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Latest news from American Atheists

Read more about our legal victories, public policy positions, and blog posts from American Atheists staff.

Atheists Condemn White-Supremacist Demonstration in Charlottesville

August 14, 2017 Statements

Charlottesville, VA—In response to the demonstrations of white supremacists and neo-Nazis in Charlottesville, Virginia, American Atheists president David Silverman and International Humanist and Ethical Union president Andrew Copson released the…

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American Atheists Intern Amanda Scott Helped Protect Atheists, Church-State Separation Over the Summer

August 9, 2017 Blog Posts

Six years ago I read a local news story about a police department in my home state of Alabama proposing a program that would allow first-time offenders to attend church…

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Atheists Launch Billboard Campaign Before National Convention

August 8, 2017 Convention

North Charleston, SC—American Atheists today launched a billboard campaign in the Charleston, South Carolina area to promote its 2017 National Convention from August 19-21 at the North Charleston Marriott. “The…

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Atheists Issue Joint Statement Condemning Trump Administration for Lack of Outreach to Secular Community

July 28, 2017 Statements

Washington, DC—Today four national organizations representing atheists, agnostics, humanists, and secular Americans released statements condemning the Trump Administration’s lack of outreach to the nontheist community. In March 2017, leaders representing…

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Almost 40% of Americans under 30 are now non-religious. Our community is the fastest growing religious demographic in all 50 states.

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