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SPI Newsletter
September 24, 2015 |
Edwina Rogers
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In this week's newsletter, SPI meets an ambassador who could save atheist lives and the Pope had a turbulent landing in Washington DC.
Hobby Lobby is up to something crafty, and if religions were children, who would be the cool kids?
What 10 lessons on sex should Humanists learn? Does evolution affect economics and human values?
All this and we introduce a new coalition member from Belgium. Welkom!
Edwina Rogers, CEO
Secular Policy Institute
Policy: SPI Meets Bulgaria for Atheist Asylum Seekers
by Edwina Rogers
When blasphemous bloggers need to flee Bangladesh for their lives, SPI wants to help! This week Edwina met Bulgaria's ambassador about asylum.
Was the White House snarky with the Pope's visit? Also, you won't believe Hobby Lobby's new religious overreach.
When blasphemous bloggers need to flee Bangladesh for their lives, SPI wants to help! This week Edwina met Bulgaria's ambassador about asylum.
Was the White House snarky with the Pope's visit? Also, you won't believe Hobby Lobby's new religious overreach.
Numbers: Who Loves Atheists?
by Deanna Cantrell
Have you ever thought it's strange how much fundamentalist Christians support Jews on issues such as Israel?
In this week's numbers column, Deanna shows which belief groups like each other, and why.
Have you ever thought it's strange how much fundamentalist Christians support Jews on issues such as Israel?
In this week's numbers column, Deanna shows which belief groups like each other, and why.
Fellows: Sex IQ and Human Values
by Deanna Cantrell
Can human values, like President Obama's views on gay rights, really "evolve"? SPI Fellow Ian Morris shows how.
SPI Fellow Marty Klein gives ten lessons for Humanists about sex, and Taslima Nasreen speaks out on the Middle East's murders.
Can human values, like President Obama's views on gay rights, really "evolve"? SPI Fellow Ian Morris shows how.
SPI Fellow Marty Klein gives ten lessons for Humanists about sex, and Taslima Nasreen speaks out on the Middle East's murders.
Coalition: New Member from Belgium
More than a fifth of the SPI coalition is large national groups from all around the world.
This week, Belgium says "I think, I doubt. I am a liberal humanist!"
This week, Belgium says "I think, I doubt. I am a liberal humanist!"
Does Religion Affect How Aussies Vote?
When Australians vote, do they follow their head or the head of their religion?
The Rationalist Association of New South Wales has statistics on this topic.
The Rationalist Association of New South Wales has statistics on this topic.
Church Police: Not Just for Comedy Anymore
In Monty Python, when the church police pray, a giant hand of God to points to the culprit.
Perhaps that's what police in Tennessee are hoping for. How are they calling on God?
Perhaps that's what police in Tennessee are hoping for. How are they calling on God?
World Secular Calendar
- SPI International Call, Thursday October 1 at 12pm Eastern US time. Join the global coordinating call on the secular movement!
- Carolinas Secular Conference, September 26-28, 2015, Charlotte, NC, USA
- Freethought Day, October 10-12, 2015, Sacramento, CA, USA
- WASHcon, October 2-4, 2015, Lynchburg, VA, USA
- The Skeptics of Oz, October 17, Wichita, KS, USA
- Freedom From Religion Foundation Convention, October 9-11, Madison, WI, USA
It's all on the SPI World Secular Calendar.