Read More Atheist Republic On Wednesday, April 27, Moroccan police raided a cafe in Casablanca and arrested individuals eating and drinking during the daytime. The detained individuals were accused of breaking their fast during Ramadan. Morocco, a Muslim-majority country, is observing the month of Ramadan, which runs from April 1 to May. According to the …
Read More News Releases – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation A recent U.S. report highlights the prominence of anti-blasphemy laws around the globe and urges the State Department to designate Nigeria as a country of particular concern. The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) recently released its 2022 report, which flags …
Read More News Releases – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation The Freedom From Religion Foundation is sounding the alarm that religious extremists in control of statehouses and gubernatorial offices are decimating our reproductive liberties. The latest such assault occurred yesterday, when the Oklahoma house approved a copycat abortion-ban-and-bounty bill modeled after …
Read More American Atheists Cranford, NJ—Today, American Atheists announced the election of Jen Scott (left) as Chair of the Board of Directors and Debby Williams (right) as Treasurer. Both were elected by a unanimous vote. Jen Scott is a passionate community organizer and grassroots activist. In 2016, she co-organized a campaign against the Ark Encounter, …
Read More Atheist Republic For the third year, the United States panel on international religious affairs recommended labeling India as one of the “countries of particular concern.” The report accuses India and other countries of engaging or tolerating “systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations” of religious rights. On April 25, the United States Commission on International …
Read More Atheist Republic For the third year, the United States panel on international religious affairs recommended labeling India as one of the “countries of particular concern.” The report accuses India and other countries of engaging or tolerating “systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations” of religious rights. On April 25, the United States Commission on International …
Read More Atheist Republic Marvel’s “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” has been banned in Egypt over the gay characters featured in the film. In a Tweet on April 23, IMAX Egypt, a chain of movie theaters famous for showing films in 3D, announced that they wouldn’t be offering Marvel’s newest installation of Dr. …
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Read More Atheist Republic Just over a week after the violent clashes during the Hanuman Jayanti, residents of Jahangirpuri are calling for peace through their “Unity March.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by India Today (@indiatoday) On April 16, 23 individuals were arrested over the Hanuman Jayanti violent clash. People were throwing …
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Scientists have long known that stressful situations arouse magical thinking. Anthropologist Bronislaw Malinowski famously observed that when Trobriand Islanders fish in the calm waters of the lagoon, they do so rather mundanely; but when they go out to fish in the dangerous open sea, they engage in very complicated rituals. Wars are very stressful situations, …
