May 6, 2026

Dr. Anthony Pinn is a professor, prolific author and much sought-after lecturer committed to academic rigor. Known internationally as a leading expert in the field of African American religion, Dr.  Pinn’s teaching and research interests span liberation theologies, black religious aesthetics, religion and popular...

Apr 22, 2026

Richard Carrier is the author of Sense and Goodness without God, On the Historicity of Jesus, The Scientist in the Early Roman Empire, and many other books, chapters, and articles. With a Ph.D. in ancient history from Columbia University, he specializes in the modern philosophy of naturalism, the origins of...

Apr 8, 2026

Linda Silver Dranoff is a precedent-setting lawyer, an empowering author about law, public policy and women’s rights, and a successful feminist activist for equality and family law reform. She is the author of Fairly Equal: Lawyering the Feminist Revolution. Linda has been honoured with the Order of Canada, Order of...

Mar 25, 2026

No issue has split the secular community in Canada like Quebec’s Bill 21. Several secular organizations have come out strongly in favour of the legislation, with some saying its only flaw being that it doesn’t go far enough. Many other secular groups, including CFIC, have come out strongly against Bill 21. It was...

Mar 11, 2026

In 1975, Najla Mohamed-Lamin’s grandmother fled Moroccan troops entering Western Sahara. For 50 years, Najla’s family, and 200,000 of the Saharawi people, have lived in refugee camps in western Algeria. 

Despite a clear legal case under international law for self-determination and a promise from Morocco to hold a...