Adobe Acrobat Reader is available for free download by clicking on the Adobe link to the right. It seeks to repeal the advances made in establishing civil rights and civil liberties for all citizens. It seeks to abolish our First Amendment right to freedom of and from religion . It encourages a global population explosion that is destroying the environment and creating immense human suffering. It is, through a heavily funded political machine, making a major effort to get organized prayers and religious observances into public schools and other public venues, and creationist doctrines into science classes.
Schemes abound to acquire taxpayer funding for parochial schools.
Religious zealots, not content with self-regulation, seek to censor the reading and viewing choices of all of us. Authoritarian religion, aided by the apathy of the voting public, threatens to envelope us in ignorance, intolerance and tyranny. Atheism, with a human centered vision and a reality-based approach to problem solving, can lead us away from this regressive trap and back toward intellectual growth, personal freedom, and social, environmental and scientific progress. But to achieve these goals, there must be unified atheist action on a national scale. The Alliance focuses the power of these diverse independent groups to facilitate common purposes and give atheism a growing voice in public affairs.