The weekly report on research and demographics of the secular movement by Julie Esris In late May 2015, the conservative state of Nebraska unexpectedly made the news when it abolished the death penalty after a bill pushed by Nebraskan [...]
The weekly report on research and demographics of the secular movement by Julie Esris The online publication The FINANCIAL has recently published an article that reports AmericansÔÇÖ willingness to vote for a non-traditional candidate. The article, which cites a Gallup [...]
The weekly report on US and International policy by Edwina Rogers Earth's Climate Agenda┬á- The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works have held a hearing on ÔÇ£Road to Paris:┬áExamining the PresidentÔÇÖs International Climate Agenda and Implications for Domestic [...]
Doğaçhan Dağı Bilkent University   Do the depictions of Mohammad deserve protection within the realm of freedom of expression or does it count as hate speech that asks for limitations? The terrorist attack to Charlie Hebdo ignited the controversy regarding [...]
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) ÔÇô A federal judge says the Rankin County school district is in contempt of court for continuing to promote Christianity during school hours after it agreed to stop. U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves, in an order filed [...]
The first memorial day for victims of so-called honour killings is taking place on Tuesday. It would have been the 29th birthday of Shafilea Ahmed, who was killed by her parents when she was 17 after suffering years of "honour-based" [...]
The weekly report on the SPI Coalition by Julie Esris Atheist Ireland is up to its elbows in activism of its own. This SPI Coalition member is outraged that the government has failed to protect children at religious schools from sexual [...]
The Weekly SPI Fellows Update by Julie Esris We are pleased to introduce David Sloan Wilson, Ph.D., our newest SPI Fellow and President of the Evolution Institute.  Dr. Wilson is creating a new Society for the Study of Cultural Evolution (SSCE) under the [...]
Why should politicians listen to secular people? The Secular Policy Institute knows! We just published The SPI Secular Resource Guide, which shows our large numbers and gives the demographics of where secular people live and the breakdown by gender, age, [...]
Iceland's parliament has abolished its blasphemy laws, despite opposition from some of the country's churches. A bill was put forward by the minority Pirate Party, which campaigns for internet and data freedom. It came after the deadly attack the same [...]
