This article originally appeared in The Skeptic, Volume 2, Issue 2, from 1988. Paul Kurtz was chairman of the Buffalo, NY-based Committee for Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP), editor of the humanist magazine Free Inquiry, President and editor-in-chief of Prometheus Books, and a professor of philosophy at the State University of New […]
Read More Atheist Alliance International Today, a Court of Appeal in Kano State has reduced Mubarak Bala’s 24-year prison sentence to five years. In April 2022, Bala, President of the Humanist Association of Nigeria, was sentenced by a Kano State High Court for acts likely to cause a breach of the peace. In April 2020,
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Read More Freedom From Religion Foundation Photo from the Minnesota Reformer Inmates and others at Minnesota’s Itasca County Jail will not have religion forced upon them in the form of a massive Ten Commandments display, due to … More » from FFRF victory: Minn. jail ‘repaints and repents’ over Ten Commandments display The post FFRF victory:
Read More Freedom From Religion Foundation June 24-25, 2024 The Godless Gospel Concert will be opened by comedian Leighann Lord. Leighann Lord: Stand-up comedian and author Leighann Lord was the New York City face of the … More » from Program The post Program appeared first on Freedom From Religion Foundation.
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Read More Society for Humanistic Judaism On May 3, 2024 the International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism held a graduation ceremony for individuals completing their Rabbinic, officiant, and leadership programs! We are so excited to celebrate with this group of amazing leaders. Check out the playlist The post 2024 IISHJ Rabbinic, Officiant, and Leader Ordination
Read More Freedom From Religion Foundation June 24-25, 2024 You’ll never think of gospel music the same way after hearing Godless Gospel – and the group is coming your way! The Freedom From Religion Foundation is … More » from Godless Gospel Off Broadway The post Godless Gospel Off Broadway appeared first on Freedom From
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The history of modern skepticism in Europe began at the end of the 19th century with the founding of the Dutch Vereniging tegen de Kwakzalverij (Society against Quackery) in 1881. A similar organisation, the Deutsche Gesellschaft zur Bekämpfung des Kurpfuschertums, was founded in Germany in 1903 but did not survive the Nazi regime of the
Read More Atheist Alliance International In September 2022, a young voice spoke out against Iran’s rulers. Nika Shakarami, just 16, walked the streets dreaming of freedom. Her story, filled with defiance and suffering, inspires a nation eager to be free from oppression’s grasp. Nika’s brief life showed the energy of youth. While her personal life
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Read More Skeptic hermer and Koch discuss: “subjective experience” • the author’s near-death experience changed him • the difficulties of materialism/physicalism • a fundamental theory of consciousness that explains subjective experiences in objective measures • designing a “consciousness detector” for unresponsive patients • why magic mushrooms and Ayahuasca are of so fascinating to neuroscientists •
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