Section 2 | Directory of Secular Organizations

Submitted by Lyz on Thu, 2008-11-06 05:52.
American Atheists (AA)
www.atheists.org
American Atheists is dedicated to working for the civil rights of Atheists, promoting separation of state and church, and providing information about Atheism.  American Atheists has been a premier organization laboring for the civil liberties of Atheists, and the total, absolute separation of government and religion.

American Ethical Union (AEU)
www.aeu.org
The American Ethical Union works to advance the ideal that the supreme aim of human life is working to create a more humane society.

American Humanist Association (AHA)
www.americanhumanist.org
The American Humanist Association is a national organization founded in 1941 to promote humanism in the United States. The AHA represents both secular and religious naturalistic humanism, and cooperates with other national and international humanist organizations to advance the ideals of humanism.

Americans United for the Separation of Church and State (AU)
www.au.org
Since 1947, Americans United has worked to protect the constitutional principle of church-state separation, a vital cornerstone of religious liberty. Americans of many faiths and political viewpoints, individuals from all walks of life, have come together to defend freedoms.

Atheist Alliance Inc. (AAI)
www.atheistalliance.org
AAI is a democratic association of independent, autonomous atheist societies. The goal of the Alliance is to establish strong, democratic atheist organizations in every state, and indeed, worldwide.

Bank of Wisdom (BoW)
www.bankofwisdom.org
Through a generous donation from Emmett Fields of the Bank of Wisdom®—Rare Books on CD Rom, the SSA is proud to offer students an opportunity to acquire rare freethought literature for free!

Camp Quest (CQ)
www.camp-quest.org
Camp Quest is a network of secular summer camps for the children of atheists, humanists, and other freethinkers.  Many college students volunteer as counselors at week-long Camp Quest sessions.

Center for Inquiry (CFI)
www.centerforinquiry.net
The Center for Inquiry International is nonprofit educational organization working to promote and defend science, reason, and freedom of inquiry in all areas of human endeavor. It is also the parent organization of CFI On Campus, Committee for Skeptical Inquiry(CSI), Council for Secular Humanism(CSH), Committee for the Scientific Examination of Religion(CSER), and Commission for Scientific Medicine and Mental Health(CSMMH).

EvolveFISH
www.evolvefish.com
FISH is an enterprise based in Colorado, and dedicated to countering the destructive aspects of religious zealotry. FISH creates and gathers enlightened symbols and materials and advertises these products (such as T-shirts, buttons and CDs) throughout the United States; with special focus on areas where zealots are trying to usurp the freedoms of the targets of their bigotry.

Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF)
www.ffrf.org
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is a membership organization for freethinkers - atheists, agnostics, secularists, humanists, and rationalists. The Foundation acts as an umbrella for those free from religion, and is committed to the treasured principle of separation of state and church. The Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc. is an educational group working for separation of state and church.

Gay and Lesbian Atheists and Humanists (GALAH)
www.galah.org
GALAH is an organization with four main goals:
Support equal rights for lesbians, gays, transgenders, and bisexuals.
Educate people about atheism and humanism.
Support separation of church and state.
Provide freethinkers with opportunities to get to know each other.

 
Institute for Humanist Studies (IHS)
www.humaniststudies.org
The Institute for Humanist Studies is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to advancing humanist principles through education and publicity. It researches and distributes comprehensive information about humanist beliefs, organizations, and services.  The IHS supports the SSA in a big way.  Please let them know you appreciate their support of the student movement.

International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU)
www.iheu.org
IHEU was founded in 1952 in Amsterdam and is the only umbrella organization of Humanist, rationalist, atheist, secularist, ethical culture and agnostic groups around the world. IHEU’s member organizations range from large membership groups to publishers, universities and development agencies.  The IHEU also supports the International Humanist and Ethical Youth Organization (IHEYO).  You can visit them at www.iheyo.org

Internet Infidels (II)
www.infidels.org/index.shtml    
The Secular Web is an online community of nonbelievers dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge, understanding and tolerance.

Military Association of Atheists and Freethinkers (MAAF)
www.maaf.info
The Military Association of Atheists and Freethinkers is an Internet-based grassroots organization that exists to provide a forum for service members to express their views and find a community of like-minded individuals. Where necessary, MAAF tries to identify, examine, and respond to insensitive practices that illegally promote religion over non-religion within the military or unethically discriminate against minority religions or differing beliefs.

Rational Response Squad (RRS)
www.rationalresponders.org
A group of atheists joined together to confront a list of irrational claims.  The website offers active forums, informative resources, and current news items.  The group is most well-known for their 2006 Blasphemy Challenge on YouTube and related television appearances.

 
Secular Coalition for America (SCA)
www.secular.org
The Secular Coalition for America is the national lobby for atheists, humanists, freethinkers and other nontheistic Americans.  Founded in 2002, the SSA was one of four founding organizations.  Their purpose in founding the coalition was to formalize a cooperative structure for visible, unified activism to improve the civic situation of citizens with a naturalistic worldview.


Skeptics Society (SS)
www.skeptic.com
The Skeptics Society is a scientific and educational organization of scholars, scientists, historians, magicians, professors and teachers, and anyone curious about controversial ideas, extraordinary claims, revolutionary ideas and the promotion of science. Their mission is to serve as an educational tool for those seeking clarification and viewpoints on those controversial ideas and claims.

Society for Humanistic Judaism (SHJ)
www.shj.org
The Society for Humanistic Judaism mobilizes people to celebrate Jewish identity and culture consistent with a humanistic philosophy of life. As the central body for the Humanistic Jewish Movement in North America, the Society assists in organizing and supporting congregations and in providing a worldwide voice for its members. Humanistic Judaism  embraces a human-centered philosophy that combines the celebration of Jewish culture and identity with an adherence to humanistic values and ideas.

Wonderfest
www.wonderfest.org
Through public discourse about provocative scientific questions, Wonderfest aspires to challenge unexamined beliefs, stimulate curiosity, promote careful reasoning, and encourage life-long learning.  

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