jeudi 22 août 2019

• It's Not Getting Any Easier To Have A Secular Wedding In Texas
  It's Not Getting Any Easier To Have A Secular Wedding In Texas boston Thu, 08/22/2019 - 10:16 Authored by Rob Boston Image Not everyone wants to get married in a house of worship. Not everyone wants a member of the clergy to officiate at the service. Some people want a secular wedding day. (...)
  
  
• ‘Islamophobia’ definition curtails free speech, campaigners warn
  The widespread adoption of a proposed definition of 'Islamophobia' risks curtailing free speech, a collection of essays has warned.
  
  

mercredi 21 août 2019

• Donald Trump Is No Friend To The LGBTQ Community
  Donald Trump Is No Friend To The LGBTQ Community boston Wed, 08/21/2019 - 11:22 Authored by Rob Boston Image Just a few years ago, LGBTQ rights in the United States were moving ahead at a fast clip. The Supreme Court in 2015 upheld marriage equality, states and local jurisdictions were (...)
  
  

mardi 20 août 2019

• White Evangelicals Remain In Thrall Of Trump
  White Evangelicals Remain In Thrall Of Trump LHayes Tue, 08/20/2019 - 09:46 Authored by Rob Boston Image The Washington Post recently interviewed evangelical Christians in a number of states and found that they’re as enthusiastic about the Donald Trump presidency as ever. Nothing, it seems, (...)
  
  

lundi 19 août 2019

• Jewish school may severely restrict families’ IT use, says DfE
  The government has said it will not prevent a Jewish school from severely restricting families' IT use after the NSS raised concerns.
  
  
• Ordered To Post ‘In God We Trust’ Signs, This Public School’s Solution Was Right On The Money
  Ordered To Post ‘In God We Trust’ Signs, This Public School’s Solution Was Right On The Money boston Mon, 08/19/2019 - 09:22 Authored by Rob Boston Image A number of states have passed bills lately requiring public schools to post signs reading “In God We Trust.” In some states, the bills are very (...)
  
  

samedi 17 août 2019

• LP75 : les prochaines réunions ouvertes aux adhérents
  I) Assemblée Générale de compte rendu du congrès national de la LP : • Samedi 14 septembre 2019 à 14h BOURSE du TRAVAIL, 3 rue du Château d'Eau, 75010 Paris. II) Les réunions de la CAF (Commission Administrative Fédérale) sont ouvertes à tous les adhérents. Pour rappel seuls les membres de la CAF ont une (...)
  
  

vendredi 16 août 2019

• Trump Administration Announces Rule Promoting Government-Funded Employment Discrimination
  Trump Administration Announces Rule Promoting Government-Funded Employment Discrimination LHayes Fri, 08/16/2019 - 11:47 Authored by Samantha Sokol Image When you go to a job interview for a government-funded job, you don’t expect to be turned away because of your religion. But that’s exactly (...)
  
  
• NSS: don’t let religious groups discriminate on civil partnerships
  The NSS has warned against allowing religious groups to host opposite-sex civil partnerships while opting out of hosting same-sex ones.
  
  
• End religious appointees on Scottish education committees, NSS says
  The NSS has urged MSPs to remove religious appointees from council education committees in a major report.
  
  

jeudi 15 août 2019

• NSS urges government to review its language on blasphemy laws
  The NSS has asked the government to review its stance on blasphemy laws amid concern that ministers only criticise their "misuse".
  
  
• Public Health England changes vaccination advice after NSS lobbying
  A health body has withdrawn guidance encouraging parents to seek faith leaders' advice over vaccinations after the NSS questioned it.
  
  

mercredi 14 août 2019

• Americans United Ally MRFF Shares Emails From The Dark Side
  Americans United Ally MRFF Shares Emails From The Dark Side boston Wed, 08/14/2019 - 09:52 Authored by Rob Boston Image If you defend separation of church and state for a living, you’re going to hear from religious extremists – and chances are they’re going to be angry. I’ve received my share of (...)
  
  

mardi 13 août 2019

• The Dangers Of The Denial Of Care Rule Are Very Real
  The Dangers Of The Denial Of Care Rule Are Very Real boston Tue, 08/13/2019 - 10:20 Authored by Rob Boston Image On June 12, 2016, a 29-year-old heavily armed man burst into Pulse, a nightclub in Orlando, Fla., that served a mainly LGBTQ clientele, and started shooting. Before police killed (...)
  
  

lundi 12 août 2019

• Federal Court Approves ‘Christians-Only’ County Seal In Pa.
  Federal Court Approves ‘Christians-Only’ County Seal In Pa. boston Mon, 08/12/2019 - 09:54 Authored by Rob Boston Image The U.S. Supreme Court June 20 ruled that a 40-foot-tall cross on public land in Bladensburg, Md., may stay where it is, in part because the cross, erected in 1925, has been up (...)
  
  

vendredi 9 août 2019

• Mémoire de Michel Lincourt soumis à la Commission parlementaire de l’Assemblée nationale qui étudiait le projet de loi 21 (loi sur la laïcité de l’état)
  Projet de loi No. 21, Loi sur la laïcité de l’État Mémoire à la Commission parlementaire des institutions, Assemblée nationale du Québec, Association humaniste du Québec 25 avril 2019 Mesdames et messieurs de la Commission, Nous appuyons le Projet de loi No. 21 sur la laicité de l’État et souhaitons (...)
  
  
• Un nouveau sondage Pew démontre qu’une majorité de Catholiques ne croient pas à la transsubstantiation.
  Une nouvelle étude de Pew research sur le niveau de croyance catholique en la présence réelle de Jésus dans l’Eucharistie a montré qu’une majorité de catholiques ne croient pas que le pain et le vin utilisés à la messe deviennent le corps et le sang de Christ L’étude Pew, publiée le 5 août, a montré (...)
  
  
• Iowa Religious Extremist Who Burned Library Books Faces The Law
  Iowa Religious Extremist Who Burned Library Books Faces The Law boston Fri, 08/09/2019 - 08:48 Authored by Rob Boston Image In October 2018, I wrote a blog post about Paul Dorr, an Iowa man who made a video of himself burning several books with LGBTQ themes. Burning books because you don’t (...)
  
  

jeudi 8 août 2019

• These Mo. Teachers Were Told To Attend An Event At An Anti-LGBTQ Church. Their Response Was Perfect.
  These Mo. Teachers Were Told To Attend An Event At An Anti-LGBTQ Church. Their Response Was Perfect. boston Thu, 08/08/2019 - 10:58 Authored by Zachary Freiman Image During my time at Americans United this summer, I’ve written about some pretty depressing things. Whether it was a decision by (...)
  
  

mercredi 7 août 2019

• Sound Science Education May Start Devolving In Florida
  Sound Science Education May Start Devolving In Florida boston Wed, 08/07/2019 - 09:10 Authored by Zachary Freiman Image Didn’t we solve this with “Inherit the Wind”? Nearly 95 years after the infamous Tennessee Scopes Trial on which the play “Inherit” is based pit a man accused of teaching (...)
  
  

mardi 6 août 2019

• Separation Of Church And State Didn’t Cause The Recent Mass Shootings
  Separation Of Church And State Didn’t Cause The Recent Mass Shootings boston Tue, 08/06/2019 - 09:29 Authored by Rob Boston Image The country witnessed two horrific mass shootings over the weekend, one in El Paso, Texas, and another in Dayton, Ohio. Our hearts are heavy as we contemplate the (...)
  
  

lundi 5 août 2019

• Christian Nationalism Is Spreading – And These Christians Have Had Enough
  Christian Nationalism Is Spreading – And These Christians Have Had Enough boston Mon, 08/05/2019 - 10:27 Authored by Rob Boston Image Christian nationalism – the belief that a narrow version of right-wing, fundamentalist Christianity should merge with the state, direct public policy and control (...)
  
  

vendredi 2 août 2019

• House Members Demand Accountability For D.C. Voucher Plan
  House Members Demand Accountability For D.C. Voucher Plan boston Fri, 08/02/2019 - 10:25 Authored by Zachary Freiman Image Betsy DeVos is at it again. Not only is the secretary of education working to siphon tens of millions of federal dollars away from public schools and funneling them to (...)
  
  

mercredi 31 juillet 2019

• Ken Ham’s Ark Park Floats On A Sea Of Taxpayer Subsidies
  Ken Ham’s Ark Park Floats On A Sea Of Taxpayer Subsidies boston Wed, 07/31/2019 - 10:04 Authored by Rob Boston Image Ken Ham, the Darwin-denying dude from Down Under, is not happy these days. You see, a member of the media had the temerity to point out that Ham built his Ark Encounter, a (...)
  
  

mardi 30 juillet 2019

• NSS questions Public Health England advice over flu vaccine
  The NSS has asked why a public health body is encouraging parents to seek religious advice over whether to get their children vaccinated.
  
  
• True Patriotism, Like True Faith, Can’t Be Forced
  True Patriotism, Like True Faith, Can’t Be Forced boston Tue, 07/30/2019 - 10:55 Authored by Rob Boston Image A new poll indicates that a majority of Americans see no problem with compelling young people to recite the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools. The results, issued by Rasmussen (...)
  
  

lundi 29 juillet 2019

• Coming Soon To A Public School Near You – ‘In God We Trust’ Signs
  Coming Soon To A Public School Near You – ‘In God We Trust’ Signs boston Mon, 07/29/2019 - 11:09 Authored by Rob Boston Image Students returning to public schools in South Dakota at the end of summer will see something new in their buildings: large signs reading “In God We Trust.” A new law (...)
  
  
• Parents challenge academy’s Christian assemblies in court
  A couple have launched a legal challenge against a primary school over its use of Christian assemblies.
  
  
• LP 83 Bulletin N°71 Bis
  Ci-joint le bulletin N°71 bis. Il s'agit du compte-rendu du congrès départemental du 16 mai à Néoules. - Bulletins de la LP 83
  
  

vendredi 26 juillet 2019

• Former Student Provides Inside Look At The Orwellian World Of Liberty University
  Former Student Provides Inside Look At The Orwellian World Of Liberty University boston Fri, 07/26/2019 - 09:59 Authored by Rob Boston Image A former student journalist at Jerry Falwell Jr.’s Liberty University (LU) has provided a rare insider’s look at the militantly right-wing, evangelical (...)
  
  

jeudi 25 juillet 2019

• If The Bladensburg Cross Is Historic, Then Let’s Hear Its History
  If The Bladensburg Cross Is Historic, Then Let’s Hear Its History boston Thu, 07/25/2019 - 10:00 Authored by Rob Boston Image I was in Southern California last weekend speaking to Americans United’s Orange County Chapter. While I was in the area, I took a few days off to visit a friend who lives (...)
  
  
• Domestic abuse campaigners given formal role at IICSA inquiry
  Campaigners against domestic abuse within minority religious communities will be give formal roles in hearings at a child abuse inquiry.
  
  

mercredi 24 juillet 2019

• Study Says Americans Have A Few Things To Learn About Non-Christian Faiths
  Study Says Americans Have A Few Things To Learn About Non-Christian Faiths LHayes Wed, 07/24/2019 - 11:30 Authored by Zachary Freiman Image Boy, do we have a long way to go. That’s the major takeaway from the just-released Pew Research Center survey on “What Americans Know About Religion.” As a (...)