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American Atheists to take a quieter approach to culture wars at Atlanta meeting
By Yonat Shimron — April 8, 2022
(RNS) — Community-building is the conference's theme for this year's first in-person convention since 2019.
American Atheists terminates its president over sexual misconduct allegations
By Kimberly Winston — April 16, 2018
(RNS) — David Silverman, who took the 55-year-old organization to new prominence, is accused of sexual assault by two women.
American Atheists places president on leave pending investigation
By Kimberly Winston — April 11, 2018
(RNS) — The organization gave no specific reason for the move.
Dealt a body blow, atheists and humanists regroup
By Kimberly Winston — November 9, 2016
(RNS) Trump's victory is forcing them to rethink their strategy for coming elections.
Evangelical Christians celebrate and urge unity; others wary
By Emily McFarlan Miller — November 9, 2016
(RNS) How prominent religious figures, both evangelical Christians and others, responded to the 2016 presidential election results as they became clear overnight.
Clinton or Trump? The choice is unclear for some atheists
By Kimberly Winston — October 27, 2016
(RNS) Atheists are in a pickle -- should they vote for the seemingly irreligious Donald Trump or lifelong Methodist Hillary Clinton? Many are taking to the internet and social media to fight it out.
Dawkins’ health keeps him from Reason Rally
By Kimberly Winston — March 24, 2016
(RNS) The outspoken atheist is still recovering from a stroke suffered in February.
Christmas wins (in the December culture wars)
By Kimberly Winston — December 1, 2015
(RNS) "Battleground December" is wrapping up for 2015. Let’s tally up the wins and losses.
America welcomes Christians, Jews; atheists, Muslims not so much
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — July 29, 2015
(RNS) “When we ask people about what America thinks, what America is like, their answers are influenced by what is flashing in their minds. The news. The people they know. What they’ve seen themselves or what their friends experienced.”
Can there be an ‘atheist vote’? Nonreligious set sights on 2016
By Kimberly Winston — May 28, 2015
(RNS) As the 2016 election approaches, atheist, humanist and other freethinking activists are encouraged by a Pew Research Center survey that found a growing number of religiously unaffiliated -- or "nones."
Christians lose ground, ‘nones’ soar in new portrait of US religion
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — May 12, 2015
(RNS) This includes people in virtually all demographic groups, whether they are “nearing retirement or just entering adulthood, married or single, living in the West or the Bible Belt.”
In a first, atheist activist addresses conservative conference
By Kimberly Winston — February 26, 2015
(RNS) Jamila Bey, a Washington, D.C.-based writer and radio host, is believed to be the first atheist activist to address the Conservative Political Action Conference's annual meeting.
Online, offline faith go hand in hand
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — November 6, 2014
(RNS) A new Pew Research survey finds churchgoers avidly share their faith online.
Atheists lose court battle with IRS
By Lauren Markoe — May 23, 2014
(RNS) Does the IRS discriminate against atheist groups? A federal court says "no."
American Atheists leader wins fight for ‘ATHE1ST’ license plate
By Kimberly Winston — August 28, 2013
(RNS) "'Atheist’ is not an offensive or objectionable word anymore than the word ‘Jew’ or ‘Christian’ or ‘man’ or ‘woman’ is,” said David Silverman, president of the New Jersey-based American Atheists.
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