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Read More Atheist Republic On August 26, a French court decided to deport an imam to Morocco. Hassan Iquioussen, who was born in France but held Moroccan citizenship, is accused of anti-Semitic hate speech. The Minister of the Interior of France, Gérald Darmanin, posted a tweet later that day which roughly translates to, “The Council […]

Read More Atheist Republic Two LGBTQ rights activists were sentenced to death in Iran for allegedly promoting homosexuality. Activists Zahra Sedighi-Hamadani and Elham Chobdar were charged with “Corruption on Earth,” a vague yet lethal charge. The Urmia Revolutionary Court handed the ruling in Urmia City, western Iran, close to its borders with Turkey. Reports indicate

Read More Atheist Republic A new study found that American Muslims are more Islamophobic than most religious groups. The American Muslim Poll 2022: A Politics and Pandemic Status Report by the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU) said Muslims in America ranked 3rd among religious groups. Using the Islamophobia index, a measurement of a

Read More News Release Archives – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation   A blatantly electioneering Houston church needs to have its tax-exempt privileges taken away, the Freedom From Religion Foundation is insisting to the IRS. On Aug. 28, Pastor Ed Young of Second Baptist Church encouraged his congregation to vote out

Read More News Release Archives – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation   A leading national authority on abortion rights and the Constitution is the guest on the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s “Freethought Matters” TV show this Sunday. Geoffrey R. Stone is the Edward H. Levy Distinguished Service Professor at the University

Read More News Release Archives – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation The Freedom From Religion Foundation has contacted Jefferson County Schools in Birmingham, Ala., to warn that by scheduling and broadcasting prayer at school football games it is in violation of longstanding case law. The state/church watchdog was contacted by a

Read More Atheist Republic Social media users in Saudi Arabia are being sentenced to extreme prison sentences over posts critical of the Kingdom. Social media crackdown: Saudi Arabia may spy on #Twitter users http://t.co/Q6R9341bzK — RT (@RT_com) March 30, 2013 On August 16, Salma al-Shehab was given a 34-year sentence for following and retweeting posts

Read More Atheist Republic On August 31, the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights released its “Assessment of Human Rights Concerns in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, People’s Republic of China.” In 2017, the UN started receiving allegations of abuse from non-governmental organizations, think tanks, and media outlets, prompting the investigation.

Read More Atheist Republic A Greek Orthodox ex-bishop recently appeared on national television to confirm the Church’s stance against abortion and then went on to make comments about rape that have sparked outrage throughout the Southeastern European country. Eighty-three-year-old Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Dodoni, Greek Orthodox Bishop from 1976 to 2011, appeared on Skai TV on

Read More Atheists for Liberty There’s a saying: “Don’t think of a pink elephant.” In other words, what one resists can dominate and even control one’s mind, making the action a person wishes not to do the action that person ultimately does. Religious believers often use this accusation against atheists. We allegedly “resist” or “deny”