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Roy Speckhardt

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Roy Speckhardt is executive director of the American Humanist Association where he actively promotes the humanist perspective on progressive political issues. He's appeared on CNN Headline News, Fox News, numerous national radio shows, and has spoken to dozens of local humanist groups across the country. He also serves as a board member of the Humanist Institute and the United Coalition of Reason and as an advisory board member of the Secular Student Alliance. He holds an M.B.A. from George Mason University and a B.A. in sociology from Mary Washington College. He lives in Washington, D.C.

Works by Roy Speckhardt

Religion: Divorced from the Hallmarks of Rationality

Roy Speckhardt | July 13, 2016

We can and do use the same scientifically-rigorous approaches of observation, analysis,......

Discarding Hate and Cultivating Empathy

Roy Speckhardt | October 13, 2015

By promoting increased dialogue between conflicting parties and attempting to address......

Atheism in America: 20 for 2020

Roy Speckhardt | August 19, 2015

Imagine an America where 20 percent of the U.S. population openly identifies as atheist......

Humanity Before Creed

Roy Speckhardt | January 07, 2015

Setting aside our interest in arguing doctrine, even for a time, in order to embrace......

The Rise of the Nontheist Voting Bloc

Roy Speckhardt | September 26, 2013

Media coverage of nonbeliever PAC shows new voting bloc has potential....

Can Humanism Heal the World?

Roy Speckhardt | August 07, 2013

Making donors feel better about themselves for giving without having lasting impact is......

Vaccinating Against Misinformation

Roy Speckhardt | March 24, 2013

The faith exemption to vaccinations is questionable, as our children's health shouldn't......

The Christian Right Misses Badly with Jefferson Bible...

Roy Speckhardt | January 20, 2013

Humanists think that the Bible, the Quran, the Bhagavad-Gita, the Buddhist sutras, and......

Keeping Our Human Light Lit During the Holidays

Roy Speckhardt | December 09, 2012

HumanLight is about celebrating and expressing what fills our lives with love and......

God's Plan for Rape Victims

Roy Speckhardt | November 04, 2012

Christian conservatives are either ignorant of the pluralistic society in which we live,......

Let's Recognize and Reignite Humanism's Feminist Legacy

Roy Speckhardt | September 02, 2012

Today there are many fronts in this struggle that humanists are leading in favor of......

Theocracy Reigns When Seculars Are Suppressed

Roy Speckhardt | August 19, 2012

The best course of religious freedom is to support the secular core of society....

The Ten Commitments: Guiding Principles for Teaching...

Roy Speckhardt | July 03, 2012

These principles -- without any specific religious creed -- form a strong basis on which......

Movie Theater Discriminates Against Atheists

Roy Speckhardt | May 22, 2012

While America has moved away from race-based discrimination, to continue on the path......

The Religious Right Plays the Victim

Roy Speckhardt | May 08, 2012

Hopefully a time will come where people can believe what they want to believe without......

Religious Right Wages War on Women

Roy Speckhardt | April 22, 2012

Legislatures across the nation are taking up issues that many thought were settled......

Adding Death with Dignity to Healthcare

Roy Speckhardt | April 02, 2012

Healthcare should also work to grant patients a pain-free escape from suffering after......

Time to Diversify the Judiciary

Roy Speckhardt | March 18, 2012

Our judiciary is being subverted by partisan judges, many of whom are now actively......

Public Schools: A Battleground for the Religious Right

Roy Speckhardt | February 06, 2012

The religious right clearly has a full catalog of methods being used at the state level......

Wishy-Washier Than Thou

Roy Speckhardt | December 20, 2011

Faith isn't possible for those who doubt, experiment, and accept the facts presented......

Catholic Leadership Needs a New Focus

Roy Speckhardt | November 29, 2011

If the Church wants to stem the tide of departing members they should recognize what de......

Eroding the Era of Discrimination with the ERA

Roy Speckhardt | October 23, 2011

We must all come together in order to guarantee equal treatment under the law and the......

Addicted to the Supernatural?

Roy Speckhardt | October 02, 2011

Do you live in a different world from fundamentalists?...

Why Are Politicians Pandering to the Religious Right?

Roy Speckhardt | September 18, 2011

We are facing a new age of fanatical conservatism and fundamentalist religion allied......

Modernizing Secular Addiction Recovery

Roy Speckhardt | July 18, 2011

Recovery can be a difficult journey, so if you need it, pursue it with a group that......

Government's Influence Makes Religion a Tool

Roy Speckhardt | July 04, 2011

Whether people identify with one religion or no religion at all, it's time to start......

Time for a Nontheist History Month

Roy Speckhardt | May 22, 2011

The claim that spiritual leaders and faith-based principles here were consistently the......

To Interfaith, or Not to Interfaith

Roy Speckhardt | April 03, 2011

Looking forward to a time when a person's religious faith is incidental to their status......

The Joy of Atheism

Roy Speckhardt | March 17, 2011

Emphasizing our present life and the lives to come is far more compelling than an......

Suffer the Little Children

Roy Speckhardt | February 28, 2011

Religious parents should not be allowed to escape prosecution for the preventable deaths......

No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act

Roy Speckhardt | February 14, 2011

Despite its eventual reverted language, the bill is still saturated with religious......

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