American Humanist News and Actions

Humanist Billboard Vandalized in Moscow, Idaho...Again

Posted November 04, 2009 at 8:31am An individual or individuals have defaced a billboard in Moscow, Idaho… again.

Humanist Billboard Vandalized in Moscow, Idaho

Posted October 21, 2009 at 12:33pm Vandals have blacked out—apparently with spray paint—part of a billboard in Moscow, Idaho that reads "Millions are good without God" so that the word "without" is unreadable.

Humanists Weigh in on Supreme Court Case Salazar v. Buono

Posted October 07, 2009 at 8:55am Bob Ritter, Legal Coordinator of the Appignani Humanist Legal Center, a division of the American Humanist Association, attended the oral arguments heard this morning and offered his analysis of the proceedings.

Humanists Oppose Hatch's Reinstatement of Failed Abstinence-Only Programs in Health Care Bill

Posted September 30, 2009 at 8:46am Humanists were outspoken in their disappointment about an amendment approved by the Senate Finance Committee late Tuesday night to bring back federal funding for abstinence-only education.

Humanists Join Coalition Partners to Urge Reversal of Faulty “Faith-Based” Rule

Posted September 17, 2009 at 10:57am Today the American Humanist Association, alongside a broad coalition of 57 other religious, civil liberties and education organizations, called for the review and withdrawal of a 2007 Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) memo that threatens religious liberty and civil rights.

“Millions are Good Without God,” Moscow, ID Billboard Declares

Posted September 17, 2009 at 5:52am “Millions are Good Without God,” said the American Humanist Association (AHA) on a new billboard put up in Moscow, Idaho yesterday.

Humanists Engage Texas School Board Member About Role of Faith in Social Studies

Posted August 05, 2009 at 6:01am The American Humanist Association responded today to a letter from Texas State Board of Education Member Don McLeroy, arguing that social studies classes should not aim to promote religion and should accurately portray the secular nature of
the United States government.

American Humanist Association Files Brief in Salazar v Buono

Posted July 31, 2009 at 9:20am The American Humanist Association filed a friend of the court brief today with the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Salazar v. Buono.

Humanists say to Texas State Board of Education, "Don't Mess with Texas"

Posted July 30, 2009 at 7:50am Humanists petition and send letter to keep faith out of Texas curriculum.

Humanists Denounce Double Standard for Church School

Posted July 21, 2009 at 11:36am Religious school teachers who are fired over their age should be protected by anti-discrimination laws, said the American Humanist Association today in response to a Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling. In a 4-3 decision the state court ruled that Wendy Ostlund, who was 53 at the time she was laid-off, could not make a discrimination claim under the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act because it would interfere with Coulee Catholic Schools’ (now Aquinas Catholic Schools) right to religious freedom.