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Interview with Ashton P. Woods on Activism and Black Lives Matter

April 19, 2017 | by Scott Jacobsen | 0 Comments

An interview by Scott Douglas Jacobsen with Ashton P. Woods on activism, Black Lives Matter, the black humanist community, and Sandra Bland. Read more

The Woman Who Smiled at an EDL Protester

April 18, 2017 | by Dominic Lauren | 0 Comments

The viral photo showing a young woman, Saffiyah Khan, smiling at an enraged English Defence League (EDL) protester symbolises far-right defiance. Read more

Religion: Death for Blasphemy Deserves Scorn

April 18, 2017 | by Leo Igwe | 0 Comments

Contrary to the views of Owen Jones. if religions treat human life, freedom, fact and evidence with contempt, they deserve nothing but disparagement Read more

The Silver Lining to the Populist Cloud

April 15, 2017 | by Joe James Davis | 0 Comments

The populist cloud which has descended lately has one silver lining. People are starting to really engage with the political process. Read more

An Interview with Alida Tomas – Founding Producer, Eighty Wings Productions

April 15, 2017 | by Scott Jacobsen | 0 Comments

Alida Tomas founded Eighty Wings Productions. She is a comedian, commentator, and producer. Here she talks to Conatus News about some of her work. Read more

An Interview with Viana Eriksson – President of the Cyprus Humanist Association

April 15, 2017 | by Angelos Sofocleous | 0 Comments

To begin with, tell us a few things about the Cyprus Humanist Association. The Cyprus Humanist Association (CHA) is a newly founded organisation which promotes humanism, a secular state, equal human rights and equal treatment of everyone regardless of religion or belief. The Association formed in 2015. For about two years, we have been working […] Read more

How Should We Judge Ayaan Hirsi Ali?

April 14, 2017 | by CNLifestyle | 0 Comments

Irrespective of whether you agree or disagree with Ayaan Hirsi Ali, she has lived and experienced a world that her critics, by and large, have not. Read more

Unfortunately 100 is Small Pickings for Ramzan Kadyrov

April 13, 2017 | by Dale Claridge | 0 Comments

LGBT activist groups and human rights watch organisations are uncovering the systematic targeting of homosexual men in Chechnya. Distressingly, there are reports of prison camps in which gay men are being murdered. Chechnya’s current leader, Kadyrov, has made a number of statements that could be interpreted as either utterly delusional, or duplicitous and poorly calculated. […] Read more

An Interview with Robert Ray, President of the Humanists of North Puget Sound

April 13, 2017 | by Scott Jacobsen | 0 Comments

"Empathy, reason, and the ability to learn from experiences are all necessary to work with others. Religious dogma...was created to control others." Read more

Palm Sunday Massacre: Egypt’s Coptic Christians are Endangered

April 13, 2017 | by Sarah Mills | 0 Comments

The Palm Sunday massacres in Egypt killed at least 44 people and left over 100 wounded. The international community must do more to help. Read more

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