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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.

Lawsuit Against Texas School District Over Pledge Harassment and Bullying Moves Forward

May 23, 2018 Legal

Houston, TX—In an order yesterday, Chief Judge Lee Rosenthal in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas ruled that American Atheists’ lawsuit against Klein Independent School…

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Atheists Urge Circuit Court to Stop Excluding Atheists from Congressional Invocation

May 22, 2018 Legal

Washington, DC—In a brief filed Monday, attorneys from American Atheists argue that the U.S. House of Representatives and House Chaplain Patrick Conroy unconstitutionally discriminated against atheists by imposing a religious…

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Atheist Groups Denounce Oklahoma’s Discriminatory Adoption and Foster Care Law

May 17, 2018 Public PolicyState Legislation

Oklahoma City, OK—Five national organizations representing atheists, agnostics, and the religiously unaffiliated—a rapidly growing group comprising of one quarter of Americans—today issued a statement condemning the recently-passed Oklahoma law which…

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Atheists Denounce Appointment of Christian Supremacist Tony Perkins to Religious Freedom Commission

May 15, 2018 Public Policy

Washington, DC—In a statement today, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) announced that Tony Perkins, the president of the Family Research Council (FRC), was appointed by Senate…

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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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