‘Historic’: Atheist and Secular Groups Meet with Biden White House Officials

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Representatives of six major atheist and secular organizations met for the first time last week with Biden administration officials as part of a discussion that one participant called “historic.” 

The White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, including executive director Melissa Rogers and deputy director Josh Dickson, held a virtual meeting with representatives of six groups: American Atheists, the Freedom From Religion Foundation, the American Humanist Association, Center for Inquiry, Ex-Muslims of North America and the Secular Coalition for America.

The Secular Coalition for America, which set up the meeting, labeled it “historic” and “productive.”

“We highlighted priorities from our coalition’s Secular Agenda for the Biden-Harris administration and discussed what the administration can do to better uphold the rights of secular Americans,” said a press release from the Secular Coalition for America. Continue reading…