Tag: religion

Statistics Canada: Hate Crimes Motivated by Religion, 2018, 2019, 2020

We note that, according to these police-reported data, there was a decline in hate crimes motivated by religion in Canada between 2018 and 2020, especially in Quebec and Alberta. With regard to Quebec, recall that Bill 21 was adopted on

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Blog 137: Religion and Oppression of Women

Pierre Marchand 2022-02-15 The domination of men over women probably began at the time of the caveman. Religions too probably appeared during that era. Over the course of centuries they invented myths to explain this state of affairs. Much later,

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Blog 134: Short Dialogue: We Are Born Atheists

Pierre Marchand 2022-01-19 Atheist: Did you know that all children are atheists at birth? Believer: Hum. No, I’ve never thought about it. But no, certainly not mine. A: Oh really? So they were born already baptised and knew their prayers?

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Blog 132: Conversation with a Believer

Pierre Marchand 2021-12-23 Atheism is indefensible. Belief is essential. That remains to be seen. At least, atheists do not doom those who think differently from them to an eternity of torture. But have you ever seriously asked yourself the question,

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Blog 131: The Differences Between Atheism and Religion

Pierre Marchand 2021-12-19 No indoctrination Atheists do not indoctrinate their children from early childhood like most religions do. They do not have a course on Ethics and Atheistic Culture in school. Instead, they teach them to think for themselves. They

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In the News: Poland:
Launch of Campaign Against Religious Homophobia

Poland: Stop Religiously Motivated Hate, Press Release, Kazimierz Łyszczyński Foundation, 2021-06-17. The Kazimierz Łyszczyński Foundation, together with partner organizations, has launched a billboard campaign “Stop religiously motivated hate.” The campaign will take place in 22 Polish cities and will have

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2021-06-17, Poland: Stop Religiously Motivated Hate

Press Release Warsaw, 2021-06-17 Campaign “STOP RELIGIOUSLY MOTIVATED HATE” #niemusisznienawidzić #youdontneedtohate The Kazimierz Łyszczyński Foundation, together with partner organizations, has launched a billboard campaign “Stop religiously motivated hate.” The campaign will take place in 22 Polish cities and will have

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In the News:
Indonesia bans forced religious attire in schools

Indonesia bans forced religious attire in schools, BBC, 2021-02-05. Indonesia has banned public schools from making religious attire compulsory, after the story of a Christian student being pressured to wear a headscarf in class went viral. The 16-year-old girl was

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10th Annual International Day of Protest Against Hereditary Religion

End Hereditary Religion Facebook Page: “End Hereditary Religion” The following text is the transcript of the above video: The Problem with Hereditary Religion I think that parents have a right to educate their children about their religion (that is, the

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