August 2011

I would like to take a moment to side with religious leaders against Mayor Bloomberg's decision not to have religious and philosophical invocations at the 9/11 anniversary event. I think such invocations should be allowed, and I would indeed like to volunteer to give such an invocation on behalf of nonreligious people. After all, this holiday is about what happens when religion goes wrong, and theocrats take over. I'd like 30 seconds to talk about it at the event. Read more about Bring Invocations to 9/11 Memorial→

One of the issues that American Atheists, Inc. tackles in our goal for the total and complete separation of church and state is the teaching  of Creationism as science in public schools, which remain a goal for many school boards - particularly in the southern United States. Creationism, even under it's other monikers, "Creation Science" and "Intelligent Design", is not science, nor is it intelligent. It is a department of fundamental apologetics. Read more about There is no controversy. Creationism doesn't belong in our public schools.→

Why We Are Not A Christian Nation

We are governed by a wonderful document called the Constitution, which is a secular document. It begins with "We the people" and contains no mention of God or Christianity. Its only references to religion are exclusionary ones.  In fact, Article VI specifically states that "no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust." Read more about Congress Shall Make No Law...→