The weekly report on the SPI's Coalition by Johnny Monsarrat Having built a critical mass of more than 100 coalition members, this week we reached out to some of the largest secular groups in the world! Discussions are still underway [...]
The weekly report on US and World Public Policy by Edwina Rogers President Obama's Budget: On Monday, February 2nd, the President sent his budget for fiscal year 2015-2016 to Congress. On Wednesday, February 4th the House held a hearing on [...]
With the recent news story that an Egyptian student got 3 years in jail for his atheism, this recent Pew Report is timely. The study of countries around the world shows where nonbelief is restricted, outlawed, or even punishable by [...]
The new Prime Minister of Greece is the country's first openly atheist political leader, but in the United States, nonbelief is still in the shadows as the 2016 presidential election nears. According to this post in The News Hub, atheist [...]
The weekly update on SPI Fellows, by Madeline Schussel and Johnny Monsarrat The Secular Policy Institute is pleased to announce a major new addition! New SPI Fellow Ron Lindsay is the President and CEO of the Center for Inquiry (CFI), [...]
by Greg Paul This month Pew released their survey of the religious composition of Congress. What was not surprising is that much of it was the same old, same old. The religious, Christians especially, appear to be over represented, while [...]
With the new congress now sworn in, it is interesting to note the religious preferences this group of legislators identifies with, and a recent Pew survey has all the numbers. Although both chambers are now controlled by Republicans, there is actually [...]
A conservative Member of Parliament, James Arbuthnot, has recently 'come out' publicly as atheist, a move he says would not be possible if he were still seeking reelection. According to Arbuthnot, a Tory, he had felt considerable pressure about concealing his [...]
A plot that visually charts the sociopolitical positions of differing religions and irreligion in the US is available here. The data is from a Pew Religious Landscape Survey.   Also indicated is the relative size of religions by the dimensions of their circles. Those [...]
White House President Obama will submit his federal budget to Congress on Monday February 2, 2015.  Expect a hearing on the budget in the House on February 4th. President Obama and his wife attended the funeral of King Abdullah who died last week [...]
