A dangerous coalition

Source: Dawn THE obscenely opulent reception arranged in Donald Trump’s honour, with Arab autocrats lining up to pay homage to the American president, forgetting his inflammatory anti-Muslim rhetoric and his likening of the Saudi royal family to ‘slaveholders’ in the past, did not come as a surprise. Nor did the […]

The secular myth

Source: Dawn IN a recent address, Chaudhry Nisar hit out at political opponents by classifying them as ‘secular’ and equating the term with ‘non-believing’. Clearly, the interior minister needs tuition in history and political philosophy. There is no simple thing, place or peoples called the ‘secular’, the ‘religious’, the ‘West’, ‘good’ […]

USA: U.S. House Introduces Resolution (Again) Calling for Global Repeal of Blasphemy Laws

While the current Republican leadership in Congress is working to make rich people richer while taking away health care access and vital programs for the poor, Democrats can still try and pass resolutions that carry symbolic weight. Rep. Jamie Raskin has just introduced H.Res. 349 which calls for the “global repeal of blasphemy, heresy, and […]

USA: Warning: President Pence Would Be Worse Than President Trump

President Trump may be a buffoon, but a President Pence would bring ruin upon the nation and turn the U.S. into a Christian theocracy. http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2017/05/warning-president-pence-worse-president-trump/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=BRSS&utm_campaign=Nonreligious&utm_content=367 As Trump’s troubles continue to grow, conservatives and liberals alike are wrestling with the very real possibility that Trump will be forced out of office […]

Children among the dead as death toll rises to 22 after Ariana Grande Manchester bombing

A suicide bomber deliberately chose the place where he could cause ‘maximum carnage’ when he detonated a bomb at a pop concert in Manchester, the Prime Minister has said. Theresa May said ‘many’ children and young people were among the 22 dead and 59 injured in the attack. Read more….http://metro.co.uk/2017/05/23/terror-attack-in-manchester-leaves-22-people-dead-6654609/