Atheist Republic Discussions

We discuss the recent turmoil in Israeli politics and what it means for secularism in Israel. 📧 Online platforms are fighting against content they find too sensitive by reducing post reach, strikes, removal of controversial posts... We want to discuss topics many find too controversial. To get the content we produce subscribe to our newsletter: http://www.atheistrepublic.com/newsletter   🛡️ Athei...

We go over the recent protests in Iran against the Islamic Republic and analyze the reports sent by the protestors. 📧 Online platforms are fighting against content they find too sensitive by reducing post reach, strikes, removal of controversial posts... We want to discuss topics many find too controversial. To get the content we produce subscribe to our newsletter: http://www.atheistrepublic.com...

David Silverman and Armin Navabi invite Mohamed Hisham - an ex-Muslim atheist refugee from Egypt - to come up with an effective process for the Atheist Republic and Atheist Alliance International to help atheists at risk in Islamic countries. 📧 Online platforms are fighting against content they find too sensitive by reducing post reach, strikes, removal of controversial posts... We want to discus...

A tweet by Arash Hampay - Iranian refugee, ex-Muslim and human rights activist - against fascism caused a Greek politician's removal from parliament and tons of threats from fascists. Arash has been called to appear in court and put on trial due to his role in protecting refugees' demonstration in Greece. Arash talks to us about his views and his activism from Iran to Greece. 📧 Online platforms a...

After a long silence since accusations of sexual assault led to his removal as president of American Atheists, Dave Silverman, the firebrand atheist activist and author of 'Fighting God' is fighting back. He joins Armin to tell his side of the story, and we're sharing that with you. 📧 Online platforms are fighting against content they find too sensitive by reducing post reach, strikes, removal of...

Alex J. O'Connor (aka Cosmic Skeptic) is a popular atheist YouTuber and advocate of veganism. Armin tries to challenge Alex's views on eating meat. Even though they disagreed on many points, the discussion was friendly and fun. Let us know what you think in the comment section. Cosmic Skeptic: https://www.youtube.com/user/alexjoconnor   📧 Online platforms are fighting against content they find to...

I met with Carl Benjamin (aka Sargon of Akkad) and discussed Trump, Islam, LGBT in schools, gender stereotypes, Enlightenment values, the alt-right, the regressive left and immigration. We disagreed on some points but had a very fun discussion. Let us know what you think in the comment section. 📧 Online platforms are fighting against content they find too sensitive by reducing post reach, strikes...

It's time to raise our voice where it can't be ignored. Too many atheists are under attack, and no amount of social media posts can change that unless they encourage people to get off their screens and into the streets. The first case we are working on is Soheil Arabi, who is in prison in Iran for insulting prophet Muhammad. We discuss our plan in this discussion. We have limited experience on thi...

Armin talks to Atheist Republic Patron, Kris Ricard about his journey to atheism, the Bible, Trump, US politics, and other topics. This is one of our patron meetings. Schedule a meeting with us by following the instructions here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/meeting-with-23281817    🛡️ Atheist Republic is now a political movement. We are going to make it difficult for atheists to be ignored. Join...

How do Iran’s 2017-2018 protests compare to the protests in 2009? Armin Navabi discusses the details with Ash Tziolas. Ash recently wrote a paper on this topic. His paper draws parallels between four aspects of these two protests: social media, the decline of religious legitimacy, economics and the youthful demographics of Iranian society. 🛡️ Atheist Republic is now a political movement. We are go...

How can atheists be moral? Is morality meaningless without god? Armin Navabi discusses some of the common points believers bring up to argue why we need religion to be good. Landon Haynes discusses the rebuttals to these arguments with Armin. A Justified Faith by Landon Haynes: https://amzn.to/2KmNlGU   🛡️ Atheist Republic is now a political movement. We are going to make it difficult for atheists...

Shannon and Armin try to find out how to discuss sensitive topics at a time when it’s so easy to get accused of bigotry and lose your platform. 🛡️ Atheist Republic is now a political movement. We are going to make it difficult for atheists to be ignored. Join us: http://www.atheistrepublicmembers.com   🤗 Atheist Republic wants to give atheists a louder voice. Let's show them that we're listening,...

Iranian blogger and professional photographer, Soheil Arabi, has been repeatedly prosecuted by authorities in Iran for his writing and online activism. In 2014 he was sentenced to death for supposedly "insulting the Prophet" in Facebook posts. The death sentence was commuted in 2015, but he has since been jailed again. He has been repeatedly beaten while in prison, and members of his family have b...

Armin Navabi interviews ex-atheist Christian apologist David Wood on why he became a Christian and how atheists and Christians can have better discussions. 🛡️ Atheist Republic is now a political movement. We are going to make it difficult for atheists to be ignored. Join us: http://www.atheistrepublicmembers.com   🤗 Atheist Republic wants to give atheists a louder voice. Let's show them that we'r...

Mohamed Hisham appeared on a TV show in Egypt in an attempt to normalize atheism knowing the price he had to pay for being an open atheist in Egypt. After going through hell - all the abuse, beating and death threats from his family, his community and the government - he managed to escape. He tells us why he took such a risk and how he managed to escape. 🛡️ Atheist Republic is now a political move...

Imam Tawhidi discusses his recent comments on The Candace Owens Show (PragerU) where he said “The Left are more violent than ISIS” with Armin Navabi.  🛡️ Atheist Republic is now a political movement. We are going to make it difficult for atheists to be ignored. Join us: http://www.atheistrepublicmembers.com   🤗 Atheist Republic wants to give atheists a louder voice. Let's show them that we're lis...

The Apostate Prophet (Ridvan Aydemir) and Armin Navabi discuss their disagreements on Christianity. Is there anything good about Christianity? Should ex-Muslim atheists focus on tackling Islam or should atheists unite against all religions? Atheist Republic is now a political movement. We are going to make it difficult for atheists to be ignored. Join us: http://www.atheistrepublicmembers.com   🤗...

Soheil Arabi, who is imprisoned for insulting Prophet Mohammad on Facebook was sent to the hospital after being physically injured from beatings but was returned to the prison without treatment. This is our Atheist Republic Members meeting. Atheist Republic is now a political movement. We are going to make it difficult for atheists to be ignored. Join us. Become a member today: http://www.atheistr...

We debate the arguments for veganism and also some of the extreme tactics used by vegan activists in promoting their cause. We don't end up agreeing on many points, but we all found the discussion very interesting. Let us know what you think. Atheist Republic is now a political movement. We are going to make it difficult for atheists to be ignored. Join us: http://www.atheistrepublicmembers.com  ...

This is our first Atheist Republic Members meeting. Atheist Republic is now a political movement. We are going to make it difficult for atheists to be ignored. Join us. Become a member today: http://www.atheistrepublicmembers.com   This week, we discussed Soheil Arabi who is in jail in Iran for insulting Prophet Mohammad. Let us know in the comments if you have any suggestions for cases the Atheis...

Allie Jackson (Atheist Republic's CEO) was missing for 6 months. We missed Allie so much. We had a livestream today - which is her birthday - welcoming her back. We weren't prepared for what she had to tell us. We didn't know the real reason why she was away and how bad things had gotten. Allie was harassed, doxed and threatened for her activism, for being gay, for being white, for defending vacci...

What are your views on the claim that Israel is a secular and not a Jewish state? Halfway through the show, a lot of antisemites take over the live chat and things get intense. We asked the mods not to remove their comments so that they demonstrate how big of a problem antisemitism is. We talk to Yuval Berger to discuss religion in Israel. Yuval grew up in Israel in a small agricultural community...

What are your views on the claim that social-justice warriors are undermining the credibility of progressive politics? We talk to Seth Andrews to discuss the left’s obsession with purity. 🤗 Atheist Republic wants to give atheists a louder voice. Let's show them that we're listening, no matter which language they speak. If we reach 500 patrons, we will be able to translate our shows into Arabic, S...

What are your views on the claim that the far-left is bad for trans rights activism? We talk to Jack McAllan to discuss the influence of PC culture on the trans rights movement. 🤗 Atheist Republic wants to give atheists a louder voice. Let's show them that we're listening, no matter which language they speak. If we reach 500 patrons, we will be able to translate our shows into Arabic, Spanish, Pe...

What are your views on the best ways to help atheists in countries where atheism is a crime? We talk to Rana Ahmad and Stefan Paintner to discuss Atheist Refugee Relief, an organization that was founded specifically for people who left their religion and are now under threat. You can support them here: https://www.gofundme.com/call-for-donations    Protecting Atheists Worldwide 🛡️ Part 1: https://...