Atheists

Read More Atheist Republic A local Hindu priest paraded nearby a Mosque in Uttar Pradesh, announcing that Muslim women would be kidnapped and raped. The incident happened outside a mosque in Sitapur, a district in the Lucknow division in Uttar Pradesh, India. On April 7, Mohammad Zubair, a fact-checker and co-founder of Alt News, an […]

Read More Atheist Republic On April 6, Spain’s Senate approved landmark legislation that criminalizes the harassment of women who are undergoing abortions. The new legislation was approved by 154 versus 105 votes, ushering in a change to Spain’s penal code. The law is expected to come into effect as soon as it gets published in

Read More Atheist Republic A teacher at a UK grammar school was suspended over a mug depicting an image of the Prophet Muhammad. The unnamed teacher from Colchester Royal Grammar School in Essex was photographed carrying the mug in the playground. The same mug has also been repeatedly “shown off” during class discussions, The Daily

Read More News Releases – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation   The Freedom From Religion Foundation applauds Maryland lawmakers for standing up in defense of abortion rights and the Idaho Supreme Court for halting that state’s draconian ban.  This past weekend, Maryland legislators voted to override Gov. Larry Hogan’s veto of

Read More Atheist Republic On April 3, the Taliban announced that they would ban the cultivation of opium poppies. A spokesman from the Taliban warned that farmers might be “jailed and their crops burned if they harvested poppy,” DW reported. Haibatullah Akhundzada, the Taliban’s supreme leader, said, “all Afghans are informed, from now on, cultivation

Read More News Releases – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation   The Freedom From Religion Foundation’s iconic ad featuring a presidential son touting FFRF’s work and his own “unabashed atheism” returns tonight to premier television. The commercial with Ron Reagan inviting viewers to join FFRF will air over the next two weeks

Read More News Releases – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation The Freedom From Religion Foundation is chiding Alabama’s junior senator for his support of an unconstitutional school practice that the state/church watchdog has gotten stopped. Jefferson County Schools in Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s home state recently ended its unconstitutional custom of broadcasting

Read More News Releases – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation   The Freedom From Religion Foundation is urging the Arizona state Capitol to remove a highly problematic Christian nationalist flag currently on display there.  The flag, which reads “Appeal to Heaven,” is currently flying on the second floor of the Arizona

Read More Atheist Republic Taliban Orders Government Workers: “Do Not Shave, Must have Beard to Work” https://www.atheistrepublic.com/news/taliban-orders-government-workers-do-not-shave-must-have-beard-work Location: Afghanistan On March 28th, the Taliban ordered government officials in Afghanistan to wear a beard and adhere to Islamic and Afghan dress code. According to Reuters, members representing the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention

Read More Atheist Republic On March 24, after a successful petition campaign, Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship confirmed that atheists and other non-religious are eligible for Less Complex Claims (LCC). The LCC is an expedited refugee application process run by the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. The process is handled by the