American Humanist AssociationA Humanitarian Option for Changing Minds Anthony Magnabosco, practitioner of Street Epistemology
Part of 78th Annual American Humanist Association Conference at Rice University in Houston, TX on June 7, 2019
We generally try to change people’s views because we see the benefits of aligning our beliefs with reality and it hurts to see the people we love being taken advantage of. But what is the most effective and efficient way to do that when you value the relationship and want to help them, particularly when they hold a deeply-held belief is closely-tied to their core identity? While ridicule, facts, and debate have their place, a respectful conversational method gaining popularity called Street Epistemology may very well be the humanitarian solution you’ve been looking for.
A Humanitarian Option for Changing Minds by Anthony MagnaboscoAmerican Humanist Association2019-08-26 | A Humanitarian Option for Changing Minds Anthony Magnabosco, practitioner of Street Epistemology
Part of 78th Annual American Humanist Association Conference at Rice University in Houston, TX on June 7, 2019
We generally try to change people’s views because we see the benefits of aligning our beliefs with reality and it hurts to see the people we love being taken advantage of. But what is the most effective and efficient way to do that when you value the relationship and want to help them, particularly when they hold a deeply-held belief is closely-tied to their core identity? While ridicule, facts, and debate have their place, a respectful conversational method gaining popularity called Street Epistemology may very well be the humanitarian solution you’ve been looking for.Freedom of Thought Report Launch 2023American Humanist Association2023-12-20 | The American Humanist Association hosted the launch of Humanist International’s 2023 Freedom of Thought Report at the Capitol in Washington DC on Thursday, December 14. The Freedom of Thought Report assesses every country in the world on the basis of human rights and legal status for humanists, atheists, and the non-religious. The report is available at https://fot.humanists.international.A Year of Humanist CelebrationsAmerican Humanist Association2023-12-19 | Each day, week, season offers us opportunities to celebrate with loved ones. From small weekly dinners to annual parties, there are many reasons to make more Humanist holidays or make holidays more humanist. Learn and share some ideas and get a sneak peak at our new "Humanist Family Life Ceremonies" online studies course written by Dr. Anne Klaeysen and Audrey Kindred.
Register for and access the course at American Humanist Association's Center for Education website americanhumanistcenterforeducation.org/free-courses/humanist-family-life-ceremoniesWe of Little Faith Discussion with Author Kate CohenAmerican Humanist Association2023-12-08 | The American Humanist Association and the Washington Ethical Society co-hosted a hybrid event with Washington Post contributing columnist Kate Cohen, author of the new book called We of Little Faith: Why I Stopped Pretending to Believe (And Maybe You Should Too). She describes the joys and challenges of her own decision to fully embrace atheism and raise her children as freethinkers. She encouraged other nonbelievers to speak up to help change the American cultural conversation.
Kate Cohen's website: katecohen.net American Humanist Association: americanhumanist.org Washington Ethical Society: ethicalsociety.orgHow Can Humanists Travel Ethically?American Humanist Association2023-11-03 | In 2023, celebrating the AHA Center for Education's 5th Anniversary, we focused on one of the Ten Commitments each month. For November we explored Global Awareness.
Travelers and tourists have earned a bad reputation, and for a good reason: many behave carelessly and/or unethically as guests in other lands. How can Humanists avoid reinforcing this bad traveler reputation? How can we travel more ethically? Anya Overmann answers these questions and more.Town Hall: Reining in a Rogue Supreme CourtAmerican Humanist Association2023-10-31 | The far-right takeover of the Supreme Court has already brought about significant upheaval and the eradication of decades-worth of legal precedent. Join the AHA Legal and Policy Team as we break down key decisions SCOTUS made over the summer, discuss cases that are important to humanist priorities in the current term, and lay out the policy options for holding the high court accountable.
Humility is often considered an antiquated virtue. However, modern psychological science confirms ancient wisdom: humility helps improve our relationships, work, and societies. Daryl R. Van Tongeren reviews cutting-edge research on humility, and discuss why we need humility now more than ever.How Religious Intolerance BeganAmerican Humanist Association2023-10-23 | How did the West get from religious freedom of choice to compulsion? How did religious ideology go from loving friendship to violent persecution? How could murder in the name of God — an act virtually inconceivable in the Greek and Roman world over the numberless centuries of their existence — ever have been justified, let alone justified in the name of the God of love? American literary historian Stephen Greenblatt will explore these questions and more as he guides us through the early history of religious intolerance.Humanists throughout HistoryAmerican Humanist Association2023-07-04 | This event is part of AHA's Speaking of Humanism series.
We celebrated World Humanist Day on June 21 with Sarah Bakewell, author of Humanly Possible. We explored the many inspiring figures who put rational inquiry, cultural richness, freedom of thought and a sense of hope at the heart of their lives.
Sarah Bakewell is a writer based mainly in the UK. Her book Humanly Possible: 700 years of humanist freethinking, inquiry, and hope was published by Penguin in March of this year, and became an immediate New York Times bestseller. She is also the author of 'At the Existentialist Cafe', which tells of the lives and ideas of a range of 20th-century philosophers, and 'How to Live: a life of Montaigne', which won the Book Critics Circle Award for Non-Fiction in 2011.What Do You Mean Science is Racist?American Humanist Association2023-06-07 | “Science can’t be racist! It’s how we come to an objective understanding of the world.” The problem, of course, is that science is still a human endeavor. With that come all the biases that plague humanity. Take a tour of science’s racist past with Stephanie Zvan, president of Minnesota Atheists, to learn how it’s improving, and find out where some of the major challenges still lie.Humanism and Blasphemy in NigeriaAmerican Humanist Association2023-06-07 | In recent years, allegations of blasphemy have been rampant in Nigeria and individuals accused of blasphemy—both religious and nontheist—have been attacked, killed or imprisoned. Scholar and activist Leo Igwe discusses the situation of humanism in Nigeria, efforts to free imprisoned humanist Mubarak Bala, and how allegations of blasphemy endanger the lives and rights of humanists, freethinkers, and atheists in his country.2023 Humanist of the YearAmerican Humanist Association2023-06-07 | Dr. Michael E. Mann accepts the 2023 Humanist of the Year awardInvisible No Longer: Politically Empowering the Humanist and Atheist CommunitiesAmerican Humanist Association2023-06-07 | This session explores ways humanists can provide a strong and unified voice to counter rising White Christian Nationalism, politically organize, and empower the humanist and atheist community.Humanism is a VerbAmerican Humanist Association2023-06-07 | GO Humanity Executive Director Tif Ho talks with Aiden Barnes from Southeastern Virginia Atheists, Skeptics, & Humanists, Devon Graham from Humanists of Tallahassee, and Evan Clark from Atheists United about secular service.Ethics UnpluggedAmerican Humanist Association2023-06-07 | Two Ethical Humanists use their intergenerational and intersectionality dialogue to bridge the gap of difference and arrive together in REALNESS, SINCERITY, and MATTER-MAKING. It is time for healing, reconciliation, and truth-telling in our movement, especially as this country seeks to emerge from the clutches of the pandemic, political trauma, racial inequality, judicial misogyny, gun violence, transphobic bills and so much more!I Am Dying Out LoudAmerican Humanist Association2023-06-07 | The religious prey on people in vulnerable situations; folks who are compromised with serious health issues, or are dying. Dave Warnock tells us about a new grassroots organization he’s developing with chapters in every state that, work with organizations like AHA, will help ensure that every citizen has the right to live, and die on their own terms.Isaac Asimov Science AwardAmerican Humanist Association2023-06-06 | Dr. Stephon Alexander accepts the Isaac Asimov Science AwardLiving Healthy with HIVAmerican Humanist Association2023-06-06 | Speakers: Steven Emmert and Jé Exodus HooperDr. David Breeden, Humanist Distinguished Service AwardAmerican Humanist Association2023-06-06 | Rev. Dr. David Breeden is Senior Minister at First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis (FUS). As a congregational humanist community, FUS fosters a free search for knowledge and meaning, strives for justice, and serves each other, the Twin Cities, and beyond. He is Chair of the Education Committee of the American Humanist Association.Dehumanization of the Black Male FormAmerican Humanist Association2023-06-06 | This session by Corey Clay will focus on the historical dehumanization of African-American men in western society, its context with whiteness and how we can move forward.The Human in Humanism: Finding a Home for Social Justice & Other Values that Help Instead of HarmAmerican Humanist Association2023-06-06 | Dive right into the heart of what’s driving the future of humanism. What are the values that drive humanism? To what extent are concerns like social justice core to our work in the world? And how might we best position humanism and humanists for greater impact in the years ahead? Bekius discusses these questions and more in an energy-forward talk that will challenge each of us to breathe deeply, dream daringly, and press for the boldest and brightest of tangible outcomes.State of Humanism: 2023American Humanist Association2023-05-08 | An overview of the American Humanist Association's work in litigation, policy and advocacy, education, and communications from 2022-2023.Virtual HumanLight 2022American Humanist Association2022-12-18 | Every year on or around December 23, HumanLight celebrates humanism’s positive secular vision of reason, compassion, and hope. It's a time of reflection on the year ending and preparing for the year ahead. Enjoy our 2022 virtual celebration.
"Come the Day" audio recording by The Seekers, composer Bruce Woodley, Copyright 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group CompanyOn Death, Dying, and DisbeliefAmerican Humanist Association2022-10-15 | Nonbelievers are often at a loss when searching for resources on how to get through the mourning process. In this talk, Candace Gorham recounts her personal and professional experiences with grief and loss then shares concrete actions mourners can take to help them process their grief.
Candace Gorham is a licensed mental health counselor and author of The Ebony Exodus Project: Why Some Black Women are Walking Out on Religion–and Others Should too. She is a former ordained minister turned atheist activist, researcher, and writer on issues related to religion, secular social justice, and the African-American community. She is also a member of The Secular Therapist Project, The Clergy Project, the Secular Student Alliance Speaker’s Bureau, and a board member of the American Humanist Association.
See griefbeyondbelief.org, thehumanistsociety.org, seculartherapy.org, and compassionandchoices.org. Also follow Candace @EbonyExodus.What Difference Does Difference Make: Humanism After InclusionAmerican Humanist Association2022-10-15 | In recent years, effort has been made to dismantle white privilege and better represent a diverse range of voices within the humanist movement. In this talk, Pinn poses and aims to explore a set of related questions: What are the results of this diversity work, and how do we measure success on this front? What does it mean to push for inclusion within a country moving away from democracy and robust inclusion?
Dr. Anthony Pinn (anthonypinn.com) is the Agnes Cullen Arnold Distinguished Professor of Humanities and Professor of Religion at Rice University. He is also Professor Extraordinaries at the University of South Africa, and he is a visiting Scholar at Harvard University Divinity School. Pinn is director of research for the Institute of Humanist Studies, and he is the author/editor of over 30 books, including The Oxford Handbook of Humanism (2021); When Colorblindness Isn’t the Answer: Humanism and the Challenge of Race (2017); and Humanism: Essays on Race, Religion and Popular Culture (2015).
In his talk, Dr. Pinn refers to the AHA Statement on Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: americanhumanist.org/key-issues/statements-and-resolutions/equityGenes and the MindAmerican Humanist Association2022-10-15 | How do we get to be the way we are? Is our behavior largely determined by our environment and how we grew up? Or do we mostly inherit our tendencies from our parents? Philosophers and parents have wrestled with these questions for thousands of years. In the last few decades we’ve actually gotten some scientific evidence on these issues and that has prompted a rethink of what we thought we knew.
Mark Reimers is an associate professor in the neuroscience program at Michigan State University where he integrates statistical analysis with neuroscience theory in order to interpret the very large data sets now being generated in neuroscience, especially from the technologies developed by the BRAIN initiative. He graduated from the University of Toronto and the University of British Columbia and previously held appointments at the National Institutes of Health, Karolinska Institute in Sweden, and Virginia Commonwealth University.Humanizing Religious Freedom For AllAmerican Humanist Association2022-10-15 | Religious privilege has, and continues to, shape the discourse about public policies in the United States. Too often this imposes on the civil and human rights of people of color, religious minorities, nonreligious groups, and LGBTQ+ people. This lecture will address our individual and collective responsibility to dismantling systems of oppression that violate our constitutional right to freedom of conscience and human dignity.
Sabrina E. Dent, DMin is a life-long advocate for human rights and social justice. She serves as president at the Center for Faith, Justice, and Reconciliation in Richmond, VA on the historic campus of United Presbyterian Seminary. The Center is a community of scholars, faith leaders, organizers, and citizens dedicated to being and building a beloved community in Virginia and beyond.
As an interfaith leader, Sabrina developed a strong passion for religious freedom as a 2015 BJC Fellow with the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty. Her public scholarship addresses religious freedom issues that impact African Americans and marginalized communities in ways that undermine their civil rights and social needs. In September 2021, she launched Reimagine Religious Freedom, an education initiative dedicated to engaging religious communities in reimagining how we discuss religious freedom to address social justice issues in the 21st century.
Previously, Sabrina served as the Senior Faith Adviser for Americans United for Separation of Church and State. As a member of the Faith for Equality working group, she mobilized religious leaders to amplify faith voices on legislative issues such as the Equality Act to ensure and expand federal legal protections for LGBTQ+ individuals, people of color, women, and religious minority groups. In February 2022, Sabrina led the charge in organizing over 200 faith leaders calling on VA Governor Glenn Youngkin to prioritize the safety of our children and educators via mask use in public schools.
Sabrina has presented at numerous programs and events including Melissa Rogers’s Faith In American Public Life book launch on CSPAN Book TV. Her writings have been published by the Religion News Service, Freedom Forum, Christian Citizen, and Americans United. In 2020, she was nominated for the American Academy of Religion’s Martin E. Marty Award for the Public Understanding of Religion. In April 2021, Sabrina’s faith outreach and advocacy efforts were recognized by the Center for American Progress when she was named one of the 21 Faith Leaders to Watch in 2021. Sabrina is a featured co-host for the Sister Act Podcast with Hurunnessa Fariad and Rabbi Sue Shankman. The podcast is dedicated to women of faith from different religious traditions discussing life, faith, and resilience on various topics.
Sabrina is most proud of her work on the three-year project with the Freedom Forum funded by the Henry Luce Foundation titled “Religious Freedom: African American Perspectives.” This program in partnership with the six Historically Black Theological Institutions explored the complex politics of race and religion in America via the multidisciplinary approach of theological, museum, and First Amendment education. She is the editor and contributing author of the book African Americans and Religious Freedom: New Perspectives for Congregations and Communities.
Sabrina earned her Master of Divinity degree and Doctor of Ministry degree from the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University. Her doctoral project title was “Bridging the Gap of Race and Interfaith Relations: Connecting Humanity with Our Stories.” She earned her Bachelor’s degree from Virginia Tech. Sabrina is a native of Petersburg, Virginia, and a proud mother.State of Humanism 2022: Appignani Humanist Legal CenterAmerican Humanist Association2022-10-06 | Overview and highlights of the American Humanist Association's Legal workState of Humanism 2022: Policy & Social JusticeAmerican Humanist Association2022-10-06 | Overview and highlights of the American Humanist Association's Policy & Social Justice workState of Humanism 2022: Center for EducationAmerican Humanist Association2022-10-06 | Overview and highlights of the American Humanist Association's Education workState of Humanism 2022: Communicating HumanismAmerican Humanist Association2022-10-06 | Overview and highlights of the American Humanist Association's Communications work2022 State of HumanismAmerican Humanist Association2022-10-06 | An overview of the work and advocacy of the American Humanist Association from the past year (2021-2022).Join American Humanist AssociationAmerican Humanist Association2022-10-06 | Learn more at americanhumanist.orgColoring Outside the Lines: Hospitality and HumanismAmerican Humanist Association2022-10-04 | Over years, we have witnessed the power of Black Women/Queer Femmes take our nation by storm in curating the wellness of community, justice-work, and equity for the betterment of society. From the formation of the activist movements, and in our own humanism communities, the work and creativity that Black Women and Queer Femmes bring toward building community is leading the charge to establish new rules of engagement for inclusion and welcome. This panel explores the experience of three Black freethinkers as they seek to curate humanist spaces of healing through practices of art, story, and community connection. Speakers storäe michele(Speaker)Self employed, Artist Olivia Busby(Speaker) Mandisa L. Thomas(Speaker)Black Nonbelievers, Founder and President Leika Lewis-Cornwell(Speaker)UU Humanist AssociationSentientism: Do We Have Ethical Obligations to Animals?American Humanist Association2022-10-04 | Do evidence, reason, and compassion -- values underlying humanism -- lead us to sentientism? The panelists will explore how we, as humans, have the capacity and the responsibility to reduce suffering and increase thriving of all sentient beings Speakers Amy Halpern-Laff(Speaker)Ethics In Education Network, Co Executive Director Jamie Woodhouse(Speaker)Sentientism (.info, podcast, YouTube)Fighting White Christian NationalismAmerican Humanist Association2022-10-04 | We are all aware of the threat of White Christian Nationalists, who are working to turn our democracy into a theocracy by dismantling true religious freedom. This session, led by Andrew Seidel of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, will explore the issue in-depth. Speaker Andrew Seidel(Speaker)Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Vice President of Strategic CommunicationsUpgrading our Humanism: Building a Lifestyle of Embodied ValuesAmerican Humanist Association2022-10-04 | What values do we as humanists embrace? And what does it look like to truly live them out? In this session Drew Bekius will help us consider what it might look like to practice our humanism more intentionally, more honestly, and more vibrantly, while also having a bit more fun in the process. Join us as we upgrade our collective humanist lifestyle. Speaker Drew Bekius(Speaker)Personal CoachRepresentation Matters: Political Participation and EmpowermentAmerican Humanist Association2022-10-04 | A panel of board members from the Association of Secular Elected Officials (ASEO) will explore why it’s crucial for humanists to be actively engaged in the electoral arena and elect secular people to office at all levels of government. ASEO provides networking and educational opportunities for elected officials who identify with our community. We’ll hear directly from members of their board about their all-important work and how humanists can be more politically active and effective in order to empower our community. The panel will be moderated by Ron Millar, political and PAC manager for the Center for Freethought Equality, the political and advocacy arm of the American Humanist Association. Speakers Ron Millar(Speaker)Center for Freethought Equality, Political and PAC Manager Danny Choriki(Speaker)Billings (Montana) City Council and ASEO Treasurer Kristiana de Leon(Speaker)Black Diamond (Washington) City Council and ASEO Board Member Sherry Dutzy(Speaker)New Hampshire House of Representatives and ASEO Board Member Leonard Presberg(Speaker)Fayette County (Georgia) Board of Education and ASEO Founder and PresidentHumanist Chaplaincies: Creating a Space for StudentsAmerican Humanist Association2022-10-04 | This session will examine the emergence of diverse humanist chaplaincies, explore modes of meaningful community outreach, and engage in conversation about how universities can support students by building humanist chaplaincies. Speaker Anthony Cruz Pantojas(Speaker)Tufts University , Humanist ChaplainGO Humanitys Heart of Humanism AwardsAmerican Humanist Association2022-10-04 | ...A Humanist Look at the Supreme CourtAmerican Humanist Association2022-10-04 | AHA Legal Director & Senior Counsel Monica Miller will review some of the important separation of church and state cases in front of the US Supreme Court this year. She’ll cover all-important issues including reproductive healthcare and abortion rights, religion in public education. She’ll also provide attendees an inside look at her recent oral arguments in the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, defending against a government-sponsored prayer vigil. Speaker Monica Miller(Speaker)Appignani Humanist Legal Center, Legal Director and Senior CounselHuman Like Me: A Conversation about Queer Black Bodies within Law, Justice, and EquityAmerican Humanist Association2022-10-04 | This conversation explores the politics of the Black Queer Body within the tensions of the law, justice, and equity. The panel will discuss legal reimaginings that navigate the complexity of the law for and against Black Queer culture while balancing a legal thin-line of cultural erasure, assimilation, and integration for the sake of socio-political normalization. Emphasizing the cause and effect of gender and sexuality of the Black Queer community, this dialogue seeks to examine the unique space that Black Queer folk occupy within a white cis-heteronormative society. Speakers Elyse Ambrose(Speaker) I. India Thusi(Speaker)Indiana University Maurer School of Law, Professor of Law Anansi WIlson(Speaker)Center for the Study of Black Life and The Law, Founding DirectorFlorida Legislators PanelAmerican Humanist Association2022-10-04 | David Williamson, humanist celebrant and activist, will lead a panel of Florida state representatives in a discussion about the legislative climate in their state, including the infamous “Don’t Say Gay” law; the “Stop WOKE Act”, which limits how schools can teach about race and identity; and the recent banning of certain textbooks. Speakers David Williamson(Speaker)Central Florida Freethought Community, Co-founder Anna Eskamani(Speaker)Member of the Florida House of Representatives Carlos Guillermo Smith(Speaker)Member of the Florida House of RepresentativesMusical Performance by Lenny HaroldAmerican Humanist Association2022-10-04 | R&B musician Lenny Harold entertains with his striking tenor range and smooth vibrato to entertain with another live selection from his new album Speaker Lenny Harold(Speaker)Musicianstoräe michele- Love MeAmerican Humanist Association2022-10-04 | Performance by storäe michele for the 81st Annual ConferenceFinding Yourself in Humanist HistoryAmerican Humanist Association2022-08-03 | As humanists become increasingly diverse the importance of our awareness of our history grows. Everyone across the world has a place in humanistic history and thought, but how do we go about finding that place? Join Luciano Joshua Gonzalez-Vega, a Puerto Rican scholar & humanist, to answer that question and several more interrelated ones!
Luciano Joshua Gonzalez-Vega is a historian and scholar of Peace & Conflict Studies. They are Puerto Rican, was raised in Latin America, and speak English and Spanish. They are intent on helping people discover traditions of humanism throughout history and also discovering more about themselves in the process.Black Secular Gen Z Youth ForumAmerican Humanist Association2022-07-23 | ...Behaving Decently: Kurt Vonneguts HumanismAmerican Humanist Association2022-06-29 | Celebrate World Humanist Day on June 21! Why did iconic author Kurt Vonnegut describe himself as a “Christ-worshiping agnostic”? Find out in this presentation about the new Humanist Press book "Behaving Decently: Kurt Vonnegut’s Humanism". Author Wayne Laufert will explore the values that the freethinking Vonnegut expressed in his fiction and nonfiction.
Wayne Laufert is a former newspaper reporter and editor who now proofreads material published by the United States government. He has been a member of the humanist Baltimore Ethical Society since 2013 and a fan of Kurt Vonnegut since long before that. Wayne joined the Vonnegut Baltimore book club in 2011, as it began its second season. These days he runs the club with lots of help.
Suandria Hall is a secular client-centered Mental Health Counselor and Life Coach. Her practice is exclusively virtual serving clients across the globe. She focuses on life transitions and religious trauma.
A preacher’s kid from the Bible belt south, Suandria faced the difficulties in leaving a dogmatic religious foundation to learning how to stand in one’s own truth. It was during this personal journey that she realized there was a lack of support available to those questioning or leaving religious beliefs.
From religion, relationships, health and fitness, education, and career endeavors she has hit the restart button and found joy. Fueled by curiosity she chooses to explore, learn, and be transformed by knowledge and experience. Understanding the purpose and framework of transitions is the foundation of her counseling and coaching work. She partners with her clients as they experience their own life transitions and search for a renewed sense of purpose and connection. It is her goal to be a resource and safe place for others.
She has spent over 20 years in the healthcare arena including public health, finance, IT, clinical research, and project management. She now counsels and coaches individuals and groups, and speaks to further provide insight to the impact of harmful religious experiences. In addition to her work, her most passionate role is being a mom, nurturing her daughter’s unbridled curiosity and freedom to think.Private School Vouchers Are Never the Right ChoiceAmerican Humanist Association2022-06-28 | Public school vouchers drain taxpayer dollars from public schools to fund private, primarily religious schools. Despite the research that shows vouchers don’t improve educational outcomes, we continue to see voucher programs expand across the country. Today, voucher advocates are exploiting the challenges from the pandemic and manufacturing controversies, like the teaching of critical race theory, to push the funding of private schools. Learn about why private school vouchers are bad policy and the current battles to keep public funds in public schools.
Maggie Garrett is the Vice President for Public Policy for Americans United for Separation of Church and State. She has been working on church-state separation issues for more than 20 years and has served as the co-chair of the National Coalition for Public Education (NCPE), a coalition of more than 50 national organizations that opposes private school vouchers, for the last eight years. She is also the chair of the Coalition Against Religious Discrimination (CARD), which is the national coalition that fights against policies that allow religiously affiliated social service organizations to use taxpayer funds to discriminate. She has litigated several high-profile cases on the separation of church and state and now represents Americans United before Congress and the Biden Administration. Maggie graduated from Hamilton College, cum laude, and graduated with honors from The George Washington Law School, where she was the Production Editor of The George Washington Law Review.