Read More Skeptic Mass hysterias, moral panics, and social contagions are known social psychological phenomena that can cause large numbers of people to believe things are happening to them that upon closer inspection become literally unbelievable. In this insightful analysis the authors—experts on the subject—show how the sudden spike in needle attacks is very likely […]
Read More Skeptic Shermer and Akst discuss: war • the left (old and new) • religious liberals • American Firsters and Isolationists • cluster of heterodoxy: anti-war/militarism, but also anti-racism, anti-capitalism, anti-colonialism, anti-apartheid, anti-power of the state, pro-labor, pro the rights of minorities, individual liberty on matters such as abortion and gender, anti-segregation • internment
Read More Atheists for Liberty NEW YORK, NY — Atheists for Liberty is deeply saddened to hear about the death of “SkepDoc” Dr. Harriet Hall. Dr. Hall was an advocate of science, truth, and skepticism. Dr. Hall challenged pseudoscience and spoke out against woke agendas, most notably attacks on The Amazing Meeting and the James Randi
Read More News Release Archives – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation The National Religious Freedom Day, proclaimed on Jan. 16 annually by presidents since 1993, memorializes a constitutional principle that today is imperiled by our Supreme Court. The landmark Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, originally penned by Thomas Jefferson, was adopted
Read More Military Religious Freedom Foundation “RELIGIOUS FREEDOM DAY” is our national observance on January 16th celebrating America’s historic religious freedom (i.e. freedom of belief). It commemorates the day in 1786 when the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom authored by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison was enacted. Virginia’s landmark law separated religion from government and
Read More News Release Archives – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation The Freedom From Religion Foundation, in commemorating civil rights legend Martin Luther King Jr. today, urges freedom-lovers in King’s memory to resolve to fight against endangered voting rights. The Supreme Court, beginning in 2013, began eroding the Voting Rights Act
With 2022 over and 2023 in its early days, many of us are looking forward nervously, wondering what this new year may bring. So, curious creature that I am, I attended a psychic seminar, which brought together the disciplines of astrology and tarot reading, to see what events we can expect to see in the
Read More Humanists International American Atheists’ new report warned about white Christian nationalists’ likely strategy for 2023, following the midterm elections. The post New US Report Forecasts Christian Nationalist Movement’s State-Level Strategy in 2023 appeared first on Humanists International.
Read More Atheist Republic A promotional poster for Demi Lovato’s latest album was banned in the UK and pulled from billboards for being offensive toward Christians. The poster began to appear across London last summer. Demi Lovato poster banned for being offensive to Christians https://t.co/rsXjQYsevj — BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) January 11, 2023 The Advertising
Read More Atheist Republic Human excretion was found in a Dalit community’s water tank. Authorities find the practice of caste discrimination still prevalent in a village in Tamil Nadu. In Tamil Nadu Village, Feces Dumped In Water Tank For Dalits https://t.co/ZTKof0R1JC pic.twitter.com/idaW20rsnY — NDTV News feed (@ndtvfeed) December 28, 2022 A horrifying case of caste
