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Madalyn Murray O'Hair (née Mays; April 13, 1919 – September 29, 1995) [1] was an American activist supporting atheism and separation of church and state.In 1963, she founded American Atheists and served as its president until 1986, after which her son Jon Garth Murray succeeded her.
Joseph Lewis (1889–1968): American freethinker and atheist, president of Freethinkers of America 1920–1968. [42] Barry McGowan (born 1961): author of How to Separate Church & State. Long-time atheist activist and former President and Vice-President of Freethought organizations, he is the creator and webmaster of AtheistActivist.org before ...
On December 19, 2022, the American Atheists Board Chairperson Jennifer Scott announced that the board had “been made aware of concerns raised in a public letter by former members and affiliates of Black Nonbelievers regarding the conduct of” Thomas, and that “In keeping with our internal policies, our board ethics committee and members of ...
Mao Zedong (1893–1976): Chinese military and political leader, Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party, who led the Chinese Communist Party to victory in the Chinese Civil War, and was the leader of the People's Republic of China from its establishment in 1949 until his death in 1976. Under his leadership, China officially became an atheist ...
Freethought leader and atheist activist. "In college, after reading material from American Atheists, he became, in his words, 'a pretty hard core atheist.'" [2] Larry Adler: 1914–2001 Musician, widely acknowledged as one of the world's most skilled harmonica players.
The recent decision by Atheist Alliance International (AAI) to hire the former leader of American Atheists, David Silverman, to its executive director position is yet another indication that this business-as-usual rehab strategy also applies to movement atheism, which can be just as corrupt, cronyistic, and swaggeringly hostile to women as ...
3. Reduced Influence of Religious Lobbying Groups. If you don’t like the direction the country is moving in, chances are that you can probably thank (or blame) a lobbyist.
Debbie Goddard (born April 16, 1980) is an American atheist activist and speaker, and the director of African Americans for Humanism (AAH). [1] [2] In 2019 she took on the role of vice president of programs at American Atheists. [3] Since 2020, she has been on the board of directors of Humanists International.