April 2022

Egypt Bans New Marvel Movie due to Openly Gay Character P-admin Atheist Republic

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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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Hindus & Muslims March for Interreligious Peace in New Delhi P-admin Atheist Republic

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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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The Catholic Fátima movement’s conspiracy theories over the Russian invasion of Ukraine,Gabriel Andrade,The Skeptic

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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,

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Sarah Henry for Florida Representative Kevin Bolling Secular Student Alliance

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Read More Secular Student Alliance Sarah talked about running for office when she was in elementary school and she has always been passionate about making a difference in her community! When student members of the Secular Student Alliance leave college, they go off to do great things.  We are proud to have Sarah as an

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Mubarak Bala: Two Years in Prison Today Bill Flavell Atheist Alliance International

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Read More Atheist Alliance International Arrest Two years ago today, Mubarak Bala was at home in Kaduna finishing breakfast with his housemate when he heard a loud and persistent banging on his front door. Fearing an emergency, he rushed to open it. Standing in his doorway were two burly plainclothes police officers. They grabbed his

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New podcast, ‘We Dissent,’ offers legal wisdom — from a secular female viewpoint lauryn@ffrf.org (Lauryn Seering) News Releases – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation

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Read More News Releases – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation Four attorneys from three major secular organizations are launching a monthly podcast — the only legal affairs show for atheists, agnostics and humanists hosted completely by female lawyers. “We Dissent” will discuss religious liberty in federal and state courts and the

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Christians Against Christian nationalism featured on FFRF TV show lauryn@ffrf.org (Lauryn Seering) News Releases – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation

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Read More News Releases – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation Click here to watch the teaser.  The head of a Baptist group that crafted a landmark joint report on the Jan. 6 insurrection with the Freedom From Religion Foundation is the guest on FFRF’s “Freethought Matters” Sunday TV show. Amanda Tyler,

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No prayers at school board meetings, FFRF insists to W.Va. school district czimmerman@ffrf.org (Casandra Zimmerman) News Releases – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation

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Read More News Releases – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation The Freedom From Religion Foundation is asking the Braxton County Board of Education to stop opening its meetings with prayer.  “OPENING PRAYER” is listed for each board meeting in its official agendas. A community district parent has informed the state/church watchdog

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Bangladeshi author handed 4-year jail term for ‘offending Islam’ Tonoy Nur E Emroz Alam Atheist Alliance International

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Read More Atheist Alliance International Bangladeshi author, Shahriar Dipu also known as Diarshi Arag, was handed a four-year prison sentence for ”offending Islam” in two books. Dipu’s book was banned by the high court of Bangladesh in February 2020 after a lawyer made complaints against him. Soon after he was later arrested and put on

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Two years on, humanists across the globe call for the Governor of Kano State to Free Mubarak Bala Emma Wadsworth-Jones Humanists International

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Read More Humanists International On the second anniversary of his arrest, humanists across the globe continue to call for the release of Mubarak Bala. The post Two years on, humanists across the globe call for the Governor of Kano State to Free Mubarak Bala appeared first on Humanists International.

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