The U.S. Supreme Court has ordered a federal appeals court to take a second look at the University of Notre Dame's challenge to the birth control mandate in Obamacare, and the rules for opting out of the required coverage. The [...]
Doctors who refuse to prescribe birth control or other medical services because of their personal values could face possible disciplinary actions, CanadaÔÇÖs largest medical regulator says. Moral or religious convictions of a doctor cannot impede a patientÔÇÖs access to care, [...]
About the International Coalition Calls Every first Thursday of the month, the Secular Policy Institute holds an international coordinating call for its 300 members to discuss the future of the secular movement. Call for April 2, 2015 Here's the recording [...]
The secular movement has a problem, in that some of our foremost leaders get media attention by causing controversy. While this helps them draw in followers, it causes an atmosphere of infighting in the secular community that hinders us from [...]
The weekly report on US and world government by Edwina Rogers International Is it constitutional for government council meetings to hold prayers in Canada? This issue has reached the Canadian Supreme Court and we won! The Secular Policy Institute's coalition [...]
Political pronouncements can be symbolically powerful. Coalition member Omaha Coalition of Reason has gotten Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts to proclaim a Day of Reason in the state. Rita Sanders, the mayor of Bellevue, Nebraska has followed and the mayor of [...]
The weekly report on the SPI Fellows by Julie Esris Taslima Nasreen Writer, feminist, religious critic, and SPI Fellow Taslima Nasreen fled Bangladesh more than twenty years ago to escape the extremists who threatened to kill her for criticizing [...]
The weekly report on research and demographics of the secular movement by Julie Esris This week Kansas governor Sam Brownback signed a bill into law that would severely restrict second trimester abortions. More specifically, the law prohibits the dilation and [...]
Attend the Protest Contact us for details of the protests next week on Wednesday April 15 and Friday April 17, 2015, and our meetings with local politicians. Sign the Petition Please take 60 seconds to sign this important petition opposing [...]
from Cross Examined, by Bob Seidensticker reprinted with permission ItÔÇÖs easy to believe passionately in the rightness of our moral position. WhatÔÇÖs often ignored is the importance of being in the right side of history. Same-sex marriage is one example [...]
