An activist atheist group is attacking the congressional prayer caucus, and itÔÇÖs out for blood. The American Humanist Association sent a letter to newly elected members of Congress imploring them not to join the congressional prayer caucus, saying the caucus [...]
We made a big push in our first month to build the SPI coalition, with 246 groups now having joined! And now we're turning our attention to engaging with member groups. We want to hear your project proposals and brainstorm [...]
Turkey's largest religious minority -- the Alevi community -- is joining forces with atheists to protest mandatory religious education for students as young as 5. The Alevi are the second-largest religious community in Turkey, comprising as many as 15 million [...]
The weekly update on the SPI Fellows by Madeline Schussel SPI Fellow Phil Zuckerman, Pitzer College Professor of Sociology and Secular Studies and author of Living the Secular Life: New Answers to Old Questions, spoke this week with interviewer Patt Morrison of [...]
CPAC Presence - The Secular Policy Institute has a very prominently located booth at CPAC (Conservative Political Action Committee) in DC February 25 to 28. All Republican Presidential hopeful will attend. This is the largest gathering of conservatives, tea party, [...]
by Greg Paul, SPI Advocate This article is reprinted with permission from Vol. 19 No. 3 of Skeptic Magazine, the world's best source on skeptic news and leading thought. Fight Bigfoot. Subscribe to Skeptic Magazine. The Washington Post mentioned Greg [...]
The weekly report on research and polls by Greg J. Neimeyer, Ph.D Researchers have found that idle periods of cognitive "down" time- when our minds are "blank" and we are thinking of nothing in particular may, in fact, be particularly [...]
The weekly update on the Secular Policy InstituteÔÇÖs Fellows by┬áMadeline┬áSchussel SPI Fellow Mark Juergensmeyer is a Professor of Sociology and Director of Global and International Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He won the Grawemeyer Award for his [...]
One third of under-24s describe themselves as atheists, according to a new poll which offers more evidence for a "generational shift" away from religious belief. The YouGov/Times poll found that 42% of adults in the UK said they had no [...]
Often, the U.S. Supreme Court considers only one religion-related case each year. But 2015 could shape up to be a particularly active and influential year when it comes to religious liberties issues. Last week, the Supreme Court handed down an [...]
