page_title: Allianz vun Humanisten, Atheisten an Agnostiker
section_title: Activities
hierarchical_section_title: Allianz vun Humanisten, Atheisten an Agnostiker / Activities
caption_attribution_description: Lëtzebuergesch: Campagne 'Net reliéis? Stéi dozou!' op Gefierer vum ëffentlechen Transportwiesen am Joer 2011
context_page_description: The Allianz vun Humanisten, Atheisten an Agnostiker is a Luxembourgish association that serves the interests of atheists, humanists, skeptics and agnostics in the Grand-Duchy. It also explicitly supports secularist positions. Its official abbreviation is A.H.A. Lëtzebuerg; usually this is shortened to AHA, sometimes with an extra exclamation mark. The AHA was founded on 13 May 2010 as an association without lucrative purpose. AHA is a member of the European Humanist Federation and the International Humanist and Ethical Union. From 2010 up to 10th May 2019, the association was chaired by biologist Dr. Laurent Schley. The current chair is psychologist Dr. Robert A.P. Reuter.
context_section_description: One of the first bigger actions of the AHA was the  independent initiative of a poster action in spring 2011, in the frame of the globally held Atheist Bus Campaign. Having chosen the slogan Net reliéis? Stéi dozou! ("Not religious? Stand up for it!") it sought to persuade people to no longer hide their nonbelief in religious ideas, but to publicly stand up for it. The campaign led to a heated debate on free speech versus religious discrimination, with some people calling for the campaign to be suspended. Parliamentarians from The Greens, The Left, the LSAP and the Democratic Party asked Transport Minister Claude Wiseler whether, and if so why, the campaign would be interrupted. Because the campaign fell within the constitionally enshrined freedom of expression, however, the government would not have been able to prohibit it; only the transport companies could refuse or cancel advertisements, and they saw no reason to do so.
  The AHA also participates intensively in the public debate about the overhaul of the Luxembourgish Constitution. In its present form, the Constitution goes back to the situation of 1868, and important societal and political actors consider it to be outdated and no longer fitting current times. The AHA's main focus about the contents again lies at the achievement of a pure separation of church and state. In a letter to Minister of Religious Affairs François Biltgen of 25 November 2012, the AHA demanded:
  Introduction of a unique ethics course for all pupils;
  Strict financial separation between the state and religious or philosophical convictions;
  Abolition of all conventions that are currently in force;
  Repeal of articles 22, 106 and 119 of the Constitution;
  Introduction of a constitutional article stipulating a secular state;
  Reallocation/transformation of a number of religious buildings for social, cultural, commercial or sportive purposes;
  Financing of the remaining religious buildings is to be done by the religious convictions themselves.
  Since 2012, the AHA stages several public actions during Easter, at which it also provides information on leaving the church. This occurs analogous to similar events in Germany, and with allusions to the Easter Bunny, as Huesefest ("Bunny Festival").
caption: Bus campaign Luxembourg, spring 2011:
  "Not religious? Stand up for it!"
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