The weekly report on US and International policy by Edwina Rogers Secular Policy Institute Campaigns To Save The Lives Of The Nigerian Nine Sentenced To Death - Meeting With President Muhammadu Buhari In D.C. Please join the Secular Policy Institute and other [...]
Last October, a federal trial judge in San Juan upheld Puerto RicoÔÇÖs constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. But all that changed when US Supreme Court judges legalised gay marriage this summer, and Puerto Rico ÔÇô an American territory ÔÇô was [...]
The Weekly SPI Fellows Update by Julie Esris Why has Europe and, more recently, America, been the dominant world power? The answer is not immediately obvious, and only a good understanding of history will provide us with the answer, argues historian, [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C.ÔÇöToday, the Boy Scouts of America announced that the National ┬áExecutive Committee unanimously approved a resolution allowing gay adults to serve as employees and volunteers. ┬áA vote by the National Executive Board, the Boy ScoutsÔÇÖ governing body, is set [...]
The weekly report on the SPI Coalition by Julie Esris SPI Coalition Member Conway Hall hosts another exciting discussion in its London Thinks event. This time, they talk about artificial intelligence. Is it achievable? Is it ethical? What role does humanism [...]
The weekly report on research and demographics of the secular movement by Julie Esris In late May 2015, the conservative state of Nebraska unexpectedly made the news when it abolished the death penalty after a bill pushed by Nebraskan [...]
The weekly report on research and demographics of the secular movement by Julie Esris The online publication The FINANCIAL has recently published an article that reports AmericansÔÇÖ willingness to vote for a non-traditional candidate. The article, which cites a Gallup [...]
The weekly report on US and International policy by Edwina Rogers Earth's Climate Agenda┬á- The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works have held a hearing on ÔÇ£Road to Paris:┬áExamining the PresidentÔÇÖs International Climate Agenda and Implications for Domestic [...]
Doğaçhan Dağı Bilkent University   Do the depictions of Mohammad deserve protection within the realm of freedom of expression or does it count as hate speech that asks for limitations? The terrorist attack to Charlie Hebdo ignited the controversy regarding [...]
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) ÔÇô A federal judge says the Rankin County school district is in contempt of court for continuing to promote Christianity during school hours after it agreed to stop. U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves, in an order filed [...]
