FreeSocietyInstitute

@FSI_SA

Defending reason and free speech in South Africa.

Cape Town, South Africa
Joined August 2009

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  1. 29 Dec 2018
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  2. 18 Dec 2018

    Ten science stories from 2018, including fat bears, a new kilogram, and the power of trees:

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  3. 18 Dec 2018
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  4. 12 Dec 2018

    This is the end… of "blasphemous libel" in Canada. Amazing work by , and others.

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  5. 7 Dec 2018

    Parliament has passed the Private Members Bill that will prohibit state officials from opting-out of solemnising gay marriages:

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  6. 18 Nov 2018

    "A respect for individual rights requires tolerance … and we showed that secular societies only become prosperous once they have evolved a greater respect for individual rights."

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  7. 16 Nov 2018
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  8. 30 Oct 2018

    The IHEU’s Freedom of Thought Report for 2018, cataloguing “the discrimination faced by people around the world because of their non-religious beliefs”:

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  9. 25 Oct 2018

    Defending science isn’t only about facts, but also the “need to defend the conditions in which science can thrive.”

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  10. 7 Oct 2018

    The talks from September's right to die conference, hosted by DignitySA, are now online:

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  11. 21 Sep 2018

    If you want to comment on the Bill recommending the removal of S6 of the Civil Union Act, here’s some text you can copy and paste:

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  12. 21 Sep 2018

    The Civil Union Amendment Bill seeks to repeal clause 6, which currently allows government officials to opt-out of officiating gay marriages. Offer your comment before 23 October:

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  13. 12 Sep 2018

    While false balance is bad enough, “what we often get in mainstream news reports is even worse than false balance – the disproportionate showcasing of pseudoscience”:

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  14. 11 Sep 2018

    Eight hospices around the country have been forced to close their inpatient units, following funding cuts -

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  15. 9 Sep 2018

    UK review commission recommends that religious education should include atheism, agnosticism and secularism:

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  16. 24 Aug 2018

    "The scientific method is the most rigorous path to knowledge, but it’s also messy and tough."

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  17. 23 Aug 2018

    Dying with dignity is priceless. Oddly enough, it may also be more cost-effective.

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  18. 22 Aug 2018

    Humanist weddings - currently the most popular ‘denominational’ weddings in Scotland - are now legal in Northern Ireland too:

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  19. 21 Aug 2018

    COPE hopes to repeal Section 6 of the Civil Union Act, which currently allows Home Affairs officials to opt-out of officiating gay marriages:

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  20. 20 Aug 2018

    In addition to her Private Members Bill on advance directives, Deirdre Carter (COPE) is also working on limiting the ability of Home Affairs officials to discriminate against same-sex couples:

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