Republicans in Idaho are pushing a┬ábill to make the Bible a reference book in public school classes teaching science and law, Patheos reports. Members of the stateÔÇÖs Republican party have published a set of proposed resolutions┬áfollowing a central committee meeting [...]
About the International Coalition Calls Every first Thursday of the month, the Secular Policy Institute holds an international coordinating call for its 300 members to discuss the future of the secular movement. Call for June 4, 2015 Here's the latest [...]
The weekly report on research and demographics of the secular movement by Julie Esris A recent study reveals that the Seattle metropolitan area has the highest rate of atheists in the United States. In fact, only an estimated 3% of [...]
The weekly report on the SPI Coalition by Julie Esris Recently, Steve Hurd and Hilary Hurd of SPI Coalition member Uganda Humanist Schools Trust went to Uganda to see the progress of its new humanist schools. The presence of humanist schools [...]
The Weekly SPI Fellows Update by Julie Esris Many fundamentalist Christians lobby to limit teens' access to contraception, education, and medicine that prevents STDs. They are determined to outlaw pornography and strip clubs for adults. All of this is in [...]
Dear SPI Coalition Members: We need your help! Join the Secular Policy Institute and your fellow coalition members in our pursuit of human rights. Please include your organization's name as a signature for the following letter in order to urge the leaders of Bangladesh to [...]
U.S. Secular Policy Guide In December 2013 Edwina Rogers released the Secular Policy Guide for the U.S. secular movement while the Executive Director of the Secular Coalition for America.  It was open source, lacking a copyright -- in fact all [...]
The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) in London, UK, is excited to announce a job opening for a Chief Executive.There is more information on the Vacancies page, including a link to download the application pack. The deadline for applications is 09:00 [...]
The weekly report on research and demographics of the secular movement by Julie Esris It is common knowledge that strong religious beliefs positively correlate with the rejection of scientific consensus, particularly in terms of evolution and climate change. It is [...]
The weekly report on the SPI Coalition by Julie Esris Author and SPI Fellow Taslima Nasrin recently evacuated from India to the United States to escape death threats. This frightening situation and efforts to help her-- including an emergency fund-- are discussed in [...]
