The Supreme Court in Mexico has legalised same-sex marriagein a landmark legal ruling. A court has decreed that it is unconstitutional for Mexican states to bar same-sex marriages. Read more in The Independent
Talk Turkey: Secular Policy Institute's Turkish Coalition Member The weekly report on US and International policy by Edwina Rogers Secular Policy Institute gave a grant to the Association of Atheism in Turkey so they could send a speaker to the Center for [...]
The first authoritative study into female genital mutilation in Iran has found the practice is being carried out in at least four major provinces while officials are silent on the matter. According to research by social anthropologist Kameel Ahmady released [...]
HeÔÇÖs black. And heÔÇÖs Muslim. Think thatÔÇÖs not hard enough? HeÔÇÖs gay. Think thatÔÇÖs still not hard enough? HeÔÇÖs an Imam. And he loves life. Think you have challenges in your life? What do you think the challenges are for [...]
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 [...]
