Freethinking students organize against religious coercion in U.S. public schools
[ 3 minutes to read] A growing number of nonreligious students in the United States are organizing to defend their right…
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Russia arrests prominent palliative-care advocate over anti-war stance
[ 4 minutes to read] Russia has prosecuted one of the country’s best-known advocates for terminally ill children because she publicly…
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U.S. accused of a year of extrajudicial killings at sea
[ 4 minutes to read] For one year, the United States has been killing people aboard small boats in the Caribbean…
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U.S. appeals court blocks DOJ attempt to obtain transgender patients’ medical records
[ 4 minutes to read] Medical records contain some of the most private information a person can possess. Diagnoses, treatments, medications…
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They won’t admit Jesus didn’t exist. It is the opium of the people
[ 2 minutes to read] The establishment will not admit the truth. The media will not say it. Rich interest groups…
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Netanyahu will probably never end up in The Hague
[ 4 minutes to read] Freethinkers International readers may have been spot on. When we recently asked whether Israeli Prime Minister…
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The end of separation of church and state?
[ 7 minutes to read] For more than two centuries, one principle has occupied a special place in American political culture:…
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Catholic abuse survivors get a point system for their trauma
[ 4 minutes to read] Imagine being sexually abused as a child by someone representing one of the world’s most powerful…
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Nearly 3,000 people publicly flogged under Taliban rule
[ 5 minutes to read] Public flogging sounds like something from another century. In Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, however, it is happening in…
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There is no “me”, only a network of neurons
[ 9 minutes to read] We wake up every morning with an extraordinarily convincing impression. There is someone inside our heads….
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Should priests be allowed to keep child abuse secret?
[ 8 minutes to read] Imagine a man enters a church, sits across from a priest and admits that he has…
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More than 100 British and French diplomats say Palestine is being erased. Will their governments act?
[ 8 minutes to read] There is something unusual about diplomats abandoning diplomatic language. More than 100 former senior British and…
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Born Guilty: The History of Witchcraft Accusations Against Children in Northern Nigeria
[ 5 minutes to read] In March 2024, a young boy in Alkaleri Local Government Area, Bauchi State, reportedly lost his…
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Gross neglect of drug addicts in the US: Only celebrities are visible
[ 11 minutes to read] Hayden Panettiere was famous, successful and recognizable to millions. She was also remarkably open about addiction….
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Iran’s execution machine is accelerating
[ 8 minutes to read] Iran does not merely execute people convicted of murder or other violent crimes. It executes political…
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Israel finally admits its troops killed Hind Rajab. Any accountability?
[ 7 minutes to read] For more than two years, the killing of five-year-old Hind Rajab stood as one of the…
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The world is normalizing the Taliban. Half of surveyed Afghan women barely leave home
[ 9 minutes to read] Five years ago, the Taliban marched back into Kabul. Governments condemned them. Western politicians promised that…
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Don’t want to die from a drug overdose? Pay for it in Latin American jails
[ 11 minutes to read] Latin America suffers from some of the world’s most serious problems with homicide, organized crime, extortion…
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Nigeria’s Muslims and Christians agree on something: Stop dividing us
[ 8 minutes to read] Nigeria is often described through its divisions. Muslim north and Christian south, Hausa and Fulani, farmer…
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One People, Two Names: The History Behind the Hausa-Fulani Identity And Who Benefits From Breaking It
[ 6 minutes to read] In March 2025, sixteen Hausa hunters travelling to Kano were lynched by a mob. They had…
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The woman who stripped in protest: What Iran did to Ahoo Daryaei
[ 7 minutes to read] In November 2024, a woman walked through the grounds of Tehran’s Islamic Azad University wearing only…
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Would brutal human rights abuses in Iran stop with regime change?
[ 13 minutes to read] There are many ways to discuss Iran. We can talk about nuclear weapons, uranium enrichment, Israel,…
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God loves you and has a list of conditions
[ 8 minutes to read] God loves you. This is probably one of the most comforting sentences Christianity has ever produced….
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What Heaven really looks like according to the Bible
[ 47 minutes to read] Few subjects have fascinated humanity more than heaven. Every civilization has imagined a paradise awaiting the…
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Elon Musk: The tech elite’s biggest mistake
[ 6 minutes to read] What exactly connects Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, and Larry Page? On the surface, the answer appears…
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The media like the establishment: Another Watergate impossible?
[ 6 minutes to read] When the Watergate scandal forced President Richard Nixon to resign in 1974, it became the defining…
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Israelis and Palestinians: Can tribalism get worse?
[ 4 minutes to read] The conflict between Israelis and Palestinians is one of the clearest demonstrations of how tribalism can…
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Cruel bank robbery vs. financial crimes
[ 4 minutes to read] When masked robbers storm into a bank with weapons, the event dominates headlines for days. Television…
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The curse of privilege: Why I don’t believe in free will
[ 19 minutes to read] Every successful person enjoys hearing that they deserve everything they have achieved. Society constantly celebrates hard…
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A circus came to the US. After years, the show was over
[ 2 minutes to read] Once upon a time, there was a country called the United States. Long ago, its politics…
