Maryam Namazie - Exploring religious freedom episode 03
Mon, 11 Feb 2019 16:18
Continuing our series of discussions exploring religious freedom, Alastair Lichten spoke with secularist activist Maryam Namazie. Maryam is the spokesperson for Iran Solidarity, One Law for All, and the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain and is a patron of London Black Atheists and the Pink Triangle Trust.
This is part of a series of interviews leading up to our major conference in May, Secularism 2019: Reclaiming Religious Freedom.
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Links from Maryam:
Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain
Why we defended Rushdie and why it is still important today – Event on 14 February at Conway Hall.
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Rachel Laser - Exploring religious freedom episode 02
Tue, 29 Jan 2019 14:24
Continuing our series of discussions exploring religious freedom, Alastair Lichten spoke with Rachel Laser – head of Americans United for separation of church and state, and the keynote speaker at our upcoming conference Secularism 2019: Reclaiming Religious Freedom.
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Links to Rachel's recommended reads:
God and Government: Twenty-Five Years of Fighting for Equality, Secularism, and Freedom Of Conscience, by Rev. Barry Lynn
The End of White Christian America, by Robert P Jones
Seven Types of Atheism, by John Gray
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Stephen Evans - Exploring religious freedom episode 01
Thu, 17 Jan 2019 10:44
In the first of a series of discussions exploring religious freedom, Alastair Lichten spoke with Stephen Evans – chief executive of the National Secular Society. Stephen argues that religious freedom and secularism that allows people of different religions and beliefs can live together. In the interview Stephen explains the basis of religious freedom in human rights law and its limits.
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Links to the books/films that Stephen mentioned:
- Disobedience (film | book)
- Apostasy
- How to be Secular
