The first memorial day for victims of so-called honour killings is taking place on Tuesday. It would have been the 29th birthday of Shafilea Ahmed, who was killed by her parents when she was 17 after suffering years of "honour-based" [...]
The weekly report on the SPI Coalition by Julie Esris Atheist Ireland is up to its elbows in activism of its own. This SPI Coalition member is outraged that the government has failed to protect children at religious schools from sexual [...]
The Weekly SPI Fellows Update by Julie Esris We are pleased to introduce David Sloan Wilson, Ph.D., our newest SPI Fellow and President of the Evolution Institute.  Dr. Wilson is creating a new Society for the Study of Cultural Evolution (SSCE) under the [...]
Why should politicians listen to secular people? The Secular Policy Institute knows! We just published The SPI Secular Resource Guide, which shows our large numbers and gives the demographics of where secular people live and the breakdown by gender, age, [...]
Iceland's parliament has abolished its blasphemy laws, despite opposition from some of the country's churches. A bill was put forward by the minority Pirate Party, which campaigns for internet and data freedom. It came after the deadly attack the same [...]
The weekly report on the SPI Coalition by Julie Esris SPI Coalition Member Central Florida Freethought Community, along with other secular organizations, is involved in a lawsuit against Brevard County, Florida, for their rejection of atheists, humanists, and secularists who wish to offer [...]
The Weekly SPI Fellows Update by Julie Esris The Secular Policy Institute is proud to announce its new Fellow, Elliot Cohen! Elliot Cohen is a philosopher who has written a whopping twenty-five books, including What Would Aristotle Do?: Self-Control Through the Power of Reason and The Theory [...]
The weekly report on US and International policy by Edwina Rogers Policy & Ecology - Secular Policy Insitute Received By Panamanian Ambassador This Week On Tuesday, July 7th, Secular Policy Institute CEO Edwina Rogers had dinner with the Ambassador of Panama at [...]
The weekly report on research and demographics of the secular movement by Julie Esris At the end of June 2015, California passed a law that makes vaccinations mandatory for all schoolchildren, regardless of their parentsÔÇÖ religious beliefs, personal beliefs, or [...]
The weekly report on US and International policy by Edwina Rogers Secular Policy Institute is Pleased With Supreme Court's Approval Of Same-Sex Marriage On Friday, June 26-- nearly 46 years to the day after the after the infamous Stonewall Riots-- [...]
