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Comment by Ann on December 14, 2011 at 1:10pm

Thanks for the link to the COHE - it's a wonderful resource.  I went to an interfaith seminary, and came out as a Humanist in my final year.  It will be really fine to get a grounding.

Comment by Brian Magee on December 14, 2011 at 12:50pm

One hundred of these are currently inside Washington, DC buses as part of the AHA's current public awareness ad campaign. There are also exterior bus ads with the same message.

Comment by Brian Magee on December 14, 2011 at 12:43pm

Want to expand your knowledge of Humanism? How about taking online courses? Visit the Continuum of Humanist Education (COHE) to take courses on Introduction to Humanism; Humanist Activism & Organization; Humanism & Psychology; Law & Politics; Religion & Spirituality; and Ethics.

Special thanks to the Institute for Humanist Studies and The Humanist Institute for putting this educational resource together.

Comment by Brian Magee on December 13, 2011 at 12:50pm

For those who would like to officially become a member of the AHA, you may do so for free! There are paid memberships, of course, but there is also a free online-only option (look for the "Become a free Online-Only member" link).

Thanks to everyone for their support--no matter what form it takes.

Comment by Brian Magee on December 12, 2011 at 11:05am

You can use this link to quickly let your senators know that you support the re-authorization of the Violence Against Women Act.

Comment by Brian Magee on December 8, 2011 at 9:25am

There is a new AHA website supporting Humanist Chaplaincies at U.S. universities. There are currently four universities with chaplaincies in place.

A story about the effort can be found on Humanist Network News.

Comment by Kevin Dunkley on December 7, 2011 at 4:06pm

Number 345.  Sad that we have to Petition for this.

Comment by Brian Magee on December 7, 2011 at 2:46pm

There is a White House petition that anyone can sign asking that the U.S. military accept humanist chaplains.

Comment by Brian Magee on December 7, 2011 at 1:28pm

A nice sentiment from one of the many AHA friends out there!

Comment by Brian Magee on December 6, 2011 at 10:27am

Do you vote in a church? Tell the AHA's Appignani Humanist Legal Center about it

By Bill Burgess

The AHA’s Appignani Humanist Legal Center is investigating the use of churches and other houses of worship as polling places.

Americans vote in a wide variety of buildings in their local neighborhoods. Schools, libraries, fire stations and other municipal buildings are spread throughout communities, allowing us to vote near where we live. Sometimes, churches are designated as polling places as well. When this is the case, it raises significant concerns about the venue for the exercise of one of our most important democratic rights and the effect it has on those who are not religious. Recent studies have shown that the nature of the polling place affects the psychology of voters, influencing the way the vote on relevant issues.

If your local polling place is a church, the legal center would like to hear from you. In particular, we’d like to know the following about your polling place:

1. Is there an available secular alternative location in your neighborhood that could serve as a polling place?

2. Is there any evidence of politicking by the church directed at voters at the polling place, such as signs expressing opinions on social issues? Are church members on premises on Election Day speaking to voters or handing out literature?

3. Is the part of the church which voters access neutral in appearance or does it contain significant religious elements which have not been covered up? Are there any pictures of how the church looks on Election Day?

4. Have you registered a complaint with the local government about their choice of the church as a polling place? If so, what was their response?

5. How widespread is the use of churches as polling places in your community? Are they overrepresented, given the availability of secular alternatives? Do they represent the religious diversity of your community, or is any one religion or denomination overrepresented?

6. Have local politicians or government workers made any comments on the choice of churches as polling places? If not, has anyone asked them about their motives?

7. If a voter objects to voting in church, is he or she permitted to vote at an alternate secular location?

8. Is the church complying with your state’s election laws?

In exercising our fundamental right to vote, we deserve the chance to vote in a neutral setting that is welcoming to the entire community, not just those who follow the religion of the majority. If you feel that your polling place does not meet this standard, we would like to hear from you.

To contact the legal center about this (or any other matter), please send me an email at legal@americanhumanist.org. To keep up with the legal center’s ongoing activities, please visit our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/humanist.legal

Bill Burgess is the Legal Coordinator of the American Humanist Association’s Appignani Humanist Legal Center, http://www.humanistlegalcenter.org

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