Secular Global Institute

[...] Christian conservatives like to tell about themselves is that they are champions protecting “religious freedom” from the supposed oppressions of a secular humanist society. But that argument is [...]

[...] States includes analyses of the nation’s most pressing political matters regarding religious freedom, and the ways in which that essential constitutional freedom situates itself within modern [...]

[...] on sex education, contraception and/or abortion. These laws are based entirely on religious beliefs, serving only to legally validate those beliefs. Whether you are heterosexual, homosexual, [...]

[...] to public office, many citizens base their decisions about candidates on their expressed religious beliefs and values. In Religious Rhetoric and American Politics, Christopher B. Chapp shows that [...]

[...] which its life expectancy is usually a couple of years, the astrophysicist rejects all religious beliefs: “in the past, before we understood the science it was logical to believe that God created [...]

[...] Phil Zuckerman, Release Date: December 4, 2014 Described as a guidebook for living a life without religion, [...]

[...] by Phil Zuckerman, 2011 In Faith No More, Phil Zuckerman draws on in-depth interviews with people who have left religion to find out what’s really [...]

[...] by Phil Zuckerman, 2010 “Silver” Winner of the 2008 Foreword Magazine Book of the Year Award, Religion Category [...]

[...] edited by Phil Zuckerman, 2009 Who are atheists? How does atheism relate to various aspects of our social world, such [...]

[...] about atheism or secularism, he responded with what he calls a comprehensive manifesto: a Global Secular Bill of Rights. Far from a plea for universal atheism, Downard stressed the troubling [...]

[...] the world and the population figures.  The full text is available below. Read Downard’s Global Secular Bill of Rights [...]

[...] paper (full text available below), Secular Global Institute Fellow Jim Downard tackles non-overlapping magisteria, or NOMA. His summary follows: Make no mistake about it, this non-overlapping [...]

[...] I had a more than passing familiarity with). I allude again to the implications of the non-overlapping magisteria (NOMA) argument (which was fast expanding in my thinking as a frame for clarifying [...]

[...] On Tuesday evening, September 9th, Edwina Rogers, the Government Affairs Fellow for the Secular Global Institute, attended the Annual Fall [...]

[...] SGI’s Government Affairs Fellow, Edwina Rogers attended the Cato Institute’s 13th Annual Constitution Day Symposium on Wednesday, September [...]

[...] Fellow in the USA. Visit Taslima’s  website : http://www.taslimanasrin.com/index2.html Edwina Rogers reminds us that SGI recognizes September 30–this coming Tuesday–as Blasphemy Rights [...]

[...] Jim Downard is a Communicator of the Secular Global Institute who has contributed his entire book to our website. Troubles in Paradise is not just [...]

[...] evening, September 9th, Edwina Rogers, the Government Affairs Fellow for the Secular Global Institute, attended the Annual Fall Reception of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign [...]

Secular Global Institute Fellow Phil Zuckerman recently announced the upcoming release of a new book, Living the Secular Life: New Answers to Old Ques [...]

Phil Zuckerman, Release Date: December 4, 2014 Described as a guidebook for living a life without religion, combining sociological insight and perso [...]

[...] from across the country—Living the Secular Life is an indispensable handbook for millions of secular Americans. Read more at amazon.com [...]

[...] from across the country—Living the Secular Life is an indispensable handbook for millions of secular Americans. Find out more and pre-order your copy at amazon.com [...]