Category Archives: Humanism in the News

Atheists Rising: Wolf Blitzer Learns a Lesson and Arizona Lawmaker Says “Don’t Bow Your Heads”

May 22, 2013…from Salon, by Mary Elizabeth Williams You’d think by now CNN would have learned to stop treating their assumptions and as truths. But when Wolf Blitzer made a casual comment Tuesday, it turned out to be a teachable … Continue reading

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First Amendment doesn’t apply here: N.C. lawmakers push bill for state religion

By Erin McClam, Staff Writer, NBC News Republican lawmakers in North Carolina have introduced a bill declaring that the state has the power to establish an official religion — a direct challenge to the First Amendment. One professor of politics … Continue reading

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The Good News Club: The Christian Right’s Stealth Attack on America’s Children

April 2013 A chilling exposé of the well-funded, highly coordinated effort by Christian Nationalists to use public schools to advance a fundamentalist agenda In 2009, the Good News Club came to the public elementary school where journalist Katherine Stewart sent … Continue reading

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Judge halts contraceptive mandate for Domino’s Farms

December 31, 2012 at 3:45 pm By Christine Ferretti The Detroit News The founder of Domino’s Pizza won’t be subject to a new federal healthcare law requiring contraception coverage while a lawsuit he filed challenging the new mandate is pending, a … Continue reading

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Blake Page, West Point Cadet, Quits Military Academy Over Religion

ALBANY, N.Y. — A cadet quitting West Point less than six months before graduation says he could no longer be part of a culture that promotes prayers and religious activities and disrespects nonreligious cadets. Blake Page announced his decision to … Continue reading

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Pat Robertson: Young-Earth Creationism Is “Not the Bible”

Noted televangelist Pat Robertson firmly rejected young-earth creationism on “The 700 Club.” As CNN reports, when asked by a viewer how to respond to those who believe “the Bible could not explain the existence of dinosaurs,” Robertson suggested his viewers … Continue reading

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Inside the First Amendment: Christmas Wars

by Charles Haynes, director of Religious Freedom Education Project —— In the angry eyes of Christians in Santa Monica, Calif., Damon Vix is the atheist who stole Christmas. Vix is blamed for the city’s decision to ban all private displays … Continue reading

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AHA Launches “Kids Without God” Site

The American Humanist Association has launched a new website for non-religious kids and teens…check it out at kidswithoutgod.com. Welcome to Kids Without God, a site for the millions of young people around the world who have embraced science, rejected superstition, … Continue reading

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‘No Religion’ On the Rise

From the Pew Research Center…One-in-Five Adults Have No Religious Affiliation POLL October 9, 2012 The number of Americans who do not identify with any religion continues to grow at a rapid pace. One-fifth of the U.S. public – and a third … Continue reading

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Charles Haynes: Free Speech Must be Protected

Charles Haynes, senior scholar at the First Amendment Center, makes the point in this September 24 article: Extremists of all stripes are having a field day. Loony rabble-rousers at home — the people behind “Innocence of Muslims,” the film insulting … Continue reading

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