The weekly report on the SPI Coalition by Julie Esris Peter Boghossian will be in New Zealand and Australia in June and July for the "How do You Know?" tour. Check out the website of SPI Coalition member Rationalist Society of Australia [...]
The Weekly SPI Fellows Update by Julie Esris Secular Policy Institute is proud to introduce three new Fellows, Ian Morris, John McWhorter, and Greg Benford: Ian Morris has been working at Stanford University since 1995, where he has served as Associate Dean of Humanities [...]
The weekly report on US and International policy by Edwina Rogers Secular Policy Institute Ranks 2016 Presidential Candidates Secular Policy Institute has started creating scorecards that indicate how U.S. Presidential candidates measure up on pro-science and pro-religious freedom (where religious beliefs do [...]
The weekly report on research and demographics of the secular movement by Julie Esris Over the past ten years, America has become much more accepting of transgender people. News programs such as 20/20 and 60 Minutes have reported on transgender [...]
The leaders of an Orthodox Jewish sect in north London have reportedly declared that women should not be allowed to drive in a letter sent out to the community. Rabbis from the Belz Hasidic sect in Stamford Hill have said [...]
LINCOLN ÔÇö Cheers erupted and tears fell Wednesday as the Nebraska Legislature took the historic step of repealing the death penalty with a politically high-stakes override of the governorÔÇÖs veto. Even as repeal supporters exchanged handshakes and hugs in the [...]
The weekly report on the SPI Coalition by Julie Esris Secular activist, author, and SPI Fellow Taslima Nasrin has just received death threats from Islamic radicals linked to al-Qaida. Due to the death threats, Nasrin has left India and is currently in the [...]
The Weekly SPI Fellows Update by Julie Esris Culture will never progress unless people learn to constructively deal with their hurt feelings, even if those hurt feelings involve deeply religious beliefs, argues author and SPI Fellow Taslima Nasrin. Read more of her [...]
The weekly report on US and International policy by Edwina Rogers Secular Policy Institute Supports Real Education For Healthy Youth Act (REHYA) National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month is a perfect opportunity to raise awareness around the importance of advancing comprehensive sex education. [...]
The weekly report on research and demographics of the secular movement by Julie Esris Same-sex couples and their allies in Ireland had reason to celebrate last week. In a national referendum, 62.1% of the voting population said ÔÇ£yesÔÇØ for the [...]
