In response to comments at an interfaith gathering today by New York City Mayor Eric Adams and his advisor Ingrid Lewis-Martin attacking church-state separation and denigrating the nonreligious, American Atheists President Nick Fish released the following statement: The separation of church and state protects the rights of Christians, Buddhists, Jews,…...
American Atheists Calls on New International Religious Freedom Ambassador to Protect Nonreligious Communities from Persecution
On December 17, the Senate confirmed Rashad Hussain as Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom. Hussain previously held several high-level positions in the U.S. government, including serving as the Special Envoy to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation under the Obama Administration. In response Hussain’s confirmation, Nick Fish, president of American Atheists,…...
Secular Organizations Call on Biden to Grant Refugee Status to Nonreligious and Religious Minority Afghans
Washington, DC—The national human and civil rights organization, American Atheists, in a letter signed by all American members of the international humanist community, Humanists International, has called on the Biden Administration to protect the lives of Afghans, particularly atheists, humanists, and ex-Muslims, as the United States withdraws military forces from…...
