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📣 Book Release Announcement 📣
As our one living planet teeters upon its very axis, heavy munitions pound the Earth stomping out lives like falling forest trees. Up among the branches 🫀love🫀conquers all when we pursue its infinite variations actively and with intention. In this spirit my old pal the photographer Fabrizio Dal Vera and I share our studio shoot of How To Survive Secular Mysticism - a spiritual manifesto, by moi and now available on https://www.plural-studio.net/how-to-survive-secular-mysticism
there is nothing in this book
that you do not already know
though you may have
forgotten
therefore soften your perspective as you engage
these realities
softness allows the future to be remembered into
the present
like brush lines in an act of creativityHow To Survive Secular Mysticism is a fierce meditation on the cultural hijacking of mystical language and imagery. Alex Head’s swirling aesthetic sensibility and kaleidoscopic commentaries pull us through the subtle yet profound distinctions between lived spirituality and its secular simulacrum, demanding conscious intention and devotional presence amid ever-intensifying chaos.
- Ferdiansyah Thajib, author of Enduring Otherwise
Dense and earnest, this is someone thinking seriously about finding transcendence through art, community, and presence rather than doctrine. ‘Secular mysticism’ numbs you, disorients you, and opens you to external control. Genuinely strange and original writing, somewhere between cultural criticism, spiritual autobiography, and conspiracy theory, held together by artistic intelligence.
- Erin Honeycutt, pamphleteer
Secular Mysticism includes but is not limited to:
• Uninitiated or uneducated audiences exposed to
religious ideas and icons such as the ‘all seeing eye’
• Drugs and alcohol consumed without intention
• Social-media generated content consumed without
consent
• Trigger responses to environmental stimuli that confuse
thoughts and feelings, opening a way in for fear and anger
• Hypnotic sexual imagery such as the ‘Super-Hero’
Launch event in Berlin coming soon.
Colophon:
How to Survive Secular Mysticism
Alex Head
Plural Studio
2026, Berlin
First edition
All rights reserved
Fonts: Suisse Neue, Suisse International, Suisse
Works, Work Sans, Fergus McDonald
Layout: Lizard in the Spring
Editing: Anna Kostreva
Cover image, after a collaboration with artist
Gabriel Birch, circa 1994
ISBN: 978-3-9828617-0-8#drugs #religion #hypnosis #sacred #taoism #buddhism #hinduism #christianity #judaism #secularism #secularmysticism #faith #belief #intoxication #dreamtimehealing #aboriginal #holographickinetics #startrek #thoughts #feelings #sex #vision #visions #initiates #esoteric #secret #love #culture #human #intelligence #art #magic #Berlin
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📣 Book Release Announcement 📣
As our one living planet teeters upon its very axis, heavy munitions pound the Earth stomping out lives like falling forest trees. Up among the branches 🫀love🫀conquers all when we pursue its infinite variations actively and with intention. In this spirit my old pal the photographer Fabrizio Dal Vera and I share our studio shoot of How To Survive Secular Mysticism - a spiritual manifesto, by moi and now available on https://www.plural-studio.net/how-to-survive-secular-mysticism
there is nothing in this book
that you do not already know
though you may have
forgotten
therefore soften your perspective as you engage
these realities
softness allows the future to be remembered into
the present
like brush lines in an act of creativityHow To Survive Secular Mysticism is a fierce meditation on the cultural hijacking of mystical language and imagery. Alex Head’s swirling aesthetic sensibility and kaleidoscopic commentaries pull us through the subtle yet profound distinctions between lived spirituality and its secular simulacrum, demanding conscious intention and devotional presence amid ever-intensifying chaos.
- Ferdiansyah Thajib, author of Enduring Otherwise
Dense and earnest, this is someone thinking seriously about finding transcendence through art, community, and presence rather than doctrine. ‘Secular mysticism’ numbs you, disorients you, and opens you to external control. Genuinely strange and original writing, somewhere between cultural criticism, spiritual autobiography, and conspiracy theory, held together by artistic intelligence.
- Erin Honeycutt, pamphleteer
Secular Mysticism includes but is not limited to:
• Uninitiated or uneducated audiences exposed to
religious ideas and icons such as the ‘all seeing eye’
• Drugs and alcohol consumed without intention
• Social-media generated content consumed without
consent
• Trigger responses to environmental stimuli that confuse
thoughts and feelings, opening a way in for fear and anger
• Hypnotic sexual imagery such as the ‘Super-Hero’
Launch event in Berlin coming soon.
Colophon:
How to Survive Secular Mysticism
Alex Head
Plural Studio
2026, Berlin
First edition
All rights reserved
Fonts: Suisse Neue, Suisse International, Suisse
Works, Work Sans, Fergus McDonald
Layout: Lizard in the Spring
Editing: Anna Kostreva
Cover image, after a collaboration with artist
Gabriel Birch, circa 1994
ISBN: 978-3-9828617-0-8#drugs #religion #hypnosis #sacred #taoism #buddhism #hinduism #christianity #judaism #secularism #secularmysticism #faith #belief #intoxication #dreamtimehealing #aboriginal #holographickinetics #startrek #thoughts #feelings #sex #vision #visions #initiates #esoteric #secret #love #culture #human #intelligence #art #magic #Berlin
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📣 Book Release Announcement 📣
As our one living planet teeters upon its very axis, heavy munitions pound the Earth stomping out lives like falling forest trees. Up among the branches 🫀love🫀conquers all when we pursue its infinite variations actively and with intention. In this spirit my old pal the photographer Fabrizio Dal Vera and I share our studio shoot of How To Survive Secular Mysticism - a spiritual manifesto, by moi and now available on https://www.plural-studio.net/how-to-survive-secular-mysticism
there is nothing in this book
that you do not already know
though you may have
forgotten
therefore soften your perspective as you engage
these realities
softness allows the future to be remembered into
the present
like brush lines in an act of creativityHow To Survive Secular Mysticism is a fierce meditation on the cultural hijacking of mystical language and imagery. Alex Head’s swirling aesthetic sensibility and kaleidoscopic commentaries pull us through the subtle yet profound distinctions between lived spirituality and its secular simulacrum, demanding conscious intention and devotional presence amid ever-intensifying chaos.
- Ferdiansyah Thajib, author of Enduring Otherwise
Dense and earnest, this is someone thinking seriously about finding transcendence through art, community, and presence rather than doctrine. ‘Secular mysticism’ numbs you, disorients you, and opens you to external control. Genuinely strange and original writing, somewhere between cultural criticism, spiritual autobiography, and conspiracy theory, held together by artistic intelligence.
- Erin Honeycutt, pamphleteer
Secular Mysticism includes but is not limited to:
• Uninitiated or uneducated audiences exposed to
religious ideas and icons such as the ‘all seeing eye’
• Drugs and alcohol consumed without intention
• Social-media generated content consumed without
consent
• Trigger responses to environmental stimuli that confuse
thoughts and feelings, opening a way in for fear and anger
• Hypnotic sexual imagery such as the ‘Super-Hero’
Launch event in Berlin coming soon.
Colophon:
How to Survive Secular Mysticism
Alex Head
Plural Studio
2026, Berlin
First edition
All rights reserved
Fonts: Suisse Neue, Suisse International, Suisse
Works, Work Sans, Fergus McDonald
Layout: Lizard in the Spring
Editing: Anna Kostreva
Cover image, after a collaboration with artist
Gabriel Birch, circa 1994
ISBN: 978-3-9828617-0-8#drugs #religion #hypnosis #sacred #taoism #buddhism #hinduism #christianity #judaism #secularism #secularmysticism #faith #belief #intoxication #dreamtimehealing #aboriginal #holographickinetics #startrek #thoughts #feelings #sex #vision #visions #initiates #esoteric #secret #love #culture #human #intelligence #art #magic #Berlin
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📣 Book Release Announcement 📣
As our one living planet teeters upon its very axis, heavy munitions pound the Earth stomping out lives like falling forest trees. Up among the branches 🫀love🫀conquers all when we pursue its infinite variations actively and with intention. In this spirit my old pal the photographer Fabrizio Dal Vera and I share our studio shoot of How To Survive Secular Mysticism - a spiritual manifesto, by moi and now available on https://www.plural-studio.net/how-to-survive-secular-mysticism
there is nothing in this book
that you do not already know
though you may have
forgotten
therefore soften your perspective as you engage
these realities
softness allows the future to be remembered into
the present
like brush lines in an act of creativityHow To Survive Secular Mysticism is a fierce meditation on the cultural hijacking of mystical language and imagery. Alex Head’s swirling aesthetic sensibility and kaleidoscopic commentaries pull us through the subtle yet profound distinctions between lived spirituality and its secular simulacrum, demanding conscious intention and devotional presence amid ever-intensifying chaos.
- Ferdiansyah Thajib, author of Enduring Otherwise
Dense and earnest, this is someone thinking seriously about finding transcendence through art, community, and presence rather than doctrine. ‘Secular mysticism’ numbs you, disorients you, and opens you to external control. Genuinely strange and original writing, somewhere between cultural criticism, spiritual autobiography, and conspiracy theory, held together by artistic intelligence.
- Erin Honeycutt, pamphleteer
Secular Mysticism includes but is not limited to:
• Uninitiated or uneducated audiences exposed to
religious ideas and icons such as the ‘all seeing eye’
• Drugs and alcohol consumed without intention
• Social-media generated content consumed without
consent
• Trigger responses to environmental stimuli that confuse
thoughts and feelings, opening a way in for fear and anger
• Hypnotic sexual imagery such as the ‘Super-Hero’
Launch event in Berlin coming soon.
Colophon:
How to Survive Secular Mysticism
Alex Head
Plural Studio
2026, Berlin
First edition
All rights reserved
Fonts: Suisse Neue, Suisse International, Suisse
Works, Work Sans, Fergus McDonald
Layout: Lizard in the Spring
Editing: Anna Kostreva
Cover image, after a collaboration with artist
Gabriel Birch, circa 1994
ISBN: 978-3-9828617-0-8#drugs #religion #hypnosis #sacred #taoism #buddhism #hinduism #christianity #judaism #secularism #secularmysticism #faith #belief #intoxication #dreamtimehealing #aboriginal #holographickinetics #startrek #thoughts #feelings #sex #vision #visions #initiates #esoteric #secret #love #culture #human #intelligence #art #magic #Berlin
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📣 Book Release Announcement 📣
As our one living planet teeters upon its very axis, heavy munitions pound the Earth stomping out lives like falling forest trees. Up among the branches 🫀love🫀conquers all when we pursue its infinite variations actively and with intention. In this spirit my old pal the photographer Fabrizio Dal Vera and I share our studio shoot of How To Survive Secular Mysticism - a spiritual manifesto, by moi and now available on https://www.plural-studio.net/how-to-survive-secular-mysticism
there is nothing in this book
that you do not already know
though you may have
forgotten
therefore soften your perspective as you engage
these realities
softness allows the future to be remembered into
the present
like brush lines in an act of creativityHow To Survive Secular Mysticism is a fierce meditation on the cultural hijacking of mystical language and imagery. Alex Head’s swirling aesthetic sensibility and kaleidoscopic commentaries pull us through the subtle yet profound distinctions between lived spirituality and its secular simulacrum, demanding conscious intention and devotional presence amid ever-intensifying chaos.
- Ferdiansyah Thajib, author of Enduring Otherwise
Dense and earnest, this is someone thinking seriously about finding transcendence through art, community, and presence rather than doctrine. ‘Secular mysticism’ numbs you, disorients you, and opens you to external control. Genuinely strange and original writing, somewhere between cultural criticism, spiritual autobiography, and conspiracy theory, held together by artistic intelligence.
- Erin Honeycutt, pamphleteer
Secular Mysticism includes but is not limited to:
• Uninitiated or uneducated audiences exposed to
religious ideas and icons such as the ‘all seeing eye’
• Drugs and alcohol consumed without intention
• Social-media generated content consumed without
consent
• Trigger responses to environmental stimuli that confuse
thoughts and feelings, opening a way in for fear and anger
• Hypnotic sexual imagery such as the ‘Super-Hero’
Launch event in Berlin coming soon.
Colophon:
How to Survive Secular Mysticism
Alex Head
Plural Studio
2026, Berlin
First edition
All rights reserved
Fonts: Suisse Neue, Suisse International, Suisse
Works, Work Sans, Fergus McDonald
Layout: Lizard in the Spring
Editing: Anna Kostreva
Cover image, after a collaboration with artist
Gabriel Birch, circa 1994
ISBN: 978-3-9828617-0-8#drugs #religion #hypnosis #sacred #taoism #buddhism #hinduism #christianity #judaism #secularism #secularmysticism #faith #belief #intoxication #dreamtimehealing #aboriginal #holographickinetics #startrek #thoughts #feelings #sex #vision #visions #initiates #esoteric #secret #love #culture #human #intelligence #art #magic #Berlin
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[Repost] Religious coercion in Malaysia reframes spiritual faith as an inescapable legal contract with no exit.
https://kalvin.obulou.org/the-covenant-trap-how-malaysia-uses-religion-to-lock-people-in
#humanrights #Malaysia #religion #Islam #freedom #religiousfreedom #justice #accountability #democracy #politics #law #faith #awareness #truth #sovereignty #dignity #conscience #reform #oppression #secularism #Quran #rights #society #history #colonialism
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[Repost] Religious coercion in Malaysia reframes spiritual faith as an inescapable legal contract with no exit.
https://kalvin.obulou.org/the-covenant-trap-how-malaysia-uses-religion-to-lock-people-in
#humanrights #Malaysia #religion #Islam #freedom #religiousfreedom #justice #accountability #democracy #politics #law #faith #awareness #truth #sovereignty #dignity #conscience #reform #oppression #secularism #Quran #rights #society #history #colonialism
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[Repost] Religious coercion in Malaysia reframes spiritual faith as an inescapable legal contract with no exit.
https://kalvin.obulou.org/the-covenant-trap-how-malaysia-uses-religion-to-lock-people-in
#humanrights #Malaysia #religion #Islam #freedom #religiousfreedom #justice #accountability #democracy #politics #law #faith #awareness #truth #sovereignty #dignity #conscience #reform #oppression #secularism #Quran #rights #society #history #colonialism
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[Repost] Religious coercion in Malaysia reframes spiritual faith as an inescapable legal contract with no exit.
https://kalvin.obulou.org/the-covenant-trap-how-malaysia-uses-religion-to-lock-people-in
#humanrights #Malaysia #religion #Islam #freedom #religiousfreedom #justice #accountability #democracy #politics #law #faith #awareness #truth #sovereignty #dignity #conscience #reform #oppression #secularism #Quran #rights #society #history #colonialism
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[Repost] Religious coercion in Malaysia reframes spiritual faith as an inescapable legal contract with no exit.
https://kalvin.obulou.org/the-covenant-trap-how-malaysia-uses-religion-to-lock-people-in
#humanrights #Malaysia #religion #Islam #freedom #religiousfreedom #justice #accountability #democracy #politics #law #faith #awareness #truth #sovereignty #dignity #conscience #reform #oppression #secularism #Quran #rights #society #history #colonialism
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Freethought Radio – May 21, 2026
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://ffrf.org/news/freethought-radio/freethought-today-may-21-2026/
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NEW ATHEISM'S ECHO FADES AS MOVEMENT SHATTERS
The New Atheism movement has fractured and lost influence. Find out why its prominent voices are fading and what happens next.
#NewAtheism, #Atheism, #Secularism, #Religion, #Movement
https://newsletter.tf/new-atheism-movement-loses-followers-in-2025/
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We have entire industries devoted to not thinking about death. Epicurus had a two-sentence rebuttal that still hasn't been answered.
#Philosophy #DeathAndDying #Secularism #Epicureanism #Humanism
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A masterclass in responding to critique:
This video explores whether spirituality can exist without God, the supernatural, or religion, it explains why figures like Sam Harris, Carl Sagan, and Alain de Botton still use the language of spirituality — and why reclaiming those concepts from religion may actually strengthen secularism rather than weaken it
https://youtu.be/LHBmH38ZGZ4?si=3x0TSwNJHILVY74n
#spirituality #BrittHartley #atheism #secularism #spiritual #atheist #secular
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A masterclass in responding to critique:
This video explores whether spirituality can exist without God, the supernatural, or religion, it explains why figures like Sam Harris, Carl Sagan, and Alain de Botton still use the language of spirituality — and why reclaiming those concepts from religion may actually strengthen secularism rather than weaken it
https://youtu.be/LHBmH38ZGZ4?si=3x0TSwNJHILVY74n
#spirituality #BrittHartley #atheism #secularism #spiritual #atheist #secular
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A masterclass in responding to critique:
This video explores whether spirituality can exist without God, the supernatural, or religion, it explains why figures like Sam Harris, Carl Sagan, and Alain de Botton still use the language of spirituality — and why reclaiming those concepts from religion may actually strengthen secularism rather than weaken it
https://youtu.be/LHBmH38ZGZ4?si=3x0TSwNJHILVY74n
#spirituality #BrittHartley #atheism #secularism #spiritual #atheist #secular
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A masterclass in responding to critique:
This video explores whether spirituality can exist without God, the supernatural, or religion, it explains why figures like Sam Harris, Carl Sagan, and Alain de Botton still use the language of spirituality — and why reclaiming those concepts from religion may actually strengthen secularism rather than weaken it
https://youtu.be/LHBmH38ZGZ4?si=3x0TSwNJHILVY74n
#spirituality #BrittHartley #atheism #secularism #spiritual #atheist #secular
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A masterclass in responding to critique:
This video explores whether spirituality can exist without God, the supernatural, or religion, it explains why figures like Sam Harris, Carl Sagan, and Alain de Botton still use the language of spirituality — and why reclaiming those concepts from religion may actually strengthen secularism rather than weaken it
https://youtu.be/LHBmH38ZGZ4?si=3x0TSwNJHILVY74n
#spirituality #BrittHartley #atheism #secularism #spiritual #atheist #secular
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Kerala’s New Cabinet: Political Friction Over Secular Alliances
Kerala's new Chief Minister V. D. Satheesan defends the Muslim League's role in his government, facing accusations of sectarian influence after the UDF election win.
#KeralaPolitics, #VDSatheesan, #IUML, #Secularism, #KeralaGovernment
https://newsletter.tf/kerala-cm-defends-muslim-league-alliance/
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The UDF won 102 out of 140 seats in Kerala, but the new Chief Minister is facing criticism over alliances.
#KeralaPolitics, #VDSatheesan, #IUML, #Secularism, #KeralaGovernment
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Every generation thinks morality is collapsing. Socrates said it. 2 Timothy said it. Your parents said it. The data consistently disagrees with all of them.
https://onlys.ky/more-moral-not-less/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fresh
#Secularism #Morality #Humanism #SocialScience #CriticalThinking
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Every generation thinks morality is collapsing. Socrates said it. 2 Timothy said it. Your parents said it. The data consistently disagrees with all of them.
https://onlys.ky/more-moral-not-less/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fresh
#Secularism #Morality #Humanism #SocialScience #CriticalThinking
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Every generation thinks morality is collapsing. Socrates said it. 2 Timothy said it. Your parents said it. The data consistently disagrees with all of them.
https://onlys.ky/more-moral-not-less/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fresh
#Secularism #Morality #Humanism #SocialScience #CriticalThinking
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Every generation thinks morality is collapsing. Socrates said it. 2 Timothy said it. Your parents said it. The data consistently disagrees with all of them.
https://onlys.ky/more-moral-not-less/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fresh
#Secularism #Morality #Humanism #SocialScience #CriticalThinking
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Every generation thinks morality is collapsing. Socrates said it. 2 Timothy said it. Your parents said it. The data consistently disagrees with all of them.
https://onlys.ky/more-moral-not-less/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fresh
#Secularism #Morality #Humanism #SocialScience #CriticalThinking
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34% of Gen Z: no religion. 18% explicitly atheist or agnostic. The least religious generation in American history isn't trending back.
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Secular voters: 21% of the electorate, 72% voted Biden, pattern unbroken since 1980. This is a structural bloc, not a vibe.
#SecularVoters #ElectoralPolitics #USPolitics #Secularism #VotingData
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Secular voters: 21% of the electorate, 72% voted Biden, pattern unbroken since 1980. This is a structural bloc, not a vibe.
#SecularVoters #ElectoralPolitics #USPolitics #Secularism #VotingData
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Secular voters: 21% of the electorate, 72% voted Biden, pattern unbroken since 1980. This is a structural bloc, not a vibe.
#SecularVoters #ElectoralPolitics #USPolitics #Secularism #VotingData
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The Uncomfortable Dance: Atheists and the Demand for Religious Deference
Atheists are questioning why they should show respect for religious beliefs they don't share, sparking debate on mutual respect and societal norms.
#Atheism, #ReligiousFreedom, #Secularism, #MutualRespect, #Ethics
https://newsletter.tf/atheists-question-religious-deference-demands/
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Atheists are pushing back against expectations to participate in religious rituals or show deference to faiths they do not hold. This debate highlights the tension between secular values and traditional religious practices.
#Atheism, #ReligiousFreedom, #Secularism, #MutualRespect, #Ethics
https://newsletter.tf/atheists-question-religious-deference-demands/ -
THE "NEW ATHEIST THREAT": A FRAGMENTED CRITIQUE
CJ Werleman's book 'The New Atheist Threat' critiques 'New Atheists' for broad generalizations about religion and secularism.
#NewAtheism, #Secularism, #CJWerleman, #BookCritique, #Atheism
https://newsletter.tf/new-atheist-threat-book-critiques-secular-extremism/
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CJ Werleman's new book, 'The New Atheist Threat', argues that some 'New Atheists' make hasty generalizations about religious people.
#NewAtheism, #Secularism, #CJWerleman, #BookCritique, #Atheism
https://newsletter.tf/new-atheist-threat-book-critiques-secular-extremism/ -
Trump told the truth about himself: he hates his opponents and doesn't want the best for them. That honesty forces everyone else to check their own answer.
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Trump told the truth about himself: he hates his opponents and doesn't want the best for them. That honesty forces everyone else to check their own answer.
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Trump told the truth about himself: he hates his opponents and doesn't want the best for them. That honesty forces everyone else to check their own answer.
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Trump told the truth about himself: he hates his opponents and doesn't want the best for them. That honesty forces everyone else to check their own answer.
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Trump told the truth about himself: he hates his opponents and doesn't want the best for them. That honesty forces everyone else to check their own answer.
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I oppose #Québec's #secularism law, and I've noted that many other Quebeckers oppose it as well. I expect that it will ultimately be repealed through ordinary democratic processes.
I've also pointed out that it's not really some example of special Québec xenophobia; such laws have plenty of support in English Canada too. Here's a column in the #NationalPost in favour of the law:
Terry Newman: The rest of Canada needs to adopt Quebec's secularism laws
https://nationalpost.com/opinion/terry-newman-the-rest-of-canada-needs-to-adopt-quebecs-secularism-laws
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#laïcité #polqc -
I oppose #Québec's #secularism law, and I've noted that many other Quebeckers oppose it as well. I expect that it will ultimately be repealed through ordinary democratic processes.
I've also pointed out that it's not really some example of special Québec xenophobia; such laws have plenty of support in English Canada too. Here's a column in the #NationalPost in favour of the law:
Terry Newman: The rest of Canada needs to adopt Quebec's secularism laws
https://nationalpost.com/opinion/terry-newman-the-rest-of-canada-needs-to-adopt-quebecs-secularism-laws
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#laïcité #polqc -
I oppose #Québec's #secularism law, and I've noted that many other Quebeckers oppose it as well. I expect that it will ultimately be repealed through ordinary democratic processes.
I've also pointed out that it's not really some example of special Québec xenophobia; such laws have plenty of support in English Canada too. Here's a column in the #NationalPost in favour of the law:
Terry Newman: The rest of Canada needs to adopt Quebec's secularism laws
https://nationalpost.com/opinion/terry-newman-the-rest-of-canada-needs-to-adopt-quebecs-secularism-laws
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#laïcité #polqc -
I oppose #Québec's #secularism law, and I've noted that many other Quebeckers oppose it as well. I expect that it will ultimately be repealed through ordinary democratic processes.
I've also pointed out that it's not really some example of special Québec xenophobia; such laws have plenty of support in English Canada too. Here's a column in the #NationalPost in favour of the law:
Terry Newman: The rest of Canada needs to adopt Quebec's secularism laws
https://nationalpost.com/opinion/terry-newman-the-rest-of-canada-needs-to-adopt-quebecs-secularism-laws
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#laïcité #polqc -
I oppose #Québec's #secularism law, and I've noted that many other Quebeckers oppose it as well. I expect that it will ultimately be repealed through ordinary democratic processes.
I've also pointed out that it's not really some example of special Québec xenophobia; such laws have plenty of support in English Canada too. Here's a column in the #NationalPost in favour of the law:
Terry Newman: The rest of Canada needs to adopt Quebec's secularism laws
https://nationalpost.com/opinion/terry-newman-the-rest-of-canada-needs-to-adopt-quebecs-secularism-laws
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Welcome to the 16 May 2026 edition of the NSL Weekend Wrap, your weekly round-up of news and views on Australian #secular issues! #auspol #secularism
Coming up this week...
Friday delivered an unlikely political trifecta. Before 10am, the Full Federal Court dismissed Giggle for Girls' appeal in Tickle v Giggle, confirming two acts of direct discrimination and rejecting the argument that the Sex Discrimination Act's protections don't extend to transgender women. By the end of the day, Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor had announced amending that same Act would be a first-term Coalition priority, and Nationals MP Alison Penfold had announced her own legislation to strip some trans protections. ADF International, the US-based religious legal organisation that backed Giggle's case, has now lost that argument twice.
The Plymouth Brethren Christian Church, under parliamentary investigation for alleged covert electoral interference on behalf of the Coalition in 2025, issued an edict to members to purge their homes of all animals. Some pets have already been put down. What the edict reveals is the absolute authority the sect exercises over members' private lives, and prompts obvious questions about the religious exemptions and charity status that allow it to operate with almost no external scrutiny.
And from Victoria: four parties seeking to contest November's state election — with names calculated to attract left-leaning voters — appear to share infrastructure and operators linked to Avi Yemini and Monica Smit, with the stated aim of directing preferences to One Nation. Democracy as a product to be gamed, no doubt with implications for pro-secular and progressive policy in Australia.
https://www.nsl.org.au/columns/weekend-wrap-for-16-may-2026/
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Gen Z is 44% nonreligious. The Secular Student Alliance lost half its chapters. Those facts don't contradict — they're the same story.
https://onlys.ky/the-shrugging-seculars/
#Secularism #GenZ #Religion #ChristianNationalism #Demographics
