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Tony Keene As you go through the enrollment process, your employer demands to know your religion, which is then stamped on a metal badge. You are told you must wear this badge around your neck when you are on the job. Your supervisor can go to your file at any time and find out what religion…
People who live in secular societies are safer, healthier, and happier than those living in religious states. Secular nations fare better on virtually every socio-economic measure: maternal health, morbidity, mortality, addiction, mental illness, and more. Secular societies are more peaceful and have lower crime rates. In short, secular societies are better societies. Leslie Rosenblood, Secular Chair, CFIC
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Sandra Dunham The wearing of the hijab and other religious head coverings has received significant attention internationally since the arrest of Mahsa Amini and her subsequent death in custody. (See Mahsa Amini’s Legacy: Update on Iran for more information.) There are strong emotions associated with religious symbols in general and head coverings in particular. In…
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