Read More Atheist Republic Israeli politician and incoming minister, Orit Strook, caused concern with recent anti-LGBT comments. Belonging to Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government, Strook has suggested that Israeli doctors should be allowed to refuse treatment to LGBTQ patients, alluding to religious differences. Many now fear that the new government will become an unprecedented threat to […]
Read More Atheist Republic A clerical group in Iran demands more blood and urges the authorities to use more inhumane measures against protesters. According to the reports, an influential hardliner group of clerics claims that the law used against protesters in Iran is too lenient and demands punishment by amputation rather than exiling them. The
Read More Atheist Republic The High Court of Barbados has decriminalized gay sex. Two anti-LGBT laws in the Caribbean Island nation have been repealed. Although these laws were almost never put into practice, they were seen as a symbol of inequality for the queer community. Barbados’ top court strikes down laws that criminalize gay sex
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Read More Atheist Republic This past November, an Egyptian atheist blogger was arrested by authorities and was allegedly charged with insulting Islam. Hesham Fouad Ahmed or Hesham El Masry joined a debate hosted by Bassem Sam against an Imam, Ahmed Karima. The discussion was broadcasted live on Youtube on October 30, 2022. At the start
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Read More Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science This is the 2023 follow-on from the 2022 BOOK CLUB thread, which is now closed, though you can easily refer back to earlier discussions by clicking on the link. BOOK CLUB 2023 has been created to provide a dedicated space for the discussion of books. Pretty
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