Iranian authorities have signaled that Iranians who seek asylum should be charged for “dissemination of false propaganda against the Islamic Republic.”… Read the rest

This is the government of Italy (a state whose constitution has been secular since 1985) imposing a symbol of Catholicism on every classroom in the country.… Read the rest

Construes the opposition as “the idea that human rights legislation should be used to prevent children from being exposed to a crucifix.” Wrong.… Read the rest

Jacques Berlinerblau is annoyed that Ruse said it first.… Read the rest

Many of our best friends among them. Atheism is global.… Read the rest

Peterson simply ignores several decades worth of recent studies in cognitive science by researchers, especially on theory of mind.… Read the rest

“It’s an attack on free speech. It’s a novel, it’s fiction and it isn’t offensive because a lot of these men have been corrupted and led astray into their lifestyle.”… Read the rest

While 61% of the poll’s respondents said they did belong to a religion, 65% of those surveyed answered “no” to the further question: “Are you religious?”… Read the rest

The people of Libya will be so relieved to hear it.… Read the rest

He tries hard to bully and shame her, and she fights back.… Read the rest

After this ruling no Catholic will be able to calmly assert that the crucifix is a symbol which “unites”, or that is it shared peacefully.… Read the rest

The New Atheists do not propose to make the rich richer while withdrawing government assistance from the poor; the Tea Party does.… Read the rest

Those who force women and girls into marriage can now face up to five years in prison, under a new law passed by the German parliament.… Read the rest

Students at a Catholic high school in Thunder Bay were not suspended for wearing anti-choice stickers.… Read the rest

“That’s just the way it is in our world: a family can restore its honor by killing the runaway daughter.”… Read the rest

In 2012 Jaya was named one of TIME magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world and in 2005 at the age of 27 she was elected to Afghanistan’s parliament.… Read the rest

Because she is “unemployed and living underground.” What?!?!… Read the rest

The evidence gathered over centuries is overwhelming. The vast majority of people, when a disaster hits, behave in the aftermath as altruists.… Read the rest

Last year the pope wrote a letter.… Read the rest

The secular residents say they fear their communities will become overwhelmingly Haredi over the years.… Read the rest