Read More Atheist Republic A Muslim imam was stabbed after an altercation that started with the suspect calling the victim a “fucking terrorist.” Sheikh Uthman ibn Farooq said he was followed and confronted by the suspect after his public preaching. The San Diego-based imam has been performing the “dawah,” or public preaching, since his early …
Read More Atheist Republic Authorities shut down a restaurant in Bahrain after a manager refused entry to a woman wearing a hijab. The Tribune News of Bahrain reported that the Bahrain Tourism and Exhibition Authority (BTEA) shut down the restaurant. A video on social media of a woman explaining what had happened at Lanterns Lounge …
Read More Atheist Republic The Taliban has ordered government officials to wear a beard and adhere to dress codes, as provided by their hardline interpretation of Islam. On Monday, March 28, representatives of the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice visited government offices, enforcing the new order. According to Reuters, members …
Read More Atheist Republic Ayatollah Khamenei’s New Fatwa: ‘Fake’ Likes & Follows Are Banned https://www.atheistrepublic.com/news/ayatollah-khameneis-new-fatwa-fake-likes-follows-are-banned Location: Iran Recently, Ali Khamenei, Iran’s current Supreme Leader, issued a fatwa against “fake” likes and followers on social media. His decision came after his followers posed questions at him through his website, where he often issues religious rulings. When …
Read More News Releases – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation The Freedom From Religion Foundation congratulates the University of South Carolina women’s basketball team for their national championship but also warns the University about Coach Staley’s out-of-bounds official religious promotion. Coach Dawn Staley has continued to violate the Constitution and the …
Read More News Releases – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation The Freedom From Religion Foundation congratulates the University of South Carolina women’s basketball team for their national championship but also warns the University about Coach Staley’s out-of-bounds official religious promotion. Coach Dawn Staley has continued to violate the Constitution and the …
Read More News Releases – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation An Alabama public school district has stopped opening its football games with prayer after the Freedom From Religion Foundation called a penalty. Several high schools in Jefferson County School District, including Gardendale High School and Pinson Valley High School, had been …
Read More News Releases – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation This Wednesday (April 6) at 10:30 a.m., the Oklahoma House Public Health Committee will consider SB 1503, a Texas-style abortion ban that prohibits abortions after a fetal heartbeat, or six weeks. The bill codifies into law beliefs not based on science …
Read More Atheist Republic On March 28th, the Delhi High Court asked Twitter why it had not banned accounts that posted objectionable content against a Hindu goddess. Vipin Sanghi, acting Chief Justice, and Justice Navin Chawla made the statement during Aditya Singh Deshwal’s hearing on Monday. In July last year, Deshwal filed a complaint against …
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Read More American Atheists Washington, D.C.—Today, the religious equality watchdog American Atheists filed an amicus brief in Kennedy v. Bremerton, a Supreme Court case that could require public schools to allow teachers, staff, and coaches to engage in coercive prayers with students. At issue in this case is the conduct of Joseph Kennedy, a former …
