October 27, 2022

Humanist Schools in Uganda Request Support Peter Bjork TheHumanist.com

Uganda Humanists have worked hard to establish schools with an explicitly humanist ethos. My webinar with American Humanist Association (AHA) members in 2021, described the work of Peter Kisirinya at Isaac Newton Humanist School. The school was set up in 2005, at the height of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, to help orphan children and has gone […]

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Saving Higher Ed from Ultra-Right Koch Network Influence Peter Bjork TheHumanist.com

Most people know Charles Koch and his late brother David as libertarian billionaires. Less well known is that both of these men have invested millions of dollars in a strategy spanning several decades that’s completely transformed the political landscape in the United States to serve their interests. In order to amass profits, unchecked by any

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New Report on Church of England Reveals 400 More Cases of Abuse P-admin Atheist Republic

Read More Atheist Republic On October 5, the Church of England released a report detailing the findings of a three-year internal review. An extensive look into the church’s personnel records uncovered almost 400 new cases of abuse. The Church of England’s Past Cases Review 2 (PCR2) national report has been published. Read the report on

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Indian Man Arrested for "Insulting the Prophet Muhammad" P-admin Atheist Republic

Read More Atheist Republic On October 12, a man identified as Jay Prakash Mohanty was arrested in Uttarakhand, India, for social media posts insulting the Prophet Mohammad. Thirty-year-old Mohanty, a contract worker, was arrested by Naugaun Police after receiving a written complaint about his Facebook posts. Demonstrations were also held outside police headquarters, demanding action.

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Indian Police Flog Muslims in Public, Condemned by Amnesty International P-admin Atheist Republic

Read More Atheist Republic On October 4, plainclothes police officers in Gujarat, India, publicly flogged nine Muslim men in front of a cheering crowd. Video of the flogging went viral catching the attention of human rights groups. This video is said to show several Muslim men being flogged by police after they were accused of

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