More Professing Atheists & Humanists Legislating Morality From Public Office

Atheism and humanism are on the rise, as the number of elected members filling state and federal seats who profess no belief in God increases from only five before 2016, to upward of 70 after the most recent election cycle -- a sharp shift from the Judeo-Christian values that have defined America since its founding. 

The Center for Freethought Equality (CFE) sees this increase as progress towards a "safer, saner, stronger, and more secular America," celebrating "continued gains for the humanist and atheist community in the electoral arena."

Atheism "rejects the existence of God or any gods." Humanism "is a progressive philosophy of life that, without theism or other supernatural beliefs, affirms our ability and responsibility to lead ethical lives of personal fulfillment that aspire to the greater good," or simply put, in the American Humanist Association's tagline, the belief that "Good Without God," is achievable. READ MORE