The weekly report on worldwide public policy and secularism by Edwina Rogers Climate Summit Climate Change information and briefings are the top request from Congressional offices received by the Secular Policy Institute.  And no wonder since the UN Climate Change [...]
At the grassroots level, whatÔÇÖs the best way to get the attention and respect of community leaders for nontheists? By joining their initiatives! With the power of reason and science, nontheists have great problem solving skills. By joining city leaders [...]
A Saudi Arabian court has sentenced poet Ashraf Fayadh to death for atheism and renouncing Islam--despite Fayadh's claims that he is a faithful Muslim. Fayadh thinks he is being targeted due to his longer hair and because he shared a [...]
The weekly report on the SPI Fellows by Johnny Monsarrat Last week we announced the SPI World Future Guide 2016, our big annual roundup of the best public policy thinking from the secular movement. Our Fellows contributed some eye-opening content. For [...]
The SPI weekly policy report by Edwina Rogers The SPI World Future Guide 2016 As the world's largest and most prestigious secular think tank, the Secular Policy Institute produces reports several times a year, bringing you top academic thought, scientific [...]
The weekly report on the SPI Coalition by Johnny Monsarrat Do you crave even more secular news? Of the Secular Policy Institute's 300 coalition members, many have newsletters or even a print magazine that you can subscribe to. There are [...]
The weekly report on secular research and demographics by Johnny Monsarrat An update to this year's Pew Study on the demographics of religion gives a breakdown by racial category of Americans and their religiousness. Only 68% of those with no [...]
The weekly report on the SPI Fellows by Johnny Monsarrat SPI Fellow Thure Cerling, a professor at geology, geophysics, and biology at the University of Utah, has found that African mammals diets have switched over time. Some mammals switched between grazing [...]
Religious leaders and believers are debating whether or not the United States should welcome Syrian refugees. It is not surprising that the Muslim community in this country would be supportive of the influx of new Muslim refugees, but the two [...]
Jean Decety and colleagues assessed altruism┬áand moral cognition in six countries. ┬áParents in religious households reported┬áthat their children expressed more┬áempathy and sensitivity for justice in┬áeveryday life. However, religiousness was┬áinversely predictive of childrenÔÇÖs altruism┬áand positively correlated with their┬ápunitive tendencies. Prosocial behaviors [...]
