The weekly report on the SPI Coalition by Julie Esris Is God dead? Does he even exist? It depends who you ask. Recently, SPI Coalition member Oklahoma Atheists hosted a debate over the existence of God, inspired by points made in [...]
The Weekly SPI Fellows Update by Julie Esris Who knew that a solid understanding of evolution could help us become more moral human beings? That's what evolutionary biologist and SPI Fellow David Sloan Wilson says, in this fascinating article! What can be [...]
In a 1958 poll of Americans, only 18 percent of respondents said they would vote for a generally well-qualified presidential candidate nominated by their political party if that person happened to be an atheist. In 2015, that number has jumped [...]
The weekly report on US and International policy by Edwina Rogers This week we have two public letters that your secular group can sign its name to! Help us protect secular education in Guatemala and Argentina. <h2>Guatemala</h2> Dear SPI Coalition [...]
The weekly report on research and demographics of the secular movement by Julie Esris Do you need to believe in God to be Jewish? Not at all, says Benjy Cannon, who penned an article describing his journey from modern Orthodoxy [...]
Thousands of Malians have reportedly been trooping to see this ÔÇÿwhite image on the outside wall of a toilet ÔÇô yes, a toilet of all places ÔÇô said to be a religious sign. It shows ÔÇÿa man prayingÔÇÖ and indeed [...]
"An embarrassing step backwards and a severe blow to free speech" is what the New Zealand Humanist Society today called our newest de facto blasphemy law, which received Royal assent on 2 July. The Harmful Digital Communications Act 2015 has [...]
A lawsuit recently filed against a teacher at Forest Park Elementary School in Indiana alleged that a 7-year-old student was ÔÇ£banishedÔÇØ from sitting with other students at lunch after he revealed that he did not believe in God. According to [...]
The weekly report on the SPI Coalition by Julie Esris The Sharia Court in Nigeria has sentenced nine people to death for blasphemy. SPI Coalition member National Secular Society teams up with other secular groups-- organized by Secular Policy Institute-- to write [...]
The Weekly SPI Fellows Update by Julie Esris Evolutionary biologist and SPI Fellow David Sloan Wilson has an interesting question: can biologists help fix the economy with their understanding of evolution? Wilson's interesting question also has an interesting answer. Author, philosopher, [...]
