Alex Aan’s trial begins Thursday Via:- Maryam Namazie Alex Aan‘s trial begins tomorrow, Thursday, with the first prosecution witnesses being called, according to Rafiq Mahmood. Alex is the 30 year old Indonesian civil servant who has been charged with ‘insulting’ Islam in an atheist group in Facebook. Rafiq says: This isn’t just for Alex but [...]
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Facebook Atheist Charged for “Insulting” Islam | Islamo-Fascism Attacks Free Speech
Posted: April 27, 2012 in Atheism, Atheist Good Guys, Atheists, Atheists Are Smarter, Blasphemy Laws, Free Speech, Freedom From Religion, Freedom of Speech, Freethinkers, Fundamentalism, Islam, Islamic Censorship, Islamic Fascism, Islamic Fundamentalism, Islamic Power, Islamic Religious Right, IslamofascismTags: Asia, Atheist Alliance International, atheist group, Britain, Central Council of Ex-Muslims, Egypt, Facebook, Human Rights, Indonesia, Indonesian language, Islam, Libya, Maryam Namazie, Politics, Religion, richarddawkins net, United States
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Defend Blasphemers
Posted: March 19, 2012 in Atheism, Atheist Good Guys, Atheists, Atheists Are Smarter, SecularismTags: Atheism, cars, Existence of God, God, Irshad Manji, queen mary college, Richard Dawkins, Salman Rushdie, Saudi Arabia, transportation, travel, vacation, Will Hutton
International Day of Action to Defend Blasphemers – Guest Post Bjarte Foshung From Fevic, Norway. posted in the comments section of the Guardian (in response to the recent debate between Richard Dawkins and Will Hutton regarding the role of religion in Britain’s public life) which I hope bears repeating: It should be pretty clear by [...]
In Memoriam: Christopher Hitchens, 1949-201
Posted: December 16, 2011 in Anti- theist, Anti-Christ, Atheism, Atheist Good Guys, Atheists, Christopher Hitchen'sTags: Christopher Hitchens, Hitch-22: A Memoir, Houston, Joan Didion, Osama bin Laden, Private Eye, Vanity Fair, Wisconsin
In Memoriam: Christopher Hitchens, 1949–2011 ByJuli Weiner 11:45 PM, December 15 2011 By Gasper Tringale. Christopher Hitchens—the incomparable critic, masterful rhetorician, fiery wit, and fearless bon vivant—died today at the age of 62. Hitchens was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in the spring of 2010, just after the publication of his memoir, Hitch-22, and began chemotherapy [...]
Signs That America Is Moving Away from Religion (At Last!)
Posted: September 30, 2011 in American Atheists, Atheism, Atheists, Freedom From Religion, Liberation From Religion, Secular Revival, UncategorizedTags: Annie Laurie Gaylor, Freedom From Religion Foundation, Michele Bachmann, Republican, Rick Perry, Ron Paul
Signs That America Is Moving Away from Religion If you look closely there are promising signs that American attitudes are changing in a way that may blunt the impact of religion on politics and culture. September 28, 2011 In between bragging about the number of people they’ve killed and vilifying gay soldiers, the GOP presidential [...]
Perilous Times for Atheists in Pakistan
Posted: September 20, 2011 in Atheism, Atheist Good Guys, Atheists, Bad Religion, Human Liberty, Human Rights, Islam, Pakistan, Persecution of Athiests, Religion, Religious FundamentalismTags: Agnosticism, Atheism, Islam, Islamic, Islamist, Muslim, Organizations, Persecution of Athiests, Religion, Religion and Spirituality, Saudi Arabia
Being Pakistani and atheist a dangerous combo, but some ready to brave it Bilal Farooqi 3 days ago | Members of Pakistani Atheists and Agnostics trying to make their presence known and reach out to others sharing similar beliefs KARACHI – They realise that they belong to a country where apostasy means inviting the [...]
Atheists Have Better Sex Lives A study finds that in individuals, the stronger their religious beliefs were, the more powerful were their feelings of sexual guilt. Atheists’ sex lives better than believers’ BioScholar Atheists enjoy much better sex lives than religious people who tend to be guilt-ridden during the act and for weeks afterwards, say researchers. [...]
