A new report from the International Humanist and Ethical Union shows that even as religious belief is in global decline, a number of governments are stepping up attempts to portray secularists and atheists in a negative and often dangerous light. The [...]
In the last fifty years, the Jewish population across America has changed drastically. With a third of millennial Jews identifying themselves as non-religious, and the growing numbers of inter-faith marriages - which often lead to a downplayed role of religion [...]
An atheist group recently sued Ocala, Florida in response to an officially sponsored community-wide prayer vigil. In this interview from Fox News, watch mayor Kent Guinn explain the case and the event that started it all, which he refers to [...]
Patrik Lindenfors, 2014 This October a very odd dissertation took place at Malm├ University in Sweden. The doctoral thesis, titled Unity Pervades All Activity as Water Every Wave, spoke to the teachings and philosophy of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. You may [...]
Edwina Rogers, CEO of Secular Policy Institute, has recently returned from a conference in Muscat, Oman, where General David Petraeus was the keynote speaker. In addition to making connections and receiving advice from experts in various fields, three new fellows agreed [...]
Lawsuits for and against using the phrase "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance are being heard in New Jersey as one family claims the practice discriminates against students with non-religious beliefs, and another student argues that she has the right [...]
Although the Supreme Court decided in 1961 that states could not have any sort of 'religious test' in order for a person to hold public office, seven states still have language in their constitutions that require a belief in God [...]
A pair of bills filed in the Ohio House would allow for religious expression anywhere or at any time secular expression is allowed in school, as well as allowing students to use religion, without penalty, when completing homework or other [...]
Youth groups are valued institutions providing opportunities for American children to be exposed to other children and adult role models who have differing backgrounds and beliefs. As such, federal and state governments have encouraged the existence and expansion of youth [...]
Our government has a long history of subsidizing the efforts of organizations providing social services. Historically the same laws and regulations applied to both secular and religious groups regarding how government funds were utilized and the hiring and firing practices [...]
