Libertarian Humanism, or individualist humanism, is a movement within the lifestance of humanism which departs from the contemporary trend of atheist and new atheist sympathies within the American Humanist Association; embraces individualism and anarchist principles; and rejects any government affiliation, not unlike a separation of church and state. Libertarian humanists understand humanism to be a personal choice rather than an institutional choice; within libertarian humanism, diversity is embraced and fostered.