Arizona Atheist Lawmaker Stands Up To Christian Bully [View all]

On Monday, February 11, Arizona State Rep. Athena Salman — an openly
atheist lawmaker — delivered a secular and inclusive invocation to start the
legislative session. Afterward, Republican State Rep. John Kavanagh asked
to speak and used his time to mock Salman's invocation by introducing
his special guest "God."

Rep. Salman did not back down. The next day she rose to protest the
denigration and belittlement of her invocation, calling attention to the
mockery of nonreligious people that has become routine in the Arizona state legislature.

We want to applaud Rep. Salman for her courage and determination.
Atheists, agnostics, humanists, and nonreligious Americans have every
right to serve as lawmakers and be afforded the same recognition and respect as their peers.