Daily Archives: September 3, 2019

Press Release: Humanist activist and family threatened by Pakistan: Canadian government asked to intervene

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*From middle July but still relevant.* TORONTO – July 18, 2019 – PRLog — Humanist Canada continues to join a growing chorus of denunciation of the Government of Pakistan in its treatment of human rights campaignerGulalai Ismail, including Humanists International and other human rights groups. Denunciation followed by calls to drop the sedition charge against Ismail. Once more, we call on the Government… Read more »

Press Release: Humanist Canada calls for the release of Pakistani Activist

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*From early July but still relevant.* TORONTO – July 1, 2019 – PRLog — Humanist Canada calls on the Government of Canada to request the Government of Pakistan to release human right campaigner, Gulalai Ismail. She has been charged with sedition following her campaign to have the rape and murder of a 10-year-old Pakistani girl investigated by Pakistani authorities. As… Read more »

Where Do Beliefs Come From?

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By James Haught James Haught is editor of West Virginia’s largest newspaper, The Charleston Gazette, and a senior editor of Free Inquiry. He is 87-years-old and would like to help secular causes more. This series is a way of giving back, as he opens in No Qualms (Ed., published on 2018, July 18, i.e., when he was 86), “I’m quite aware… Read more »

The Taiping Rebellion

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By James Haught James Haught is editor of West Virginia’s largest newspaper, The Charleston Gazette, and a senior editor of Free Inquiry. He is 87-years-old and would like to help secular causes more. This series is a way of giving back, as he opens in No Qualms (Ed., published on 2018, July 18, i.e., when he was 86), “I’m quite aware… Read more »

Isabelle of Secular AA (Montreal/Chomedey-Laval, Quebec, Canada)

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By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Isabelle D. the main contact for Secular AA for the Montreal and/or Chomedey-Laval, Quebec, Canada groups). Here we talk about her background and work. Scott Douglas Jacobsen: Family background, e.g., geography, culture, language, religion or lack thereof: Isabella D.: I was born and raised in Montreal, QC, except for a short period when… Read more »