Last month, Vancouver-based ResearchCo released an interesting report titled “Religious Adherence Differs Greatly in Canada and United States”. Well that sounds right up our alley, so let’s dive right in!
Category Archives: Canada
A person who represents themself, has a fool for a client
It’s being widely reported today that Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal has rejected the bid of the Church of Atheism of Central Canada to be recognized as a charity. As someone who’s called Canada’s charity law “antiquated and ill suited for modern purposes” and repeatedly called for modernization, this case … Continue reading
Press Release: Atheists Release Report Highlighting the Discriminatory Practice of Prayer in the BC Legislature
By British Columbia Humanist Association (Vancouver, BC) — Today, BC Humanist Association (BCHA) released a groundbreaking report entitled “House of Prayer: An Analysis of Prayers in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, 2003-2019.” The report details the discriminatory and exclusionary nature of prayer in the BC Legislature, and is part … Continue reading
An Inconvenient Decision
By Robert Hamilton Robert Hamilton is an atheist and Lead Administrator and Moderator of Atheist Republic Ottawa Consulate, member of the Board of Directors of the Humanist Association of Ottawa, and member of the Centre For Inquiry Canada — Ottawa Chapter and amateur Street Epistemologist. Meet John Chapman. John is … Continue reading
And now, a word from our sponsors…
— By Scott Douglas Jacobsen In the work at Canadian Atheist, we have a series of “Links,” “Podcasts,” and “Organizations.” These, as far as I can discern, amount to associates – wonderful ones – of Canadian Atheist, who may not be known by some of the national freethought community. They’re listed … Continue reading
Building Canada’s professional atheist class
Nearly every atheist and Humanist group in Canada is run entirely by volunteers. The national organizations, Humanist Canada and Centre for Inquiry Canada, each have a single staff member (or contractor). As far as I know I’m the only employee of a regional organization. Atheist Republic (based in Vancouver) might … Continue reading