Read More American Ethical Union The AEU Leadership Committee is pleased to announce that Joe Farkas has been accepted into the American Ethical Union’s Ethical Culture Leader certification program. Joe enters training with a Master of Divinity in Buddhist Chaplaincy and has completed one unit of Clinical Pastoral Education. Joe is…
Read More Freedom From Religion Foundation The Freedom From Religion Foundation calls a bill in the Texas Legislature requiring the state to display a Christian nativity at the Capitol an unconstitutional and purely pandering proposal. … More » from FFRF labels Texas Capitol nativity bill ‘pure pandering’ The post FFRF labels Texas Capitol nativity
Read More Freedom From Religion Foundation The Freedom From Religion Foundation’s Washington South Sound Chapter has returned to the state Capitol grounds with an exhibit for the 18th year in a row. The display, set up … More » from FFRF Bill of Rights display counters nativity scene at Wa. Capitol The post FFRF Bill
Read More Freedom From Religion Foundation The Freedom From Religion Foundation strongly condemns the recent proposal to insert overt Christian references into social studies standards for Oklahoma public schools. The move, spearheaded by Superintendent of Public … More » from FFRF opposes Ryan Walters’ Christian nationalist Okla. standards The post FFRF opposes Ryan Walters’ Christian
Read More Teacher Institute for Evolutionary Science This lesson explores science denial, which is the refusal to accept well-established scientific conclusions. In this fun and engaging activity, students learn the techniques of science denial by channeling their inner Cranky Uncle.
Read More Military Religious Freedom Foundation On Dec 23, 2024, at 3:38 AM, (name withheld) wrote: Dear MichaelPlease confirm you would have worked as hard to remove this, had it been a. a satanic display, b. a display by members of the Islamic community. If not, why. Thanks for your response. (name withheld) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Response from
As an atheist, skeptic, and researcher working broadly in the cognitive sciences of religion, Christmas brings up a lot of questions. Can I celebrate this holiday? Am I a hypocrite if I put some fairy lights up? How long can I get away with not checking my emails? How many mince pies is too many?
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Read More Atheist Alliance International AAI affiliate members “Secular Refugee Aid” and “Central Council of Ex-Muslims” issued the following statements on the appalling attack on the Magdeburg Christmas market: Secular Refugee Aid (full statement in the link): (Excerpt auto translated from German) The Secular Refugee Aid is deeply dismayed by the attack on the Magdeburg
Read More Atheist Republic A former Conservative minister and an independent Muslim member of parliament (MP) sparked debates on cousin marriage in the United Kingdom after the MP opposed the former minister’s proposals to ban first-cousin marriages in the country. This is absurd pic.twitter.com/FuG79YhOgw — Fleur Elizabeth (@fleurmeston) December 10, 2024 Richard Holden, who previously
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Read More Atheist Republic Iranian authorities have sentenced a political prisoner to death and transferred him to solitary confinement ahead of his execution for blasphemy and for allegedly collaborating with Israel. Iranian political prisoner Mohammad-Amin Mahdavi Shayesteh was transferred to a pre-execution solitary confinement cell.While the West obsesses over Palestinians, this is what the Iranian
