Atheism
The Death Penalty for Apostasy Still Stains Twelve Nations | Column
Column: the death penalty for apostasy survives in twelve states, and Mauritania just refused to drop it at the UN.
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Blasphemy Case Death: He Forgot His Own Name, but the Charge Remained
Column: a blasphemy case death in Pakistan — a 61-year-old with dementia died in jail awaiting trial for words he could not remember.
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Nigeria Religious Violence Killed 79,000 in Six Years. Faith Labels Decide Who Dies
Column: Nigeria religious violence killed 79,323 people in six years, a new ORFA study finds. Victims' faith shaped ransom, captivity and survival.
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Pakistan Blasphemy Laws Kill Before Verdicts: Amir Peter Died Waiting for a Trial
Pakistan blasphemy laws killed Amir Peter without a verdict. The 61-year-old with dementia died in jail awaiting trial on a false charge. Column.
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Blind, Innocent, Imprisoned Ten Months: Pakistan’s Blasphemy Law Worked Exactly as Designed
The Pakistan blasphemy law has just produced what its defenders will call a success story. Nadeem Masih, a blind Christian man who earned his living with a weighing machine in a Lahore park, was acquitted this week by a sessions court — the prosecution could not produce sufficient evidence against him. The judge noted the […]
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Column: Iran’s Supreme Leader Has Been Invisible for Four Months — and Belief Fills the Gap
Column: Iran's supreme leader has not been seen publicly in four months. A theocracy is asking 90 million people to take him on faith.
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Northern Ireland Just Repealed Its Blasphemy Law — the Last One in the UK
Northern Ireland repealed its blasphemy law by a 57-24 vote, ending the last such offence in the UK. A column on why it matters.
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Secularism Is a Roof, Not a Weapon: Reclaiming Laïcité From the People Waving It
As French politics heats up, laïcité gets waved like a flag. A freethought column on the difference between secularism that shelters and slogans that exclude.
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Martyrdom Is a Budget Line: What War Rhetoric Reveals When You Stop Believing It
As missiles fly again, both capitals reach for sacred language. A freethought look at martyrdom rhetoric — and what it hides from the people asked to die.
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Twenty Million Mourners, Zero Questions Allowed: What Compelled Religious Mourning Actually Proves
Somewhere in the twelve-hour procession winding through Tehran today, there is a man weeping for a leader he despised. He is not a hypocrite. He is a survivor, and his tears are the most honest commentary available on what compelled religious mourning is worth. Iran’s state has mobilised what it expects to be 15 to […]