by Greg Paul This month Pew released their survey of the religious composition of Congress. What was not surprising is that much of it was the same old, same old. The religious, Christians especially, appear to be over represented, while [...]
With the new congress now sworn in, it is interesting to note the religious preferences this group of legislators identifies with, and a recent Pew survey has all the numbers. Although both chambers are now controlled by Republicans, there is actually [...]
A conservative Member of Parliament, James Arbuthnot, has recently 'come out' publicly as atheist, a move he says would not be possible if he were still seeking reelection. According to Arbuthnot, a Tory, he had felt considerable pressure about concealing his [...]
A plot that visually charts the sociopolitical positions of differing religions and irreligion in the US is available here. The data is from a Pew Religious Landscape Survey.   Also indicated is the relative size of religions by the dimensions of their circles. Those [...]
White House President Obama will submit his federal budget to Congress on Monday February 2, 2015.  Expect a hearing on the budget in the House on February 4th. President Obama and his wife attended the funeral of King Abdullah who died last week [...]
Fellow Tasrima NasrinÔÇöaward-winning writer, physician, secular humanist, and human rights activistÔÇöblogged last week about having been invited to Charlie HebdoÔÇÖs office in Paris a few years ago. She shared with her readers that, even at that time, the cartoonists were [...]
Earlier this week, the LA Times reported that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg named Fellow Steven PinkerÔÇÖs The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined as his book clubÔÇÖs second pick of the year. Up to 270,000 members will [...]
It is a widely held truism that more religious Americans tend to be more charitable. ┬áThe thesis that those who are closest to the creator are the oneÔÇÖs most┬áwilling to help out their fellow man, woman and child has become [...]
US Congress - Secular Policy Institute staff are busy attending briefings on the Republican's plans for the new 114th Congress that kicked off last Tuesday amidst snowfall. Republicans lost Congressional dominance in 2007 and have waited eight years for that [...]
SPI Fellows' Corner Michael Shermer in D.C., Dawkins on Paris Next Wednesday, January 21st, Fellow Michael Shermer, advisor to the American Council on Science and Health, founder of The Skeptics Society and Editor in Chief of its magazine Skeptic, will return [...]
