Policymakers and the media often ignore atheists and the nonreligious because they don’t understand us. We conduct groundbreaking research, like the U.S. Secular Survey, to document the challenges, experiences, and needs of our community.
The report finds that the bulk of the dangerous legislation being promulgated by white Christian nationalists targets schools and youth.
Even as the majority of Americans continue to oppose the anti-LGBTQ and anti-abortion policies and ideologies of White Christian nationalists, American Atheists finds more and more bills are being introduced and passed.
American Atheists anticipates continued state-level attacks on reproductive rights, increased denial-of-care legislation, and bills allowing religious propaganda in public schools.
The report includes a number of recommendations for nonreligious community groups: disrupting sexism and creating welcoming environments for women, prioritizing inclusion of nonreligious women in activities and opportunities for engagement, and recognizing that protecting access to abortion and reproductive services and other issues that disparately impact nonreligious women are secular issues.
“White Christian nationalists may not physically attack the Capitol again, as on January 6. But the movement is assaulting the rights of atheists, racial and religious minorities, LGBTQ people, and many others with their extremist legislation.”
“This report provides data about the deleterious effects that stigma and discrimination can have on Black nonreligious Americans. We know that gender, sexual orientation, age, wealth, and location all do, as well. This report helps us better understand the diversity of the lived experiences of Black Americans.”
Data from this survey shows unequivocally that nonreligious people in the US encounter stigma and discrimination in various aspects of their lives. The US Secular Survey’s findings also demonstrate the need for further population-based research.
With homeschooling on the rise due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re sounding the alarm about the lack of state-level laws protecting homeschooled children from child abuse and educational neglect.
In this year’s State of the Secular States report, American Atheists sounded the alarm on an upcoming wave of Christian nationalist state-level bills.
A new report from American Atheists provides an in-depth analysis of who nonreligious young people are, the issues they face, and their priorities.
