Reading Time: 3 minutes Yesterday, in response to the violence and protests around the Muslim world, a coalition of the world’s regional international organizations released a joint statement (PDF) that they called a message of “peace and tolerance.” The statement, released by the European Union, the Organisation for Islamic Cooperation, the Arab League, and the African Union expressed “anguish” […]
Blasphemy
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The Petty Vindictiveness of Blasphemy Laws
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Times of India reports that an 11-year-old girl, Rimsha Masih, has been arrested for blasphemy, for alleged Koran desecration in Pakistan. In case you were one of the last people on Earth who was under the illusion that these blasphemy laws were somehow about protecting religious feelings or preventing religiously inspired violence, this should […]
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A Letter of Thanks from Alexander Aan
Reading Time: < 1 minute Indonesian atheist Alexander Aan, jailed for stating his atheism, has heard us. Last week, I wrote about the significance of Alexander’s plight, making the case for putting serious energy toward his struggle both for the sake of atheism-writ-large and for Alexander himself. It moves me to no end to know that he knows we’re rooting […]
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Atheist Bible Sticker Challenge!
Reading Time: 2 minutes Remember The American Bible Challenge, the Bible trivia game show? Now the producers have created promotional stickers! With all the positive buzz surrounding the show, we’re excited to introduce to you our new campaign that will allow people from all across America to show their support — it’s called “Bible Stickers USA.” With Bible […]
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Pastor told to return to Islam – or die
Reading Time: 2 minutes THERE have been numerous twists and turns in the case of Yousef Nadarkhani, a Christian pastor sentenced to death in Iran for apostasy … or blasphemy … or a breach of security. It’s not clear which. According to the latest news report, Nadarkhanihas been given Islamic literature and ordered to read it. Although Nadarkhani was […]