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Mrs A Mubarak Speaks
I really want to thank AAI for their continuous help after my husband’s (Mubarak Bala) disappearance since 28th April, 2020. The AAI has been helping me both financially and emotionally because Mubarak was taken away when our son was 6 weeks old. I was still recovering from my Cesarean Section when he was taken. I thank most especially Mr Bill Flavel for his utmost concern. He chats to me of...
MICHAEL SHERLOCK
The disciplinary committee of the Atheist Alliance International board met today with our Executive Director, Michael Sherlock. The meeting was to review a series of Tweets that took place on Monday this week involving Michael Sherlock, Kaitlyn Gleason et al. The committee reviewed the Tweets and Michael explained his recollection of events. Whilst AAI expects to encounter controversy in the publi...
Iran Executes Father of Two for Drinking
Quran 47:15 says there are rivers of water that do not alter, rivers of milk that never change their taste and rivers of wines that are very delicious to those who drink. There are also rivers of honey from their lord only for those asking for forgiveness. Those who do not desire forgiveness will be given boiling water to drink and it will cut up their stomach and bowels. The above verse is taken ...
Michael Sherlock – The Cult of Scientology in Australia: Religious Freedom v Human Rights
Finally, it will be argued that whether or not Scientology is classified as a cult or a religion, amendments need to be made to S. 116 of the Australian Constitution that expressly place greater emphasis on the protection the human rights of individual Australians over the broad freedoms and gratuities bestowed upon legally recognized ‘religions’. The Cult of Scientology in Australia: Religious Fr...
Michael Sherlock – Freedom of Expression vs Blasphemy: Islam vs Human Rights
Any doctrine or law that governs “offensive speech” will naturally collide with the fundamental human right to express one’s individual ideas, beliefs and opinions, thereby circumventing the progress afforded to society by intellectual diversity. Islam, as a religion, is at present the worst religion when it comes to infringing upon human rights, particularly freedom of expression. This short piec...
Welcome New AAI Board Members
Our affiliates have spoken! We had a huge seven board seats to be decided by our affiliate members in our end of June elections. Congratulations to the successful candidates and a very warm welcome to the Atheist Alliance International board. We have a huge job in front of us, so let’s get started. Results Here are all the seats up for election and the winning candidates. Regional Director: ...
Jason Sylvester – St. Peter’s and Their 30 Pieces of Silver: Vows of Silence in Exchange for Statehood
If the Vatican was granted sovereignty by the State of Italy, why, then, is the status not revocable? Surely, that which can be bestowed can be taken back just as easily. ‘…[T]he Lateran Accords, the historic agreement that Pius Xi had struck with Italy’s dictator, Mussolini, ending decades of hostility between Italy and the Roman Catholic Church. With that agreement, the separation of churc...
Michael Sherlock – The Christian Forgery of ‘The Woman Taken in Adultery’
The Forgery of the Woman Taken in Adultery The Gospel of “John”, within which we find this tale, is based upon a collection of manuscripts written by an anonymous author toward the end of the first century and later dishonestly attributed to John the Apostle. Debates grounded in pure speculation and supposition exist over the true identity of this alleged author, yet most historians and credible ...
Jason Sylvester – Big History of Religion: A Multidisciplinary Perspective on the Rise of Belief
Starting from threshold 6, the evolution of collective learning, along with threshold 7, the agricultural revolution, we will examine how religious thought arose in our ancestors with a series of quotes from leading thinkers in evolutionary psychology and cultural anthropology, and how other disciplines (archaeology, philosophy, neurology) illuminate our understanding of the subject. Big History o...
Michael Sherlock – Blasphemy in the Muslim World: A Research Essay
This essay will examine the differences between Western and Muslim notions of blasphemy, as well as discuss scriptural justifications and hurdles for the enforcement of blasphemy laws in the Muslim world. Qur’anic teachings concerning blasphemy will also be compared to the teachings and examples contained within the sunnah. Thirdly, within the few examples drawn from the sunnah, this essay will br...
Safety First! / الأمان أولا / Utamakan-Keselamatan-Diri / নিরাপত্তা-প্রথম / La Sécurité D’abord / اول ایمنی / Önce Güvenlik / احتیاط سب سے پہلے
Available below in: العربية / Bahasa (Indonesian & Melayu) / বাংলা / Français / فارسی / Türkçe / اردو Recently, AAI’s Atheist Support Network has received a number of requests from people in Islamic countries asking for help to be relocated, as their safety is being threatened by Muslim extremists (family, friend, or stranger) for their open and honest free-thinking opinions. This is an issue...
Secular World – May 2020
In this issue: Editorial President’s Letter How I Changed My Mind: Purity Sponsored Items It’s All About Us Poetry Page From Data To Belief Islamophobia Why Is America So Religious I Doubt Therefore I Am AAI’s Free-thinking Hero Ricky Gervais View / Download