Interview with Ex-Muslims of Sri Lanka
An interview by Scott Douglas Jacobsen with the Council of Ex-Muslims of Sri Lanka on the experiences and thoughts of ex-Muslims in Sri Lanka.
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Interview with Annie Laurie Gaylor on Religion’s Battle on Women’s Rights
Anne-Laurie Gaylor, co-founder of the Freedom from Religion Foundation, talks about religion in the US and how it has fundamentally limited women's rights,
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Wait, Abortion Is a Problem for Northern Ireland’s Republicans Too
The DUP are not the only Northern Irish party to have a regressive stance on abortion. This is an opportunity to shine a light on Sinn Féin.
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Cults and Terrorism: Can We Establish Parallels Between Noxious Belief Systems?
Can insights and lessons about human behavioural trends and group psychologies from cults help us understand and thereby reduce risks of terrorism today?
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An Argument for God’s Existence – Why It Fails
Does the premise 'it is possible God exists' just trade on the ambiguity between metaphysical and epistemic necessity/possibility?
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Iran’s Influence in Yemen is Bad News for Baha’is
Yemen’s Iran-backed government arrests Baha’is, even sentencing one to death. Conatus News spoke with the brother of one imprisoned Baha’i.
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An Interview on Humanism and Superstition in Lagos, Nigeria
An interview with James-Adeyinka Shorungbe , the Director of the Humanist Assembly of Lagos. They discuss humanism in Nigeria and pervasive superstition.
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“Not In My Name” – Secular India Revolts Against Lynchings of Muslims
Secular parts of Indian society have been finally galvanised into action to protest the lynchings of Muslims under the guise of opposition to cow slaughter. The spate of lynchings, murders and violence being perpetrated in India by so-called cow defenders, also known as ‘gau rakshaks’, who are apparently finding cow slaughter an affront to their […]
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Should Religious Bigotry Towards LGB People go Unchallenged?
Even vague intolerance or irrational attitudes towards LGBT people should not be left unchallenged, simply because it is in the guise of a minority religion Earlier this week, in anticipation of the various Pride marches being held in various parts of the world, Al Jazeera reported that Sweden’s far-right had planned a Pride march through […]
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Can an Evangelical Christian Truly Lead a Liberal Political Party?
To what extent should Tim Farron's socially conservative, Christian beliefs matter? Should politics be defined by actions, regardless of private beliefs?
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