Category: Press Releases

Humanists of the Palouse, a secular alliance supporting cooperative humanity, supports a recent initiative by the Moscow Human Rights Commission for the City of Moscow, Idaho, to observe Monday, October 9, 2017 as Indigenous Peoples’ Day in lieu of Columbus Day. This proposal will be brought to the City Council meeting on Monday, October 2,…

On June 9, Pullman Regional Hospital sent a press release calling for public comment on performing gender reassignment surgery (also known as gender confirmation surgery). The Humanists of the Palouse sent the following open letter in response. Dear Board of Directors, Pullman Regional Hospital: Recently, you released a statement to the press indicating that the…

To our Muslim friends in the Moscow/Pullman area, Recently, we have been made aware of threats to our community, centered on the Pullman Islamic Center and it and many other Mosques being mis-reported as “radical”. In today’s climate, these threats should not be taken lightly, and we certainly do not. We fully support your right…

The Humanists of the Palouse, a chapter of the American Humanist Association, publicly condemns the bigoted comments of Pastor Doug Wilson, regarding slavery and marriage equality. Wilson, as pastor of Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho, is a prominent and outspoken member of the community and a national figure. He recently stated on his blog that…