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 May 7, 2015 Here's the latest [...]
The Weekly SPI Fellows Update by Julie Esris Remember a couple weeks ago when psychologist and SPI Fellow Elizabeth Loftus spoke briefly on NPR about false memories? Now she talks about the phenomenon in a full-blown lecture at Harvard University's Radcliffe [...]
The weekly report on the SPI Coalition by Julie Esris SPI Coalition member Uganda Humanist Schools Trust (UHST) is always striving to create secular and maintain secular schools, an uncommon commodity in Uganda. UHST and another group, Humanist Schools in Uganda, have [...]
The Rabbinical Court of Jerusalem has exempted a man from paying child support to his two daughters because ÔÇÿhe does not want to fund their secular lifestyleÔÇÖ. The judges accepted the fatherÔÇÖs statement that his┬á former wife: Chose to violate [...]
A federal judge has rejected New Jersey's attempt to dismiss a lawsuit filed by an avowed atheist who claims she was turned down when she requested the vanity license plate "8THEIST." The ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Freda Wolfson [...]
Of the 234 women and girls rescued from terrorist group Boko Haram this week, all but 20 are visibly pregnant. The United Nations has confirmed the horrifying statistic, saying that at least 214 of the women rescued on Thursday have [...]
A Nebraska woman identifying herself as the "ambassador" for plaintiffs "God and His Son, Jesus Christ," is suing all homosexuals on Earth for breaking "religious and moral laws," according to court records filed Tuesday. In the suit, entered into the [...]
The Weekly SPI Fellows Update by Julie Esris Combating militant Islamism is a very important concern, but non-violent Islamism shouldn't be ignored either, argues Yemeni-Swiss political scientist, writer, human rights activist, and SPI Fellow Elham Manea. Find out why in this [...]
The weekly report on the SPI Coalition by Julie Esris Do you live in Australia? If so, SPI Coalition member Sydney Atheists needs your help. A religious parent group in Victoria has successfully pressured the NSW Education department to remove books [...]
The weekly report on US and International policy by Edwina Rogers Federal Court Rules Against ÔÇÿCoerciveÔÇÖ Christian Prayers At Public Meetings Secular Victory: A federal court┬árules┬áÔÇ£coerciveÔÇØ Christian prayers at public meetings in a North Carolina county are unconstitutional. Last week [...]
