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I Am a Francophile and I Am Disappointed

by Jan Melchior • 29 August 2016

I adore France and all things French. My father grew up in France, I’m one-quarter French, and my siblings and I are close to many of my French second cousins. Despite the geographical distance, we... Read More

Consensus on the Census: Will Australia Officially Turn Secular?

by Arthur Wesley • 20 July 2016

An exciting push for secularism is happening down under, where the Atheist Foundation of Australia is pushing to make “no religion” the largest religious identification for the August 9 national census. On the last census... Read More

Canada Chooses Compassion over Convention

by Matthew Bulger • 29 June 2016

International affairs suffered quite the shock this past week as the United Kingdom confounded expert opinion by leaving the European Union, spreading panic through the global financial system. But not all is gloom and doom... Read More

Pressure from Religious Nations Checks UN Action for Human Rights

by David I. Orenstein • 27 June 2016

In a world where religious faith seems to be losing its grip on the policies and politics of our time, it appears that those evangelical forces who would use faith as an explanation to block... Read More

Selective Sympathy: Why the World Cared About Brussels (But Ignored Others)

by Sincere Kirabo • 28 March 2016

We’re still in mourning. And at the same time, we’re in disbelief. We can’t help but experience the hair-raising primal fear that floods our being, plunging us into a heightened sense of paranoia and vulnerability.... Read More

Sounds Like Humanism…From a Catholic Bishop?

by Merrill Miller • 21 March 2016

“The persecution of atheists is a grave violation of human dignity throughout the world…history has shown time and time again that when one minority group is oppressed with impunity, others soon face the same fate.”... Read More

Anything but Humble: Holy Man’s Cure-All Found to Be Toxic

by Meghan Hamilton • 16 March 2016

In times of desperation, people will try just about any solution they can find, especially if it’s supported by their church. And it’s not a new concept that religious institutions sometimes abuse their power of... Read More

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