Author: Amanda Knief
Amanda Knief is the government relations manager for the Secular Coalition for America, where she toils daily to convince members of Congress to see the light . . . of reason. (She has lots of work to do.) This truly godless lobbyist worked previously as legal counsel for the nonpartisan Legislative Services Agency in the Iowa legislature. She is also a cofounder of Iowa Atheists &, Freethinkers.
Stand Up and Tell Them You’re an Atheist!
On Friday, July 22, I had the amazing opportunity to stand up at a nationally televised town hall meeting at the University of Maryland and tell President Barack Obama that I am an atheist—with a smile on my face. Then I asked him why he was still allowing faith-based organizations that receive taxpayer funding to …