- Indian Man Spied for Pakistan in Exchange for Nudesby Hadmin on January 23, 2021 at 4:57 am
India’s Crime Inspection Department (CID) apprehended a man enticed by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to leak sensitive information with nude photos of women and seductive conversations with them, India Today reported. He added that […]
- Utah Charter School Linked to Polygamous Mormons Under Investigationby Hadmin on January 22, 2021 at 2:46 pm
The West Valley City public charter school is under investigation by The Utah State Charter School Board for its lack of diversity and spending irregularities. FOX 13 News reported that Vanguard Academy has ties to the Kingston group, a known […]
- Thai Woman Gets 43 Years For Sharing Criticism of Monarchyby Hadmin on January 22, 2021 at 2:42 pm
Accused of criticizing the royal family, authorities sentenced a Thai woman to 43 years in prison, the harshest sentence ever for insulting the monarchy in this country. This sentence could be seen as a “warning shot” to protesters demanding reform […]
- Secular survivor of terror attack guest on “Freethought Matters” this Sundayby lauryn@ffrf.org (Lauryn Seering) on January 21, 2021 at 6:05 pm
A survivor of a horrific Islamist assault who has redoubled her secular activism is interviewed on the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s TV talk show this Sunday. Bonya Ahmed is a Bangladeshi-American secular activist and co-founder of Think, […]
- FFRF’s Seidel on how religion undermined Inaugural’s call for unityby bailey@ffrf.org (Bailey Nachreiner-Mackesey) on January 21, 2021 at 5:23 pm
FFRF heard from many of its members on Inauguration Day. Like you, we watched the Inaugural with hope in our hearts. The intent was a ceremonial moment of national healing and unity. But we were often left out — and left wondering about what […]
- Former US Presidential Spiritual Advisor Sentenced to 6 Years in Prisonby Hadmin on January 21, 2021 at 6:12 am
The former Houston megachurch pastor, Kirbyjon Caldwell, was once a spiritual adviser to presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama. The pastor was a frequent visitor to the White House during the George W. Bush administration and even officiated […]
- LGBT Virgin Mary Declared Blasphemous in Polandby Hadmin on January 21, 2021 at 6:09 am
Three female Polish activists are on trial, facing two years in prison for offending religious feelings. They created an image of the Virgin Mary, Poland’s sacred icon, wearing a rainbow halo. The indictment follows an incident in April 2019, when […]
- Indian Muslim Comedian Munawar Faruqui Jailed Despite No Evidence of Blasp…by Hadmin on January 21, 2021 at 5:54 am
According to his friends, Munawar Faruqui was “shaken” with a foreboding that something might happen after the video of his April 2020 performance, which led to FIRs against Faruqui, and hashtags trended on social media demanding his arrest. […]
- Please Mr. Biden, less religion, more true unityby lauryn@ffrf.org (Lauryn Seering) on January 20, 2021 at 10:07 pm
During the much-anticipated Inaugural, kicking off a hopeful new administration, it’s unfortunate that President Biden, while trumpeting a message of unity, remains tone deaf about the divisiveness of religious rhetoric. U.S. politicians’ often […]
- FFRF’s Reagan ad plays tonight on ‘Samantha Bee,’ ‘Daily Show’ and ‘Late Show’by lauryn@ffrf.org (Lauryn Seering) on January 20, 2021 at 8:19 pm
The Freedom From Religion Foundation will be dominating the television landscape tonight, with its ads airing on three separate network comedy news programs. The national state/church watchdog’s iconic endorsement by Ron “Unabashed atheist . . […]