July 17, 2024

MRFF Board Member John Compere and MRFF Advisory Board Member James T. Currie respond to alleged Vietnam vet who writes: “Mikey is a dumbass” MRFF Admin Military Religious Freedom Foundation

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Read More Military Religious Freedom Foundation NOTE: The e-mail address of the detractor who sent this e-mail, which has been withheld, implies that they are a Vietnam veteran. From: (name withheld)Subject: Mikey is a dumbassDate: July 17, 2024 at 9:24:38 AM MDTTo: “mikey@militaryreligiousfreedom.org” <mikey@militaryreligiousfreedom.org> Democraps will lose big and Mikey is a dumbass. Response from MRFF Board Member John […]

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Revoke July Month of Prayer proclamation, FFRF urges Tenn. governor Rowan Hahn Freedom From Religion Foundation

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Read More Freedom From Religion Foundation   The Freedom From Religion Foundation is pressing Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee to rescind his unconstitutional Month of Prayer proclamation anointing July as a month to pray. Lee has signed House … More » from Revoke July Month of Prayer proclamation, FFRF urges Tenn. governor The post Revoke July Month

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Meet The Rabbis/Cantors – Eva Goldfinger SHJ Society for Humanistic Judaism

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Read More Society for Humanistic Judaism Meet the wonderful rabbis/cantors of communities and congregations affiliated with the Society for Humanistic Judaism, and learn with them on a wide variety of topics. This session of the series is with Rabbi Eva Goldfinger of Oraynu Congregation for Humanistic The post Meet The Rabbis/Cantors – Eva Goldfinger appeared

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At UN, Humanists highlight strides and shortcomings with Maltese human rights review Leon Langdon Humanists International

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Read More Humanists International At the 56th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, Humanists International and Humanists Malta have delivered a joint statement at the adoption of Malta’s Universal Periodic Review. The post At UN, Humanists highlight strides and shortcomings with Maltese human rights review appeared first on Humanists International.

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At UN, Humanists call attention to war crimes in Myanmar Leon Langdon Humanists International

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Read More Humanists International At the 56th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, Humanists International and Burmese Atheists have delivered a statement of solidarity with civilians in Myanmar, who are facing persecution by both the military junta and the Arakan Army. The post At UN, Humanists call attention to war crimes in Myanmar appeared

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Michael Shermer Reflects on the Trump Assassination Attempt Skeptic Skeptic

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Read More Skeptic In this episode, we explore conspiracy theories about the July 13 assassination attempt on President Donald Trump. Despite evidence suggesting shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks acted alone, theories implicate the Secret Service, foreign governments, and political groups. We examine cognitive and emotional factors driving these beliefs and emphasize applying the Conspiracism Principle: never

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When ‘Sleepwalking’ Turns to a Full Sprint Jeff Dellinger Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science

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Read More Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science From the Richard Dawkins Foundation Newsletter. Subscribe here. Hello! What a difference a few weeks can make. Last month in this space, I noted a warning from California Representative Jared Huffman of the Congressional Freethought Caucus, who wrote that the United States is “sleepwalking into theocracy.” Since

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At UN, Humanists call for Nigeria to strengthen education and policies against harmful traditional practices Leon Langdon Humanists International

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Read More Humanists International In a joint statement at the UN Human Rights Council, Humanists International, the Humanist Association of Nigeria, and the Advocacy for Alleged Witches have highlighted the persecution faced by those accused of witchcraft in Nigeria. The post At UN, Humanists call for Nigeria to strengthen education and policies against harmful traditional

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Gaza and the dangers of contextless critical thinking Danny Bradley The Skeptic

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[Content Warning: graphic discussions of ongoing international war crimes] Context is crucial for critical thinking. Possibly even the most important part of the whole process. It can turn facts upside down by reshaping the very soil they stand on. Putting forward an argument while averting our gaze from the contextual landscape that surrounds us is

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