It's the time of year for proselytizers and evangelicals to wind the "War on Christmas" trumpet, and to bemoan the lack of "Christian" values that (to them) is the inevitable result of squelching religious displays, iconography, and public religious practices on government property and in our school

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="384"] Ryan during debate[/caption] I respect those who disagree with me on this, but one policy of a Romney administration will be to oppose all abortions with the exceptions of a pregnancy resulting from rape, incest and or a pregnancy that threatens the l

"...the best laid plans of mice and men." When I was 12 years old, I wanted to be an astronaut more than anything in the world. The U.S. Space Program was relatively healthy in 1978, having completed the Apollo program and announced the Shuttle fleet construction. I envisioned orbital research pl

Guest Address by David Blodgett “Why Am I an Anti-Theist”

[caption id="attachment_7505" align="alignleft" width="184" caption="David Blodgett"][/caption] Although the National Atheist Party, as a secular political organization, is not an anti-theist group, it is important to remember that we DO oppose Dominionism and Theocracy - the idea that government

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="410" caption="There is power in unity."][/caption] American Atheists, the Secular Coalition, the Secular Student Alliance and the Freedom from Religion Foundation are wonderful organizations and I am a member or supporter of all of them. David Silverman and

Every intelligence we know of, from the clever octopus to humankind, exists as a phenomenon of neurology. In other words, without a physical brain, intelligence is impossible. There are no examples in nature, on any scale, of a disembodied intelligence. Intelligence is TIED to the organ which gives

I don't want to dissuade you from having conversations in your state chapters, far from it, but did you know you could meet fellow atheists from all over the United States in our Discussion Group? A little more relaxed than our state pages, which function as virtual "campaign offices," the Discussio

Brian Schweitzer – What Will You Do for Atheist Voters?

To learn about the question campaign, watch this video, and join the "What will you do for the atheist voters?" campaign page. Schweitzer  (D), of Montana, is a farmer and rancher who held no elected office prior to being elected as the first Democratic Governor to serve Montana in 20 years. In 20

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="208" caption="Model of planetary formation in the accretion disk"][/caption] Hi Troy! I have a question please. First off i respect everyone's choices and beliefs. I do find some of your posts very interesting. However my question is in your opinion how did

Equal Rights for ALL by David Gerrold

My usual unfriendly reminder -- if you cannot stand for the equal rights of all human beings, you're in the wrong place. Do us both a favor and unfriend me. Otherwise, I'll have to do it when you start posting bat-guano on my wall. I'm a cranky old man -- there's only one thing in the world I kno

President’s Address – March 1, 2012

  Members, The elections are quickly approaching. Ten days away. It has been an amazing year for atheists and I hope that the best is still to come. We will be working harder than ever to help grow this party and achieve our goals of reinforcing secular government, and national polici

President’s Address – On Atheism and Agnosticism

Atheism and Agnosticism are not incompatible at all. The problem is the colloquial understanding of agnosticism - it has been mis-defined in peoples' minds as "I have my own belief, which may include a god figure or not." In fact, atheism is a position on theistic belief, and agnosticism is a pos

On Atheism and Spirituality – An Address

Atheism has always been my default position, though I flirted with Unitarian Universalism for a time, out of the belief that "some" form of spirituality could be helpful in leading a happy life. What I have since discovered is that spirituality for me simply means acknowledging my very real connecti

Open letter to Rep. Palumbo (R-RI) concerning Jessica Ahlquist’s victory in having a Christian prayer removed from her high school auditorium by court order subsequent to which, Rep. Palumbo called the 16 year old teen, “an evil little thing”: Mr. Palumbo, At what point did you stop bein

National Atheist Party criticizes bill as violation of Constitutional rights.

[caption id="attachment_3834" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Indiana Schools Consider Prayer Bill"][/caption] Indianapolis, IN January 11th 2012 – Introduced on January 9, 2012, Indiana Senate Bill No. 251 calls for “Allowing the governing body of a school corporation or the equivalen

Welcome to All New National Atheist Party Members!

WELCOME & THANK YOU! Since the article from Religious News went out on the wire, and was picked up by the Washington Post, Huffington Post, USA Today and others, our membership has literally exploded! It has been AMAZING!! We want you to know how amazed and pleased we are to see you here.

N★A★P Featured in The Washington Post

The National Atheist Party is featured in an article from the Religious News Service by Kimberly Winston.  The article is a fair and genuine representation of the hopefulness and positive intent of the National Atheist Party members and leadership as well as the challenges that the NAP faces

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="470" caption="Christopher Hitchens"][/caption] The National Atheist Party mourns the passing of one of humanity's brightest intellects, most engaging public speakers, and one of the finest humanists to ever walk this Earth. Join us in mourning and celebrati

To the American People - You've read on our pages about our fear that fundamentalists want to Christianize our secular government - a government that has been proudly secular for over 200 years. We've spoken about the MISINFORMATION propagated by right wing Christians that the U.S. was founded on

National Atheist Party President Troy Boyle\'s 2nd weekly address.