UN Committee on Rights of the Child calls out religious bias in UK schools

While the UK may seem more secular than the US, the public education system is a good example of how this assumption is wrong.

Asking forgiveness from...God?

Crimes or harm to others can take on many different forms, but some can be particularly heinous. Far be it for me to constrain your imagination in detailing any such horrible harms. Instead, let us more closely consider the ramifications of causing harm to others. Forgiveness is often defined as

Remember Tara Reade? Biden sexual abuse accuser defects to Russia

Back in 2020, news was rife with a sexual misconduct allegation involving Joe Biden and a former employee named Tara Reade. Even then, the timing of the allegation was seen to be politically motivated given that Joe Biden was running for President later that year, and he appeared to have

Mississippi removes 'In God We Trust' from license plates

The phrase "In God We Trust" was first included on US coins in the 1860s in order to “relieve [the U.S.] from the ignominy of heathenism,” according to Treasury Department records. As such, it is a phrase that rankles with many nonreligious people, and is often a

Supreme Court: 'a 7-2 conservative majority that would last a quarter century'

There is no doubting that Donald Trump was one of the most successful presidents in US history—which is saying something for a man who won only one term and lost the public vote twice. By a lot. The presidential vote is arguably a vote for Supreme Court nominations. When