Author Archive for Brian Magee

Atheists raise $63K for student in RI prayer flap

AHA Exec. Dir. Roy Speckhardt & Hemant Mehta present a check for $62,618 for Jessica Ahlquist's education trust fund.

Prayer banner opponent to address rally

Jessica Ahlquist, the student who successfully sued to have a prayer banner removed from her high school, is to speak at the Reason Rally.

Lenoir City school system curtailing prayers at public meetings

The AHA's legal center has been part of a successful push to end public prayers by a TN school board.

"Humanism is Blooming" Billboard Goes Up in Moscow, ID

Working with the group Humanists of the Palouse, see our latest billboard, this one near Moscow, ID.

Victory! Blunt Amendment Defeated In The Senate

The move to allow employers' religious beliefs to dictate health care for employees has been defeated.

Humanists Applaud Cranston School Banner Decision To Not Appeal Federal Court Ruling

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

Humanists Applaud Cranston School Banner Decision To Not Appeal Federal Court Ruling

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

Oral Arguments Presented in Massachusetts Case Challenging “Under God” in Pledge of Allegiance

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

Oral Arguments Presented in Massachusetts Case Challenging “Under God” in Pledge of Allegiance

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

BREAKING: President Obama Caves to Religious Pressure on Reproductive Access

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

BREAKING: President Obama Caves to Religious Pressure on Reproductive Access

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

Humanists Join with Rep. Pete Stark in Honoring Darwin Day

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

Humanists Join with Rep. Pete Stark in Honoring Darwin Day

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

Humanists Applaud Clear Federal Court Ruling Overturning California Gay Marriage Ban

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.

Humanists Applaud Clear Federal Court Ruling Overturning California Gay Marriage Ban

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.

National Figures Coming to the Palouse to Launch Coalition of Nontheistic Groups

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.