The weekly report on the SPI Coalition
by Johnny Monsarrat
Do you crave even more secular news? Of the Secular Policy Institute’s 300 coalition members, many have newsletters or even a print magazine that you can subscribe to. There are far too many to list in a short article, but here are a few of the gems!
Coalition member Atheist Alliance of America prints Secular Nation four times a year. In their winter issue, read the secular viewpoint on race relations, Secular Judaism, an analysis of Christian Rock music, book reviews, and even a recipe.
The Skeptics Society, whose focus is conspiracy theories and superstition in medicine and other areas of life, publishes Skeptic Magazine. This month’s issue features a report on┬áAlfred Russel Wallace, the man who would have discovered evolution if not for Charles Darwin. You’ll also find book reviews and an overview of the abuses of Scientology.
Coalition member The Freethinker is┬áa monthly British┬ásecular humanist magazine, published online only. Founded in 1881, it is┬áthe world’s oldest secular publication. This month’s issue features a Church of England request for more public money, surely a violation of separation of church and state. In Australia, their version of the Boy/Girl Scouts may drop the need to believe in God.
Many other coalition members, such as The Freethought Society, have newsletters with articles similar in high quality to members with magazines. Freethought Society leader Margaret Downey asked us to mention that November 25-30 you can get discounted travel by bus to the 2016 Reason Rally through this website.
Also see Technoprog, the French transhumanist blog, and so many others on the Secular Policy Institute’s coalition members page.