LANSING ÔÇô On 4-1 party-line votes, the Senate Families Seniors and Human Services passed three bills that will allow Faith-based adoption agencies to refuse to serve prospective parents based on their religious beliefs. The bills, which would allow the agencies [...]
The weekly SPI Fellows Update, by Julie Esris Yemeni-Swiss political scientist, writer, human rights activist, and SPI Fellow Dr. Elham Manea recently wrote an article in which she discusses human rights as a universal imperative. The article also references two of her Arabic [...]
The weekly report on the SPI Coalition by Julie Esris Did you know that the government of Ontario funds Catholic Schools? This is not only unfair to people from other religions and to atheists, but also cost-prohibitive, says SPI Coalition Member Canadian [...]
The weekly column on research and trends in secular demographicsby Julie Esris Last week an article published by Singapore newspaper Today revealed that in the Asia-Pacific region religiosity is increasing while non-religious affiliation is decreasing. In Singapore specifically, Islam and [...]
The weekly report on US and World government by Edwina Rogers Muslims Do Not Believe In or Support ISIS Last month, the Center for Strategic and International Studies hosted Dr. Munqith Dagher of IIACSS, an Iraqi public opinion organization, for [...]
The U.S. Supreme Court has ordered a federal appeals court to take a second look at the University of Notre Dame's challenge to the birth control mandate in Obamacare, and the rules for opting out of the required coverage. The [...]
Doctors who refuse to prescribe birth control or other medical services because of their personal values could face possible disciplinary actions, CanadaÔÇÖs largest medical regulator says. Moral or religious convictions of a doctor cannot impede a patientÔÇÖs access to care, [...]
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 April 2, 2015 Here's the recording [...]
The secular movement has a problem, in that some of our foremost leaders get media attention by causing controversy. While this helps them draw in followers, it causes an atmosphere of infighting in the secular community that hinders us from [...]
The weekly report on US and world government by Edwina Rogers International Is it constitutional for government council meetings to hold prayers in Canada? This issue has reached the Canadian Supreme Court and we won! The Secular Policy Institute's coalition [...]
