Read More Atheist Republic “I feel shame — sorrow and shame,” said Pope Francis on Friday, April 1st. The Catholic Church finally issued an official apology after years of muted response to calls from Canadian indigenous leaders. “I feel shame — sorrow and shame — for the role that a number of Catholics, particularly those […]
Read More Atheist Republic On March 30, a Bangladesh court sentenced four men to death for the brutal killing of a secular blogger in 2015. Judge Nurul Amin Biplob of the Sylhet Anti-Terrorism Tribunal gave the death penalty to four out of the five suspects in the murder of Ananta Bijoy Das. Das, who was
Read More Atheist Republic Another victim of Pakistan’s dangerous blasphemy allegations has died. A teacher at a religious seminary school in Dera Ismail Khan, a city in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, was stabbed to death. Safoora Bibi was killed on Tuesday, March 29, by two students and one of her colleagues. They claimed that a
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Read More News Releases – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation The recent announcement of a prolonged prison term for a Nigerian freethinker, for the alleged crime of “blasphemy,” is appalling, asserts the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Mubarak Bala, an atheist, was the head of the Humanist Association of Nigeria before his
Read More News Releases – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation Abortion access in the United States is on shaky ground — but there’s been a glimmer of hope recently. Texas’ six-week abortion ban has been in effect for seven months, and anti-abortion states such as Idaho have passed copycat legislation.
Read More News Releases – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation The Freedom From Religion Foundation’s ongoing challenge against a Texas judge’s imposed courtroom prayer has received a boost during the oral arguments stage in the appeals process. The state/church watchdog won its court case last year over Montgomery County Judge Wayne
Read More News Releases – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation The Freedom From Religion Foundation is celebrating World Health Day today, an annual event to bring awareness about health concerns, by advocating for science, not faith-based, policies. For this year’s theme, “Our planet, our health,” the World Health Organization provides a
Read More Atheist Republic A Muslim imam was stabbed after an altercation that started with the suspect calling the victim a “fucking terrorist.” Sheikh Uthman ibn Farooq said he was followed and confronted by the suspect after his public preaching. The San Diego-based imam has been performing the “dawah,” or public preaching, since his early
Read More Atheist Republic Authorities shut down a restaurant in Bahrain after a manager refused entry to a woman wearing a hijab. The Tribune News of Bahrain reported that the Bahrain Tourism and Exhibition Authority (BTEA) shut down the restaurant. A video on social media of a woman explaining what had happened at Lanterns Lounge
Read More Atheist Republic The Taliban has ordered government officials to wear a beard and adhere to dress codes, as provided by their hardline interpretation of Islam. On Monday, March 28, representatives of the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice visited government offices, enforcing the new order. According to Reuters, members
