Atheist Federation

Many atheists think faith groups have more rights than they do

Thursday, 19, Feb 2009 11:09

A national student body of atheists and secularists will be launched today to represent the interests of non-believers across the country.

The organisation - the National Federation of Atheist, Humanist and Secular Student Societies (AHS) - was established to counter the "prejudice and discrimination" atheists groups claim to have experienced across the country when establishing atheist groups.

The launch follows a period of sustained media coverage of religious issues, with the atheist bus adverts which swept the country provoking outrage and approval.

The new organisation is headed by the British Humanist Association (BHA), and backed by prominent atheists, including Professor Richard Dawkins and Professor A C Grayling.