mercredi 24 avril 2019

• University revokes sultan of Brunei’s degree after NSS request
  The NSS has welcomed a university's revocation of a degree from the sultan of Brunei after his country introduced draconian Islamic laws.
  
  

vendredi 19 avril 2019

• Kim Davis Copycat Clerk Apologizes For Refusing To Serve N.Y. Same-Sex Couple
  Kim Davis Copycat Clerk Apologizes For Refusing To Serve N.Y. Same-Sex Couple LHayes Fri, 04/19/2019 - 09:07 Authored by Liz Hayes Image Dylan Toften and Thomas Hurd went to the office of the town clerk for Root, N.Y., on July 30 last year to get a marriage license. They didn’t leave with (...)
  
  

jeudi 18 avril 2019

• Troubled Pa. Rust Belt Town Wants ‘In God We Trust’ On Police Cars
  Troubled Pa. Rust Belt Town Wants ‘In God We Trust’ On Police Cars boston Thu, 04/18/2019 - 10:44 Authored by Rob Boston Image I grew up in Altoona, Pa., a small city nestled in the Appalachian region of central Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Railroad and light industry formed the basis of the (...)
  
  
• Jewish charity trustees accused of money laundering
  The NSS has called for scrutiny into charities in insular religious communities following alleged money laundering involving Jewish charities.
  
  

mercredi 17 avril 2019

• In Tennessee, Opponents Are Battling The Religious Right’s ‘Slate Of Hate’
  In Tennessee, Opponents Are Battling The Religious Right’s ‘Slate Of Hate’ boston Wed, 04/17/2019 - 09:06 Authored by Rob Boston Image OneNewsNow, the fake news service of the American Family Association, ran a column recently by a right-wing Tennessee pastor who seems awfully upset that (...)
  
  

mardi 16 avril 2019

• A Va. Pastor Offered A Textbook Example Of How Not To Deliver An Invocation To Government
  A Va. Pastor Offered A Textbook Example Of How Not To Deliver An Invocation To Government boston Tue, 04/16/2019 - 08:52 Authored by Rob Boston Image Last week my colleague Liz Hayes wrote about a secular invocation that was delivered before the Arizona House of Representatives with no fuss (...)
  
  

lundi 15 avril 2019

• The Founders Opposed Taxpayer-Funded Religion To Help Faith, Not Hurt It
  The Founders Opposed Taxpayer-Funded Religion To Help Faith, Not Hurt It boston Mon, 04/15/2019 - 10:29 Authored by Rob Boston Image Today is Tax Day, so if you haven’t done your taxes yet, you’ve got some time left to get busy. Tax policy is a complicated subject, and you’ll find lots of (...)
  
  
• NSS refers Islamic charities promoting extremism to regulator
  Islamic charities have linked to content endorsing marital rape and execution for homosexuality and 'apostasy', the NSS has found.
  
  
• NSS signs major letter against new fully selective faith schools
  Public figures and campaigners including the NSS have urged the government not to fund a new wave of religiously selective faith schools.
  
  
• Aux visiteurs de cette rubrique
  Vous pouvez en cliquant ci-dessus, télécharger L'Esprit Fort. Si vous en êtes un lecteur régulier, soutenez le financièrement en vous y abonnant, 4 numéros 10€ (voir dernière page de chaque numéro). Le comité de rédaction - L'ESPRIT FORT - Bulletin trimestriel de la LP Loire en (...)
  
  

samedi 13 avril 2019

• Article de Normand Baillargeon – L’école et la conversation démocratique
  Ce texte de Normand Baillargeon a été publié dans le Devoir du 13 avril. Normand Baillargeon est un des membres fondateurs de l’Association humaniste du Québec et son excellent texte sur l’humanisme séculier en éducation nous rejoint tellement que nous avons demandé, et obtenu de l’auteur la permission (...)
  
  

vendredi 12 avril 2019

• Are Arizona Legislators Seeing The Light In Secular Invocations?
  Are Arizona Legislators Seeing The Light In Secular Invocations? LHayes Fri, 04/12/2019 - 11:29 Authored by Liz Hayes Image Robert Peoples may’ve made history with his secular invocations offered during sessions of the Arizona state House and Senate this month. His words might be historic not (...)
  
  
• Government recommends crematoria be for “all faiths and none”
  Government guidance has said crematoria should accommodate the needs of people of "all faiths and none", following NSS recommendations.
  
  
• Britain’s non-religious population growing rapidly, figures show
  The number of people who say they are non-religious in Great Britain has risen by 46% in seven years, according to official figures.
  
  
• NSS questions school’s discrimination against non-religious
  The NSS has questioned the legality of a school's policy which requires non-religious pupils and teachers to attend Christian services.
  
  

jeudi 11 avril 2019

• Theocrats Are Scary – And That’s The Truth
  Theocrats Are Scary – And That’s The Truth LHayes Thu, 04/11/2019 - 10:10 Authored by Rob Boston Image Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Ind., who’s seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, and Vice President Mike Pence (former governor of Buttigieg’s home state) are both Christians (...)
  
  

mercredi 10 avril 2019

• NSS urges support for teachers amid anti-LGBT protests and threats
  The NSS has urged the government to reconsider its guidance on RSE teaching amid an escalating campaign against LGBT-inclusive education.
  
  
• Miss. Officials Have No License To Force Drivers To Affirm Belief In God
  Miss. Officials Have No License To Force Drivers To Affirm Belief In God boston Wed, 04/10/2019 - 08:38 Authored by Rob Boston Image In Mississippi, the state’s default vehicle license plate now contains the phrase “In God We Trust.” What if you don’t believe in God or would rather not make a (...)
  
  
• LP75 : Manifestation 13 avril 2019. Pour la défense de la liberté de manifestation. Pour le retrait de toutes les mesures liberticides
  Cher(e) Camarade, En relation avec la place que la Libre Pensée a prise dans la dernière période (Défense de la lois de 1905, succès du rassemblement de Chauny, défense de libertés démocratiques), il est essentiel que le cortège de la FNLP soit massif à la manifestation de samedi 13 avril 2019, Place de (...)
  
  

mardi 9 avril 2019

• Join Us In Supporting The NO BAN Act To Repeal The Muslim Ban
  Join Us In Supporting The NO BAN Act To Repeal The Muslim Ban boston Tue, 04/09/2019 - 09:07 Authored by Rob Boston Image In the two years since President Donald Trump first enacted his cruel Muslim ban, countless families have been needlessly separated and anti-Muslim rhetoric and violence (...)
  
  
• Geoffrey Robertson QC to hand out NSS Secularist of the Year prize
  Human rights barrister Geoffrey Robertson QC will hand out the Secularist of the Year prize at the NSS's Secularism 2019 conference.
  
  

lundi 8 avril 2019

• Taxpayer-Funded Foster-Care Agency In S.C. Says It’s Not Engaging In Discrimination. It Is.
  Taxpayer-Funded Foster-Care Agency In S.C. Says It’s Not Engaging In Discrimination. It Is. boston Mon, 04/08/2019 - 10:08 Authored by Rob Boston Image One of the most frustrating things about living in the Trump era is that some people on the right have concluded that if they just say (...)
  
  
• 13 avril et après : défendre la liberté de manifester
  Samedi 13 avril Le matin à Compiègne Cours Guynemer une manifestation contre cette loi de Castaner dite anti casseur, et en réalité liberticide, a réuni des syndicalistes et des Gilets jaunes. L'après midi à 15h Beauvais Place Jeanne Hachette 50 militants se sont rassemblés Défense du droit de (...)
  
  

vendredi 5 avril 2019

• Un rendez-vous avec Charlie Hebdo – Théâtre et discussion
  Lettre aux escrocs de l’islamophobie qui font le jeu des racistes (avril 2015, Les échappés) est le dernier texte de Charb, Stéphane Charbonnier, célèbre caricaturiste et ancien directeur de publication de Charlie Hebdo, assassiné le 7 janvier 2015 à Paris. Ses mots ont été portés sur scène par Gérald (...)
  
  
• Strip sultan of Brunei of honours, NSS urges British institutions
  The NSS has urged British institutions to strip the sultan of Brunei of honours over his kingdom's use of draconian new punishments.
  
  

jeudi 4 avril 2019

• Bon à savoir pour le 6 avril à CHAUNY
  Cliquez sur l'image pour voir le plan Le contenu de cette page est entièrement présent dans le pdf joint. Légende du plan : P : Parking place Bouzier réservé aux participants (cars et voitures) 1 Parc Notre-Dame, où se trouve le monument. L'entrée du parc est devant l'église N.-D. (E). Le parc sera (...)
  
  
• Americans Can Disagree On Faith – And Still Be United
  Americans Can Disagree On Faith – And Still Be United LHayes Thu, 04/04/2019 - 16:34 Authored by Rachel Laser Image Editor’s note: This blog post by AU President and CEO Rachel Laser originally appeared in the April 2019 issue of AU's Church & State magazine. The other day, I was telling (...)
  
  
• Trending: State Legislation That Allows College Student Groups To Use Religion To Discriminate
  Trending: State Legislation That Allows College Student Groups To Use Religion To Discriminate LHayes Thu, 04/04/2019 - 10:14 Authored by Samantha Sokol Image One of the highlights of campus life at colleges and universities is joining student groups. It was for me when I went to college – the (...)
  
  
• Six independent faith schools warned over safeguarding failures
  The government has warned six independent faith schools in England over their failures to meet safeguarding standards.
  
  

mercredi 3 avril 2019

• MPs call for labelling of meat from non-stun slaughter
  A cross-party group of MPs is calling for meat produced from religious non-stun slaughter methods to be clearly labelled.
  
  
• Poll Shows Nearly Half Of American Voters See ‘Christian Nationalism’ As A Threat
  Poll Shows Nearly Half Of American Voters See ‘Christian Nationalism’ As A Threat boston Wed, 04/03/2019 - 09:40 Authored by Rob Boston Image A new poll shows that nearly half of all voters in America believe that Christian nationalism is a threat to the nation. While I wish that number were (...)
  
  
• Poll: 84% of Brits would support legalisation of assisted dying
  Five in six Britons are prepared to support legalisation of assisted dying, a poll has found, despite religious institutions' opposition.
  
  
• LP 83 : Congrès départemental de la Fédération varoise
  Dimanche 16 juin 2019 à 10h00 à Néoules, Lieu dit : Châteauloin - Agenda
  
  
• LP 83 Repas fraternel du vendredi « dit saint »
  Vendredi 19 avril à 12 heures au restaurant Le grand Hôtel à Aups. Au menu : Communard et son amuse-bouche ****** Daube de calamars à la Provençale ****** Émincé de volaille à la crème et ses linguines ****** Tarte fine aux pommes 20,00 € (apéritif, vin, café compris) Inscriptions avant mercredi 17 avril (...)
  
  

mardi 2 avril 2019

• LP 83 Bulletin N°70
  En pièce jointe le bulletin N° 70. Outre un éditorial de notre président Robert Oller ce bulletin comporte un compte-rendu de la conférence-débat du 9 février sur « Le viol comme arme de guerre ». Par ailleurs, il appelle au repas fraternel du vendredi "dit saint", contre les interdits religieux, le (...)
  
  
• Un monument qui dérange certains
  Au moment où se prépare un rassemblement historique à Chauny le 6 avril, dont la presse fait état, il en est qui tiennent à défendre les généraux fusilleurs. La bile de l'un d'entre eux a inspiré une mise au point de notre ami Francis Descroizette . que vous découvrez ci dessous. * * * Denis ROLLAND (...)
  
  
• The Supreme Court Returned To The Issue Of Death-Row Inmates And Spiritual Advisers And This Time Got It Right
  The Supreme Court Returned To The Issue Of Death-Row Inmates And Spiritual Advisers And This Time Got It Right boston Tue, 04/02/2019 - 11:22 Authored by Rob Boston Image The U.S. Supreme Court in February refused to delay the execution of a death-row inmate in Alabama who was denied the right (...)
  
  
• Death-Row Inmates And Spiritual Advisers: The Supreme Court Got It Right This Time
  Death-Row Inmates And Spiritual Advisers: The Supreme Court Got It Right This Time boston Tue, 04/02/2019 - 11:22 Authored by Rob Boston Image The U.S. Supreme Court in February refused to delay the execution of a death-row inmate in Alabama who was denied the right to have an imam with him at (...)
  
  
• NSS welcomes home education reform and registration scheme
  The NSS has welcomed a government plan requiring local authorities and families to register children outside mainstream education.
  
  
• ENTRETIEN AVEC Jean - Pierre SAUTREAU
  ENTRETIEN AVEC Jean - Pierre SAUTREAU Auteur de "Une croix sur l'enfance en Vendée". Jean Regourd : Vous avez publié " Une croix sur l'enfance en Vendée", relatant votre passage au petit séminaire de Chavagnes-en-Paillers. Vous y décrivez deux aspects : les souillures, avec beaucoup de retenue, et (...)
  
  

lundi 1er avril 2019

• Anti-LGBT psychologist investigated after NSS raises concerns
  The NSS has asked two professional bodies to investigate whether an anti-LGBT psychologist's views are compatible with their standards.
  
  
• Americans Say No To Religion-Based Discrimination By Businesses
  Americans Say No To Religion-Based Discrimination By Businesses boston Mon, 04/01/2019 - 08:07 Authored by Rob Boston Image A new poll shows that a solid majority of Americans opposes allowing business owners to deny services to people on the grounds of religious belief. The poll by Public (...)
  
  
• Government to approve first Jedi faith school
  The government is set to announce that a Jedi academy will be among a series of new schools which it plans to open in England.
  
  

dimanche 31 mars 2019

• LP75 : Exposition que nous recommandons
  Cette exposition rend compte de l'exil parisien des 200.000 portugais ayant fui la guerre coloniale que le Portugal a mené en Afrique de 1961 à 1975. Par la même, elle redonne à l'histoire des insoumis, réfractaires et déserteurs portugais ayant immigrés en France une place dans la mémoire collective. (...)
  
  

vendredi 29 mars 2019

• Project Blitz Wants To Bring Bible Class To A Public School Near You
  Project Blitz Wants To Bring Bible Class To A Public School Near You LHayes Fri, 03/29/2019 - 09:25 Authored by Samantha Sokol Image If you followed Americans United’s work during state legislative sessions last year, you definitely heard about Project Blitz – a coordinated nationwide effort by (...)
  
  
• Animal welfare group to address NSS conference on religious freedom
  Joyce D'Silva, of the group Compassion in World Farming, will address non-stun slaughter at the NSS's Secularism 2019 conference.
  
  
• NSS expresses support for RE and RSE reform in Wales
  The NSS has expressed qualified support for proposed reforms to religious education and relationships and sexuality education in Wales.
  
  

jeudi 28 mars 2019

• NSS calls on Scottish government to reform charity law
  The NSS has called on the Scottish government to remove 'the advancement of religion' as a charitable purpose.
  
  
• A Tale Of Two Invocations In The Pennsylvania Capitol
  A Tale Of Two Invocations In The Pennsylvania Capitol LHayes Thu, 03/28/2019 - 13:16 Authored by Liz Hayes Image A Pennsylvania newspaper headline this week perfectly summarized the current status of invocations at the state legislature: “An atheist shows a Christian how to pray.” The (...)
  
  
• Brunei introduces death for gay sex and adultery under sharia law
  Brunei will impose death by stoning to punish gay sex and adultery as it implements a draconian form of Islamic law from next week.