) decries the 6-3 decision in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, handed down by the Supreme Court of the United States today, in favor of Coach Joseph Kennedy, a high school football coach who had a regular practice of conducting post-game prayers surrounded by public school students at the 50-yard line. […]
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Humanists Celebrate National Day of Reason Resolution Introduced in the US House of Representatives
Washington, DC, April 29, 2022 – Today, Representative Jamie Raskin (MD-8) and Representative Jared Huffman (CA-2) introduced a resolution to recognize May 4th, 2022 as a “National Day of Reason.” The resolution is co-sponsored by fellow Congressional Freethought Caucus members Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC), Representative Hank Johnson (GA-4), Representative Mark Pocan (WI-2), Representative Pramila Jayapal […]
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Humanists Launch 10th Annual Freedom of Thought Report
Washington, DC, November 16, 2021 – Today, the American Humanist Association (AHA) is proud to host the global launch event for the release of the 2021 Freedom of Thought Report, authored and published each year by Humanists International. This marks the 10th anniversary of the report, which tracks the rights and treatment of nonreligious people […]
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Federal Court Bans School-Sponsored Graduation Prayers in South Carolina School District
Washington D.C., July 19, 2019 – The U.S. District Court of South Carolina ruled in favor of the American Humanist Association (AHA) in its longstanding lawsuit against Greenville County School District over school-sponsored prayers, Christian hymns, and the use of religious venues at public school graduations. The order, issued Thursday by Judge Bruce Hendricks, is […]
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International Religious Freedom Bill Signed by President, Includes Language to Protect Humanists, Nontheists
Dec. 20, 2016 – The American Humanist Association celebrates the passage of HR 1150, the Frank R. Wolf International Religious Freedom Act, in the U.S. Congress, and urges President Obama to sign the bill into law. This legislation supports freedom of thought and religion and protects both theistic and nontheistic beliefs “as well as the […]