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The secular movement refers to a social and political trend in the United States, [1] beginning in the early years of the 20th century, with the founding of the American Association for the Advancement of Atheism in 1925 and the American Humanist Association in 1941, in which atheists, agnostics, secular humanists, freethinkers, and other nonreligious and nontheistic Americans have grown in ...
The Congressional Freethought Caucus was unveiled by Huffman during the Secular Coalition for America annual awards dinner in Washington, DC. [1] The Secular Coalition for America released a statement applauding the founding members of the caucus: "The formation of a Congressional Freethought Caucus is a milestone moment for nonreligious Americans in our continued struggle for inclusion in the ...
Torcaso v. Watkins , 367 U.S. 488 (1961), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court reaffirmed that the United States Constitution prohibits states and the federal government from requiring any kind of religious test for public office , in this case as a notary public .
The Secular Coalition for America was founded in 2002 by four U.S. secular organizations: Atheist Alliance International, the Institute for Humanist Studies, the Secular Student Alliance, and the Secular Web. In 2005 the American Humanist Association became the Coalition's fifth member organization.
Nones fall into three groups: atheists, agnostics and “nothing in particular.” The latter make up nearly two-thirds of nones (63 percent), and tend to have a different demographic profile.
Large numbers of Americans are unhappy with the idea of a Biden vs. Trump rematch, polls show, but both the Democratic and Republican parties appear to be paralyzed, unable to do anything about it.
“Folks want us, want people to show that there is a clear contrast in the election between where Democrats are and Republicans have been,” Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., told the Associated Press ...
American duties on foreign products declined from an average of 46% in 1934 to 12% by 1962, which included the presidency of Republican president Dwight D. Eisenhower. [125] After World War II, the U.S. promoted the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) established in 1947, to minimize tariffs and other restrictions, and to liberalize ...