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American Atheists Joins 125 National Organizations to Oppose Religious Discrimination in Foster Care and Adoption

July 22, 2019 American Atheists Statements

Cranford, NJ—Today, American Atheists joined 125 national organizations to urge Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar to stop considering any proposed regulation that would allow taxpayer-funded foster care and adoption agencies to discriminate in the name of religion....

American Atheists Welcomes Samantha McGuire as National Field Director

July 19, 2019 American Atheists Statements

Cranford, NJ—Today, American Atheists announced the hiring of Samantha McGuire to serve as the organization’s National Field Director. Sam has previously served as a volunteer regional director overseeing the organization’s local activism in the Washington DC, Virginia, and Maryland areas. ...

American Atheists’ Statement on Inhumane Conditions at Migrant Detention Camps

July 4, 2019 American Atheists Statements

In response to the squalid, dangerous conditions at border detention centers, Nick Fish, president of American Atheists, released the following statement:...

American Atheists Supports Letting D.C. Minors get Vaccinated without Consent of Religious Parents

June 26, 2019 American Atheists State Legislation

⁠Washington, DC—Today, American Atheists’ Vice President for Legal and Policy Alison Gill submitted testimony supporting B23-171. This DC bill would give minors the choice to be vaccinated without parental consent....

American Atheists Stands up for the Do No Harm Act

June 25, 2019 American Atheists Statements

⁠Washington, D.C.—Today, American Atheists submitted testimony supporting the Do No Harm Act. This bill would limit the negative impact of religious exemptions in federal law in areas such as civil rights and health care coverage....

American Atheists Calls Supreme Court’s Bladensburg Cross Decision “A Blow Against Constitutional History and Religious Equality”

June 20, 2019 American Atheists Statements

Washington, DC—Today, American Atheists rebuked the Supreme Court for its 7-2 decision upholding a 40-foot-tall Latin cross on public land in Bladensburg, Maryland....

Trump Administration Covering up Religious Harm to LGBTQ Adopted and Foster Youth

June 19, 2019 American Atheists Statements

Washington, DC—Today, American Atheists condemned the Trump Administration’s proposal to eliminate data collection about sexual orientation in our nation’s child welfare system as another example of the president pandering to his religious base at the expense of vulnerable people....

Tony Perkins’ Elevation to Chair of International Religious Freedom Watchdog is an Embarrassment

June 17, 2019 American Atheists Statements

Cranford, NJ—Today, American Atheists denounced Tony Perkins’ appointment as the chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF)....

American Atheists Joins 125 National Organizations to Oppose Religious Discrimination in Foster Care and Adoption

American Atheists Welcomes Samantha McGuire as National Field Director

American Atheists’ Statement on Inhumane Conditions at Migrant Detention Camps

American Atheists Supports Letting D.C. Minors get Vaccinated without Consent of Religious Parents

American Atheists Stands up for the Do No Harm Act

American Atheists Calls Supreme Court’s Bladensburg Cross Decision “A Blow Against Constitutional History and Religious Equality”

Trump Administration Covering up Religious Harm to LGBTQ Adopted and Foster Youth

Tony Perkins’ Elevation to Chair of International Religious Freedom Watchdog is an Embarrassment

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