The Weekly Numbers Report by Deanna Cantrell For many, including myself, science served as not only a resource to quench unending curiosity about the mechanics of the universe, origin of species, as well as countless other burning questions about [...]
Thursday, August 20, Illinois Governor Rauner signed the Silent Reflection and Student Prayer Act. This is another example of the Illinois legislature passing unnecessary laws claiming to protect religious rights that are already protected by the Constitution. This new law does not [...]
Police in Bangladesh have charged five suspected Islamic extremists with the murder of an atheist blogger, one of four secular writers hacked to death in the south Asian state this year. Washiqur Rahman, 27, who wrote under a pen name [...]
This Week in Coalition Newsby Deanna Cantrell A memorial held by SPI Coalition Michigan Atheists will take place on Sunday, September 13 in celebration of the life of longtime former Director Arlene-Marie.  George Shiffer, the current director, said, "A [...]
Weekly SPI Fellows Update by Deanna Cantrell ÔÇ£They reject our religion and say we are not sufficiently Muslim, but they kill the men and rape the women. What kind of Islam is that?ÔÇØ says a refugee interviewed by SPI [...]
The weekly report on US and International policy by Edwina RogersÔÇï Islam and the Spread of Individual Freedoms: The Case of Morocco Despite MoroccoÔÇÖs strong Islamic history and heritage, the battle for individual freedoms in the country has been [...]
This week in US National news Kentucky Clerk Denies Same-Sex Marriage Licenses, Defying Court MOREHEAD, Ky. ÔÇö Defying the Supreme Court and saying she was acting ÔÇ£under GodÔÇÖs authority,ÔÇØ a county clerk in Kentucky denied marriage licenses to gay couples [...]
Weekly International News In Jerusalem's Culture War, Secular Residents Make Gains Crowds of angry ultra-Orthodox Jewish men, wearing long beards, black and white garb and large black hats, protested in the streets of Jerusalem earlier this month against a new [...]
A feature of news and events from a selection of SPI Coalitions by Deanna Cantrell Do you live in the Philadelphia area and would like an alternative activity to the upcoming Pope Francis visit September 24? SPI Coalition member The [...]
The Weekly SPI Fellows Update by Deanna Cantrell How are memories like a Wikipedia page? It is said that our minds can play tricks on us, but can our brains create false memories so vivid that we cannot distinguish them [...]
