More than a month ago, a Facebook user from Illinois posted a picture of a local high school basketball team gathering at center court with their opponents after a game for a communal prayer. What made it problematic was the presence of several adults in the circle, some of whom were presumably coaches or staffers. …
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The Supreme Court announced today that it would not hear a case involving a giant hydraulic cross that had been going up in Grand Haven, Michigan several times a year until the city decided to take it down. That’s exactly what supporters of church/state separation were hoping for. The cross on Dewey Hill had come under fire in 2014, …
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A humorous article was just a seasonal jape, but not quite in the way that many readers recognized. ON 30 March 2018, the Secular Coalition for America published an article reporting that the Trump administration was planning to construct a monument “hailing the end of the War on Christmas”: Washington, DC — Today, the Trump Administration unveiled …
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In a moment when women globally are reclaiming their voice and power, Ireland faces a historic chance to overturn a law that hurts so many women. On May 25, the Irish people will decide whether to repeal the 8th amendment, which equates the life of a pregnant woman with that of an embryo or fetus and …
Arrest warrants have been issued for four Iraqis on atheism charges, according to Dhi Qar province’s Garraf district judiciary. The announcement garnered quite a reaction on media and social networks, as some say these hunts infringe on the rights of the Iraqi people, whose constitution guarantees them freedom of belief and expression. Other observers say the campaign …
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The North Carolina prison system must recognize humanism as a faith group and allow its adherents behind bars to meet and study their beliefs, a federal judge has ruled in an order released Thursday. The American Humanist Association and a North Carolina inmate serving a life sentence for murder sued state Department of Public Safety officials in …
Judge to North Carolina Prisons: Humanism Is a Faith Group Read More »
Washington, DC — Today, the Trump Administration unveiled plans to construct a monument hailing the end of the War on Christmas. The new memorial will make good on President Trump’s promise to bring about a peaceful resolution to the nearly 20-year contrived conflict. “President Trump is proud to declare victory in the War on Christmas,” …
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Under George W. Bush, Robert Redfield helped to shape government policy on HIV by promoting a long-discredited theory that abstinence-only education was the best way to combat the spread of the disease. The Trump administration has namedvirologist Robert Redfield to run the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)—yet another in a long line of inexperienced, …
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Even though the new Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. claims to be “nonsectarian,” it promotes a very clear Protestant view of the Bible. The writer Katherine Stewart called it a “safe space for Christian nationalists.” But the people running the place have always insisted this is a museum, not a church. They may hope people come to Christ as a …
To No One’s Surprise, the Museum of the Bible is Full of Misleading Exhibits Read More »
Now a measure that would legalize medical aid in dying heads to the governor. The Senate passed the measure in a 23-2 vote Thursday. Hawaii is close to becoming the seventh state to allow terminally ill adults with only six months to live the option to make their own end-of-life decisions. Lawmakers have closely examined this …
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