After their company fired them for refusing to participate in daily Christian prayers, two non-religious employees in the United States filed a lawsuit against the firm, winning a $50,000 settlement.
Congratulations to freethinkers John McGaha and Mackenzie Saunders for their court victory after being fired for not attending company prayers. https://t.co/RuB2bxVvip via @RNS
The first atheist organization in Kenya is fighting for its survival after a Christian bishop and politician filed a case to have its registration suspended.
The Atheists in Kenya Society (AKS) said that fundamental civil liberties and rights for non-religious organizations and individuals in primarily religious Kenya are uncertain as it prepared to file a submission last July 24th in response to a petition filed against the group and the Kenyan registrar of societies by Stephen Ndichu, a bishop and speaker of the Kiambu County Assembly.
A federal judge in West Virginia ruled that the state’s corrections agency cannot force an atheist inmate to participate in a religiously-affiliated substance abuse program to be eligible for parole.
Charleston-based US district court judge Joseph Goodwin decided after Andrew Miller, an atheist and secular humanist imprisoned at the Saint Marys Correctional Center and Jail, filed a lawsuit against the West Virginian state government last April for allegedly forcing Christianity on incarcerated people and failing to accommodate his requests to honor his lack of belief in God.
A city in Texas was sued by its local group of atheists for alleged discrimination after refusing to approve their application to put up their banners advertising an event, sparking new debates on how atheists are treated in an America that is becoming more non-religious.
In response to the derogatory attacks former US President Donald Trump made against atheists and other non-religious people at a recent event, the Secular Coalition for America, a group of non-religious organizations in the United States that also promote the separation of church and state, issued a statement condemning his remarks.
Several religious groups in the United States are celebrating after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Christian who sued his former employer for alleged religious discrimination after forcing him to work on Sundays, which was against his religious beliefs.
The Kurdistan region of Iraq was shocked upon learning about the murder of a Kurdish artist in a town in one of its provinces over allegations that he criticized Islam and was an atheist.
Wirya’s killing went viral on social media, where they accused the Islamic parties and Salafists in the Kurdistan Region for inciting the killer to commit the crime. https://t.co/3Ap7sxzXie
While belief in God and religiosity is experiencing a steady decline in the United States, many religiously unaffiliated Americans, including atheists, are still shackled by the social stigma that leaves them vulnerable to isolation and poor mental health outcomes.
A new survey discovered that only half of all Americans are sure of the existence of God, revealing the dynamic and changing religious landscape in the United States.
A Canadian imam delivered a speech describing disbelievers as “living like animals” and claimed Allah commands Muslims to hate them.
The imam, Younus Kathrada, made these remarks during a sermon he delivered at the Muslim Youth Victoria Islamic Center on May 26, 2023. The video of him saying these comments was transcribed and shared by the Middle East Media Research Institute or MEMRI.
