Tag Archives: Atheist Freethinkers

Two Videos

by | October 16, 2015

Yesterday, I was sent two videos, one through a discussion forum email and one over Twitter. The subject line of the email for the video entitled “Will Islamophobia and Racism Influence Canadian Election?” reads “The Worst Video Ever.” My correspondent goes on to say, I didn’t know if sending this video was a good thing.… Read more »

Blasphemy Laws: Canadian Point of View

by | September 15, 2015

Canadian Atheist is pleased to present the first of the NicolSD videos from the Non-Conference 2015. Eric Thomas, President of Humanist Canada; Doug Thomas, President of Secular Connexion Séculaire; Christine Shellska, President of Atheist Alliance International; David Rand, President of Atheist Freethinkers (Libres penseurs athées) take part in what the organizer, Spencer Lucas, calls “The Panel of Blasphemy”:

Non-Con 2015: Panel of Blasphemy

by | August 26, 2015

  David Rand (at podium) from Atheist Freethinkers was one of the participants in the Panel of Blasphemy at the Non-Conference in Kitchener on August 22. He was joined by Doug Thomas from Secular Connexion Séculaire, Eric Thomas from Humanist Canada and Christine Shellska from Atheist Alliance International. Rand has shared the text of his… Read more »

Press Release: “AFT Denounces Draft Bill 59”

by | August 21, 2015

Update September 8 @6:05 PM EDT Sean McGuire, who thinks “Quebec’s Proposed Anti-Hate Speech Bill Is Cause For Concern” has posted on the bill again. This time to announce, “Richard Dawkins Weighs In Against Quebec ‘Anti-Hate’ Bill-59” In a tweet, Dawkins says, Quebec Blasphemy Law. As ignominious as “useful idiots” get. Blind and pathetic grovelling… Read more »

Joint Open Letter to Bangladeshi PM and President

by | August 19, 2015

On Wednesday, August 18, the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) was pleased to announce in a press release that a “Huge alliance protests government response to Bangladesh blogger murders“: Following a string of brutal “machete” murders of Bangladeshi writers, all of whom had blogged about humanism, secularism, and atheist critiques of religion, a groundbreaking… Read more »

RPL Reacts to Quebec’s Neutrality Bill

by | June 16, 2015

On June 10th, the Quebec government tabled Bill 62: “An Act to foster adherence to state religious neutrality and, in particular, to provide a framework for religious accommodation requests in certain bodies” (commonly called the neutrality bill) and Bill 59: “An Act to enact the Act to prevent and combat hate speech and speech inciting violence… Read more »