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Ex-Muslims Face a Difficult Journey, Even in Countries Not Under Islamic Law

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The latest Economist has an eye-opening piece on ex-Muslims and how apostasy is incredibly difficult even when you don’t live in a country under Islamic law. The vast majority, whether young or old, are silent about their faithlessness. One Muslim college student, who came home drunk one evening, was confronted by his father. Not thinking clearly, the son confessed to his …

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Atheists take official’s ‘go to hell’ remark with humor, disappointment

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When a Sedgwick County commissioner said atheists who want to deliver an invocation at commission meetings can “go to hell,” it set off a storm of criticism. Some of the critics were atheists, many of whom met the remarks with a mixture of humor and anger. “I heard they’re not so closed minded in hell. And there’s …

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Landmark Report Concludes Abortion In U.S. Is Safe

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Abortions in the United States are safe and have few complications, according to a landmark new study by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. The report, called “The Safety and Quality of Abortion Care in the United States,” examined the four major methods used for abortions — medication, aspiration, dilation and evacuation, and induction …

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Mississippi imposing nation’s toughest 15-week abortion ban

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Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant is poised to sign the nation’s strictest abortion restrictions into law, and the state’s only abortion clinic is preparing an immediate legal challenge. The Republican has a Monday deadline to act on House Bill 1510 , which bans abortions after 15 weeks’ gestation. Bryant says he will sign it, saying he …

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Hundreds of ‘In God We Trust’ Signs Are Now on the Walls in Arkansas Public Schools

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Hundreds of “In God We Trust” signs are going up in some Arkansas public schools thanks to a new state law. The legislation — Act 911 — requires schools to display the U.S. motto alongside both the American and Arkansas flags, the Associated Press reported. But there’s one condition: The posters must be donated. “Every sign that we …

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Judge Vance Day — who wouldn’t marry same-sex couples — suspended for 3 years

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The Oregon Supreme Court on Thursday took the unusual step of suspending a sitting state court judge — Vance Day of Salem — for three years. The high court found that Day, first appointed in 2011 to the bench in Marion County Circuit Court, committed “willful misconduct” and made “willful misstatements” to investigators to cover …

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Businesses are saying no to ‘religious freedom’ laws & lawmakers are listening

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The Kentucky House of Representatives is swerving away from a freedom-to-hate bill — thanks in part to businesses pushing back. House Bill 372 would have given churches and religious organizations the right to ignore the municipal LGBTQ protections now in nine Kentucky cities. The original bill had 46 sponsors among 100 state representatives. But State Rep. Jason …

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Christian Right Leader Claims, Falsely, “There Aren’t Atheists in Foxholes”

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As I mentioned the other day, the Navy Chaplain Appointment and Retention Eligibility Advisory board may finally admit a Humanist to its ranks. If that happens, Jason Heap would become the first military chaplain to meet the specific needs of non-religious soldiers. But Republican legislators are trying to put a stop to that. Colorado Rep. Doug Lamborn argued that the “chaplain corps …

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Two foster agencies in Philly won’t place kids with LGBTQ people

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Megan Pazko wanted to become a foster parent, she sent out applications and a month later Bethany Christian Services responded. When she went to orientation they told her that they don’t work with LGBT people for religious reasons. Months passed before anyone responded, and then Bethany Christian Services got back to her and said there …

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After Smear Campaign, Atheist Loses Special Election for Tennessee State Senate

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While the nation was watching the special election in Pennsylvania last night — and with good reason, since it involved a U.S. House seat — there was another special election yesterday in Tennessee to replace a state senator. As we’ve mentioned a few times on this site, Democrat Gayle Jordan chose to run because she didn’t want …

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