Michael Stone - National Humanist Examiner - Secular

 Infants are being infected with herpes after ultra-Orthodox Jewish clergy suck the blood off a newborn's penis at circumcision. The ritual Jewish circumcision, known as metzitzah b'peh, involves the practitioner, or mohel, placing his...

 Hundreds of thousands of Muslims rally in Bangladesh's capital, chanting  "God is great, hang the atheist bloggers."The massive rally in Dhaka took place on Saturday, April 6. Islamic extremists are demanding authorities enact...

 The thriving online secular community is experiencing growing pains, and secular leaders worry the online environment is in danger of turning toxic. Accusations of sexism, resistance to feminism, and a failure to adequately address the concerns of women, animates...

 Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is promising to punish atheist bloggers found guilty of defaming Islam and “hurting people's religious sentiments."Giving in to pressure from Islamic extremists, Hasina made her pledge to punish atheist...

In a grisly and bloody display of religious devotion, at least 24 people in the Philippines had 5-inch stainless steel nails driven into their hands and feet during an annual Good Friday reenactment of the crucifixion of Christ.In...