 Charles Lee Smith was the founder of the American Association for the Advancement of Atheism. | |
| Formation | 1925 |
|---|---|
| Location | |
Key people | Charles Lee Smith James Hervey Johnson |
| Affiliations | Junior Atheist League |
The American Association for the Advancement of Atheism (AAAA – 4A) was an atheistic and antireligious organization established in 1925.[1][2] It was founded by Charles Lee Smith,[3] and the organization's "only creedal requirement was a formal profession of atheism".[1]
- ^ a b Beau, Bryan F. Le (1 March 2005). The Atheist: Madalyn Murray O'Hair. NYU Press. p. 8. ISBN 9780814751725.
The American Association for the Advancement of Atheism, the most explicitly antireligious movement in America prior to O'Hair's American Atheists, organized in 1925. Its only creedal requirement was a formal profession of atheism.
- ^ Misiroglu, Gina (26 March 2015). American Countercultures: An Encyclopedia of Nonconformists, Alternative Lifestyles, and Radical Ideas in U.S. History. Routledge. p. 49. ISBN 9781317477297.
In 1925, nonbelievers organized the American Association for the Advancement of Atheism, the most explicitly antireligious movement in America to date.
- ^ Cheadle, Harry (25 November 2013). "The Hateful History of Blamegiving Day, the Most Bitter, Godless Holiday of All Time". Vice. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
Case in point: the American Association for the Advancement of Atheism (4A), a particularly ill-tempered organization founded in 1925 by activist Charles Lee Smith.