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Cranston, RI school board votes to follow court order to remove prayer banner.

The AHA is using the Massachusetts constitution's equal protection clause to fight religious discrimination.

Tell President Obama not to cave to the Religious Right on contraceptives.

Recognizing Charles Darwin on his birthday, Feb. 12, is important to promote scientific inquiry.

Humanists and atheists are hopeful that the strong decision issued today by the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals overturning a gay marriage ban in California will be upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Today, atheists, agnostics, freethinkers and humanists in the Palouse region of the Pacific Northwest joined forces to announce the launch of their coalition and its first event, Darwin on the Palouse, with PZ Myers, Daniel Dennett, Jen McCreight and Fred Edwords in a pair of International Darwin Day events at two local universities.

AHA applauds federal judge's ruling ordering the immediate removal of a prayer banner in a Rhode Island high school.

Leadership at the AHA express disappointment with the Supreme Court’s decision exempting religious employers from anti-discrimination laws.

Millions of tax dollars are again being proposed for failed abstinence-only sex education programs.

Humanists and atheists are saddened by the death of the prolific writer and outspoken atheist, Christopher Hitchens. “Humanity has lost a powerful stalwart for atheism,” said Roy Speckhardt, executive director of the American Humanist Association. “Christopher Hitchens changed the discussion about religion and non-belief by championing public criticism of theology.”