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September 04, 2012
Atheist Goes to Supreme Court in Cross Challenge

Atheist Goes to Supreme Court in Cross Challenge

 ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Chicago-area atheist is using his last legal recourse in challenging the use of state funds to renovate a towering southern Illinois cross, but he acknowledges the odds are "pretty slim" that the U.S.

July 12, 2012
Saints to change name for a game on atheist night

Saints to change name for a game on atheist night

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The St. Paul Saints plan to change their name for a game sponsored by atheist groups.

July 06, 2012
Help Us Light The Night

Help Us Light The Night

Foundation Beyond Belief is organizing teams for Light The Night Walk, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's annual fundraising walk to pay tribute and bring hope to people battling cancer.

June 28, 2012
Atheist Clubs Spring Up In High Schools Across The Country With Help From The Secular Student Alliance

Atheist Clubs Spring Up In High Schools Across The Country With Help From The Secular Student Alliance

With help from the Secular Student Alliance -- a national organization of more than 300 college-based clubs for freethinking students -- high school atheists clubs are springing up a
June 28, 2012
First National Organization for Atheist Women Mobilizes

First National Organization for Atheist Women Mobilizes

Atlanta, Georgia – June 28, 2012. Secular Woman, Inc. makes its debut today as the first national membership organization dedicated exclusively to advancing the interests of atheist, humanist and other non-religious women.

June 15, 2012
Secular Students On the Rise!

Secular Students On the Rise!

After a Pew survey illustrated rapid growth in religious skepticism among Millenials, CNN invited Jesse Galef, the communications director for the Secular Student Alliance, to speak about his employer and the demographic trend.

June 14, 2012
Volunteers Beyond Belief Welcomes Four New Teams

Volunteers Beyond Belief Welcomes Four New Teams

This June, as the Volunteers Beyond Belief program approaches one year since its inception, we are excited to announce another expansion of our program. Our roster of teams now features four new additions, bringing us to a total of 18 communities peppered across the United States. These teams will bring along about 500 new volunteers, bringing our nationwide total to more than 2,000!

June 12, 2012
Atheist Richard Dawkins Supports Bibles In Schools

Atheist Richard Dawkins Supports Bibles In Schools

World-renowned atheist Richard Dawkins says he supports the mission of England's Department for Education to make sure every public school in the nation has a copy of the 1611 translation of the King James Bible.

"A native speaker of English who has never read a word of the King James Bible is verging on the barbarian," said Dawkins in a column he wrote for The Guardian.

June 12, 2012
Herb Silverman Speaking to The Humanists of Houston

Herb Silverman Speaking to The Humanists of Houston

Herb Silverman, President of the Secular Coalition For America will be speaking to the Humanists of Houston at Bayland Community Center June 16th.

June 10, 2012
Former Louisiana pastor tells humanists about his conversion to nonbelief

Former Louisiana pastor tells humanists about his conversion to nonbelief

Among 325 or so atheists, agnostics, humanists and other nonbelievers gathered here at a convention of the American Humanist Association this weekend, Jerry DeWitt of DeRidder was just a face in the crowd. He did not get an award as Humanist of the Year, like Gloria Steinem.

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An Open Letter to the Secular Community

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