Today, American Atheists Board Chairperson Jennifer Scott released the following statement: ...
U.S. State Department and Secular Organizations Emphasize Need to Protect Nonreligious People Worldwide
Washington, D.C.—On December 8, the religious freedom watchdog American Atheists held a briefing for Humanists International’s 2022 Freedom of Thought Report at the Hill Center. The report, now in its eleventh edition, assesses every country in the world on the basis of human rights and the legal status of humanists,…...
Atheists Win Settlement After Suing Christian Nationalist Lawmaker
Little Rock, AR—Today, the civil rights organization American Atheists announced a successful settlement against Christian nationalist Jason Rapert. This Arkansas state senator—who is also the president and founder of the Christian nationalist organization, National Association of Christian Lawmakers—discriminated against his atheist constituents and violated their freedom of speech. As part…...
Nonreligious LGBTQ Americans Face Heightened Stigma, Especially in Very Religious Areas
Washington, D.C.—Today, the civil rights organization American Atheists released a data report entitled Nonreligious LGBTQ People in America. Counting 7,759 nonreligious LGBTQ participants (22.9% of the nearly 34,000-person total sample) and organized by a team of researchers at Strength in Numbers Consulting Group, this is the largest study of nonreligious…...
American Atheists Denounces Supreme Court’s Decision Ending Constitutional Right to Abortion
Washington D.C. — Following the Supreme Court’s 6–3 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturning almost 50 years of precedent protecting the constitutional right to abortion, American Atheists president Nick Fish released the following statement: Despite knowing for almost two months that this day was coming, it is…...