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An Interview with Amanda Poppei

April 24, 2017 | by Scott Jacobsen | 0 Comments

Minister Amanda Poppei is a Senior Leader and Unitarian Universalist Minister at the Washington Ethical Society (Ethical Culture and Unitarian Universalist). She grew up in upstate New York. Here is her story. Read more

‘Religion of Love’ on the ‘Religion of Peace’

April 24, 2017 | by Scott Jacobsen | 0 Comments

The Catholic Herald reports that the idea of Islam as a religion of peace is more complicated than the first examination. Catholicism, as a sect of Christianity, is seen as the ‘religion of love.’ Islam is often considered the 'religion of peace.' Read more

Blasphemy Laws Violate Basic Human Rights

April 24, 2017 | by CNLifestyle | 0 Comments

Blasphemy Laws violate our right to freedom of religion. If a state is to protect this right, it cannot condemn atheists and critics of religion. Read more

An Interview with Jason Frye – Chief Executive Officer, Secular Policy Institute

April 24, 2017 | by Scott Jacobsen | 0 Comments

Scott Jacobsen interviews the CEO of the Secular Policy Institute, Jason Frye, about his background and work. Read more

Book review: ISIS: A History

April 24, 2017 | by Daniel J. Levy | 0 Comments

Plenty has been written about the Islamic State since 2014, but the second edition of Fawaz Gerges’ profile of the group is particularly worthwhile. “ISIS: A History” tracks the group’s evolution from its early incarnation of Al Qaeda in Iraq, up until the present day. Gerges examines the marginalisation of Iraqi Sunnis under Nouri […] Read more

An Interview with John Perkins, Secular Party of Australia

April 24, 2017 | by Scott Jacobsen | 0 Comments

Scott Jacobsen interviews the President of the Secular Party of Australia, John Perkins, here. Read more

Atheists and Highly Religious People Fear Death the Least

April 21, 2017 | by Scott Jacobsen | 0 Comments

A new study has found that atheists and very religious people have something in common - they are among those least afraid of dying. Read more

An Interview with Waleed Al-Husseini – Founder of Council of Ex-Muslims of France

April 20, 2017 | by Scott Jacobsen | 0 Comments

Waleed Al-Husseini founded the Council of Ex-Muslims of France. He escaped the Palestinian Authority after torture and imprisonment in Palestine to Jordan and then France. He is an ex-Muslim and atheist. Here is his story. 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

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